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The May Bumps 2015 were a set of rowing races at
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from Wednesday 10 June 2015 to Saturday 13 June 2015. 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. The form is mainly used in intercollegiat ...
and was the 124th 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 in this form since 1887.


Head of the River crews

rowed over on all four days to retain the headship they won in
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.Bumps results: May Bumps 2015 Men's Division
- Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC). Retrieved 17-Jun-2015.
women rowed over on all four days to retain the headship for a second year.Bump Results: May Bumps 2015 Women's Division
- Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC) Retrieved 17-Jun-2015.


Highest 2nd VIIIs

remained the highest placed men's second VIII, bumping back on the final day after being bumped on the previous day. rose 5 places to remain the highest placed women's second VIII, 14th overall in the W1 division. Jesus bumped on day 1, and then bumped as sandwich boat to move into the first division, where they bumped , and and .


Links to races in other years


References

{{reflist 2015 in rowing May Bumps results 2015 in English sport June 2015 sports events in the United Kingdom