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The May Bumps 2018 were a set of rowing races at
- Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC). Retrieved 16-Feb-2019."Bumps round-up: St John's and Jesus hold the headships".
Varsity. 20-Jun-2018. Retrieved 27-Nov-2020.
men rowed over on all four days to retain the headship they won in 
women rowed over on all four days to retain the headship they won in
- Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC) Retrieved 16-Feb-2019.
rowed over for three days before being bumped by on the final day, finishing as the highest placed men's second VIII at 17th in the first division.
Despite being bumped on every day of the campaign, retained their status as the highest placed women's second VIII, finishing 3rd overall in the W2 division. Jesus were bumped by , , , and .
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from Wednesday 13 June 2018 to Saturday 16 June 2018. 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 127th 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.
The 2018 May Bumps saw the first ever quadruple overbump in the men's divisions, which involved bumping on the second day, having started nine stations (21½ lengths) behind them.Bumps results: May Bumps 2018 Men's Division- Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC). Retrieved 16-Feb-2019."Bumps round-up: St John's and Jesus hold the headships".
Varsity. 20-Jun-2018. Retrieved 27-Nov-2020.
Head of the River crews
men rowed over on all four days to retain the headship they won in 2016
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women rowed over on all four days to retain the headship they won in 2017
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.Bumps Results: May Bumps 2018 Women's Division- Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC) Retrieved 16-Feb-2019.
Highest 2nd VIIIs
rowed over for three days before being bumped by on the final day, finishing as the highest placed men's second VIII at 17th in the first division.
Despite being bumped on every day of the campaign, retained their status as the highest placed women's second VIII, finishing 3rd overall in the W2 division. Jesus were bumped by , , , and .
Links to races in other years
Bumps Charts
Below are the bumps charts for all 5 men's and all 4 women's divisions, with the men's event on the left and women's event on the right. The bumps chart shows the progress of every crew over all four days of the racing. To follow the progress of any particular crew, 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. ''This chart may not be displayed correctly if you are using a large font size on your browser. A simple way to check is to see that the first horizontal bold line, marking the boundary between divisions, lies between positions 17 and 18.''References
{{reflist 2018 in rowing May Bumps results 2018 in English sport