High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The May Bumps 2000 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday June 14, 2000 until Saturday June 17, 2000. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. See May Bumps for the format of the races. In 2000, a total of 172 crews took part (103 men`s crews and 69 women`s crews), with around 1500 participants in total.