Lent Bumps

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Lent Bumps is a traditional annual series of bumps rowing races held on the River Cam in Cambridge, primarily contested by the university’s college boat clubs.

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Lent Bumps canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event
bumps rowing race
rowing competition
associatedWith Cambridge college rowing
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
competitionFormat bumps racing
country England
United Kingdom
culturalSignificance major event in Cambridge student life
excludes non-collegiate town clubs from main divisions
frequency annual
governingBody Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs
hasCustom awarding blades for bumping every day
awarding spoons for being bumped every day
hasDivision men's divisions
women's divisions
hasEventType eights racing
hasFinishArea near Jesus Lock
hasResultType headship for leading crew in top division
hasSpectatorArea towpath along the River Cam
hasStartArea upstream of Baits Bite Lock
heldOn River Cam
surface form: River Cam in Cambridge
inception late 19th century
languageOfOfficialUse English
location CAMBRIDGE
surface form: Cambridge

River Cam
mediaCoverage student media at the University of Cambridge
notableFor longstanding Cambridge rowing tradition
openTo college-affiliated crews only
organisedBy Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs
participant Cambridge college boat clubs
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge students
raceSchedule multiple divisions racing on each day
raceType head of the river decided by bumps format
relatedEvent Getting-on Race
May Bumps
safetyRegulatedBy Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs
season Lent term
sport rowing
startOrderDeterminedBy previous year's finishing order
takesPlaceOver four days
typicalMonthHeld February
early March

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