The May Bumps 2004 were a set of
rowing
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races held at
Cambridge University
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from Wednesday 9 June 2004 to Saturday 12 June 2004. The event was run as a
bumps race
A bumps race is a form of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file, each crew attempting to catch and ‘bump’ the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind.
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and was the 113th set of races in the series of
May Bumps
The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of M ...
which have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. In 2004, a total of 171 crews took part (94 men's crews and 77 women's crews), with around 1500 participants in total.
Head of the River crews
Caius men ''rowed-over'' in 1st position, achieving the headship for the 6th time since 1998 (and 3rd consecutive headship).
Emmanuel
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women bumped
Newnham and held off a two-day challenge from
Caius to take their first headship since 1999.
Highest 2nd VIIIs
![Caius Rowing Blade](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Caius_Rowing_Blade.svg)
The highest men's 2nd VIII for the 2nd consecutive year was
Caius II.
![Emmanuel Rowing Blade](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Emmanuel_Rowing_Blade.svg)
The highest women's 2nd VIII for the 2nd consecutive year was
Emmanuel
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II.
Links to races in other years
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.
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May Bumps results
May Bumps
The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of M ...
May Bumps
The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of M ...
May Bumps
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