The May Bumps 2005 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 15 June 2005 until Saturday 18 June 2005. The event was run as a bumps race and have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. See May Bumps for the format of the races. In 2005 a total of 171 crews took part (94 men's crews and 77 women's crews), with around 1500 participants in total.
Read more about May Bumps 2005: Head of The River Crews, Highest 2nd VIIIs, Links To Races in Other Years, Bumps Charts
Famous quotes containing the word bumps:
“America does to me what I knew it would do: it just bumps me.... The people charge at you like trucks coming down on you—no awareness. But one tries to dodge aside in time. Bump! bump! go the trucks. And that is human contact.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)