Lent Bumps 2001

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The Lent Bumps 2001 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Tuesday February 27, 2001 until Thursday March 1, 2001. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a series of Lent Bumps which have been held annually in late-February or early March since 1887. See Lent Bumps for the format of the races. In 2001, a total of 121 crews took part (69 men's crews and 52 women's crews), with around 1000 participants in total. Several thousand spectators came to watch, particularly on the Saturday.

The bumps were scheduled to run until Saturday March 3. The racing was cancelled on the Friday and Saturday due to an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease which forced the closure of the towpath. Since all the umpiring takes place from the towpath, there was no choice but to cancel the remaining races.

Following a dispute in the women's 1st division on Thursday, Girton, 1st & 3rd Trinity and Churchill were scheduled to re-row their race on Friday, but the races were cancelled before the re-row was completed.

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[edit] Head of the River crews

Because the races were not completed, no headships were awarded. When the races were cancelled, Emmanuel men and Jesus women were in 1st position.

[edit] Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII when the races were cancelled was Caius II.

The highest women's 2nd VIII when the races were cancelled was Jesus II, who bumped Lady Margaret II on the 1st day.

[edit] Links to races in other years

Preceding year Current year Following year
Lent Bumps 2000 Lent Bumps 2001 Lent Bumps 2002
May Bumps 2000 May Bumps 2001 May Bumps 2002

[edit] Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for the 1st and 2nd divisions, with the men's event on the left and women's event on the right. The bumps chart represents the progress of every crew over all four days of the racing. To follow the progress of any particular crew, simply find the crew's name on the left side of the chart and follow the line to the end-of-the-week finishing position on the right of the chart.

Pos Crew Men's Bumps Chart Crew Pos Crew Women's Bumps Chart Crew Pos
1 1st & 3rd Trinity
Emmanuel 1 Emmanuel
Jesus 1
2 Caius 1st & 3rd Trinity 2 Jesus Trinity Hall 2
3 Emmanuel Caius 3 Newnham Emmanuel 3
4 Lady Margaret Lady Margaret 4 Trinity Hall Lady Margaret 4
5 Christ's Christ's 5 Pembroke Newnham 5
6 Trinity Hall Downing 6 Queens' Caius 6
7 Jesus Trinity Hall 7 Caius Christ's 7
8 Downing Jesus 8 Lady Margaret Downing 8
9 Churchill Robinson 9 Downing Pembroke 9
10 Robinson Clare 10 Christ's Queens' 10
11 Clare Churchill 11 New Hall New Hall 11
12 Selwyn Selwyn 12 Churchill Clare 12
13 St. Catharine's St. Catharine's 13 Clare Churchill 13
14 Fitzwilliam Girton 14 1st & 3rd Trinity 1st & 3rd Trinity 14
15 Girton Caius II 15 St. Catharine's Girton 15
16 Magdalene Fitzwilliam 16 Girton Fitzwilliam 16
17 Caius II Pembroke 17 Selwyn St. Catharine's 17