Thursday Notes and Fines

[Zara Bek]

Dear all,

 

The results of Lent Bumps 2026 so far can be found here. The notes and fines for Thursday can be found below, and here.

Notes from the Umpires

• More care must be taken by cyclists. Members of the public and the medics have been hit by cyclists in multiple incidents. Cyclists must be more respectful of other towpath users. We do not have towpath closure and there is no one way traffic. If we cannot respect the towpath as a shared space, we cannot run bumps. We will ban people from the towpath if they behave dangerously or cause an incident. We will also bring in further restrictions on bank party numbers if necessary.
• For coxes clearing, once you've picked a direction to clear, generally stick to your guns. Changing your mind is both unpredictable and slower for the crews behind you to get past.
• Rain is potentially forecast, mudguards advised!
• If you count from more than 10 at the Plough, it will be fined from Friday onwards.

Fines

• Caius O2 - repeated foul language - £50
• Churchill O1 - foul language from bankparty - £25
• Churchill O1 - foul language from rower - £25
• Darwin O2 - extremely late to hold it up upon bumping - £40
• Darwin O2 - early celebration - £25
• Emmanuel W1 - handheld filming on the row down - £75
• First and Third O2 - excessive greenery - plant a tree
• Murray Edwards W1 - counting from 15 at the Plough - warning
• Hughes Hall W1 - abject failure to clear, causing a checkmate - £50
• Jesus O2 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15
• Jesus W1 - illegal practice start - £15
• Magdalene W1 - failure to wait at the railway bridge - £25
• Pembroke W2 - stopping promptly upon checkmate - commendation
• Peterhouse O1 - rowing on after being bumped to find a sensible place to clear - commendation
• Queens’ O1 - dropped bung, slight advantage - £25
• Queens’ O1 - dropped bung, advantage (Wednesday) - £20
• Sidney Sussex O3 - late to start - warning
• St Catharine’s W2 - poor clearing - £25
• St Catharine’s O1 - dropped bung, no advantage - £15

Fines can be appealed by e-mailing Dr Dan Wilkins, CUCBC Senior Treasurer (fines[at]cucbc.org) within 48 hours of receipt of this email.

 

Best wishes,

Zara