{{Short description|Rowing races at Cambridge University}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
The '''May Bumps 2017''' were a set of rowing races at Cambridge University from Wednesday 14 June 2017 to Saturday 17 June 2017.<ref name="cucbc-bumps">[http://www.cucbc.org/bumps/ CUCBC: Bumps] - Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC). Retrieved 03-Jul-2019.</ref> The event was run as a bumps race and was the 126th set of races in the series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June in this form since 1887.
==Head of the River crews== 80px|Lady Margaret Boat Club {{Camb|LM}} rowed over on all four nights to retain the headship they won in 2016.<ref name="cucbc-men">[http://www.cucbc.org/bumps/results/18/3 Bumps Results: May Bumps 2017 Men's Division] - Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC). Retrieved 03-Jul-2019.</ref>
80px|Jesus Boat Club {{Camb|JE}} rowed over on the first night before bumping {{Camb|DO}} and {{Camb|CA}}, and then rowed over on the final night to claim the women's headship for the first time since 2008. {{Camb|CA}} had claimed headship from {{Camb|DO}} on the first night before being bumped by {{Camb|JE}} on the third night.<ref name="cucbc-women">[http://www.cucbc.org/bumps/results/18/4 Bumps Results: May Bumps 2017 Women's Division] - Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC). Retrieved 03-Jul-2019.</ref>
==Highest 2nd VIIIs== 80px|Lady Margaret Boat Club After rowing over on the first night, {{Camb|LM|2}} bumped {{Camb|GI}}, {{Camb|SC}} and {{Camb|CH}}, ascending to 16th position in the first division.<ref name="cucbc-men"/>
80px|Jesus Boat Club Despite rowing over on the first night and being bumped by {{Camb|PT}}, {{Camb|FZ}} and {{Camb|QU}}, {{Camb|JE|2}} remained the highest second women's boat at 16th in the first division.<ref name="cucbc-women"/>
==Links to races in other years== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;" ! width=150 | Preceding year ! width=150 | Current year ! width=150 | Following year |- | May Bumps 2016 || '''May Bumps 2017''' || May Bumps 2018 |- | Lent Bumps 2016 || Lent Bumps 2017 || Lent Bumps 2018 |- |}
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Category:2017 in rowing Category:May Bumps results Category:2017 in English sport