CMWC '97 BARCELONA

Fri-Sun, 29-31 August 1997



MARK UNPACKS HIS BIKE FOR A SHORT RIDE IN MADRID WHILE WAITING FOR TRAIN TO BARCELONA


CHECKING OUT THE ARCHITECTURE AT THE PLAZA DE CASTILLA


A MOPED COURIER SAID 'FOLLOW THE GREEN JERSEYS'. THERE'S ONE NOW!


TREBOL MADRID. ISREAL DISPATCHING. IT'S SLOW IN AUGUST JUST LIKE EVERYWHERE. ONLY 4 OUT OF 12 MESSENGERS WORKING TODAY


CHASING THE GREEN JERSEY LIKE WE'RE RACING FOR POINTS IN OUR LITTLE TOUR DE MADRID





LITTLEJOHN, MARK AND THC CARBO LOADING ON THE NIGHT TRAIN TO CMWC '97


A TREVOL VAN DRIVER SPOTS US DRAGGING BIKE BOXES AROUND LOST AND BRINGS US TO TREVOL


ORIOL WATCHING THE DREAM DEVELOP. HE WAS QUITE A BUSY FELLOW


ZORRO PIECES TOGETHER A NEW BIKE FROM PARTS IN THE TREVOL YARD. WARNING! DON'T SLEEP ON THE BEACH UNLESS YOUR BIKE IS LOCKED TO YOUR NECK. EVEN THEN I DON'T KNOW. THESE THIEVES ARE GOOD!


SO IT IS A LITTLE LATE IN THE DAY. BUT WE COULDN'T WAIT TO GO SWIMMING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN


LITTLEJOHN STARTS THE EVENING WITH HUGE SANGRIAS FOR EVERYONE.





FRIDAY- JOEL LOOKS HAPPY AS MESSENGERS START TO POUR IN...


...AND SPILL INTO THE STREET. OH OH THIS GONNA BE GOOD!


TAKING A BREAK FROM THE EXCITEMENT ON THE PERFECT SIESTA BIKE


WHAT'S UP GIRLFREIND. IVONNE AND LAMBCHOP TAKING IN THE SCENE


EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE AMUSED AT THE AUTO CONFLICT OUTSIDE. CAB IS GOING THE WRONG WAY-TYPICAL.


REGISTRATION. TOMORROW THE RACES BEGIN FOR REAL


DIETRIK, COLIN, GREG AND XANDER ENJOY BRUNCH


AHH, THIS IS THE LIFE!


HEY, ANYBODY UP FOR A SWIM?


WELCOMING PARTY AT THE GARATGE CLUB


PLENTY OF PARKING


CHIEF (toronto) AND DAHLIA (paris non-courier who got swept up in our events)


WASH. DC COURIERS PREPARE TO RACE


A COUPLE OF BETTYS


LAMBCHOP REMOVES HER JERSEY TO REVEAL...? OH MY!


MISS IVONNE (3 time world champ) AND XANDER (AMSTERDAM ORGANIZER)


CHRIS SCHMIDT (THC) AFTER ALLEYCAT RACE


ONE LUCKY GUY. SOMEONE SPOTTED ZORRO'S BIKE AT THE CRITICAL MASS AND SNATCHED IT BACK


GROVER (sf) ON HIS SOLAR ASSISTED BIKE


EDRA LONDON KEEPING IT REAL


EDRA CROSSING THE FINISH LINE. WHEW!


ANDY ZALAN, MELBOURNE GUY AND CHRIS SCHMIDT PREPARE TO BATTLE


AND THEY'RE OFF!!!


123 GO! WATCH THE GUY IN ORANGE


WELL HE IS OUT OF THE SADDLE


MAYBE HE'LL MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE NEXT YEAR


IVONNE DISPLAYING CRASH EVIDENCE ON RAMP


TORONTO'S ALBERT RIDING FOR FRANKFURT


GETTING HIGH ON SOME BOMB RAMPAGE


DC's MARK KIERLIN WINGIN' IT


ME AT THE START. LOOKIN' GOOD!


ME ON THE RAMP. WHOA!


ME...UHH TIRED.


ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR WHO ARE WE FOR


STACY-CRASH SURVIVOR


STEPHANIE-PAMPERING THAT COLLERBONE


DC's PAT AND TORONTO's JOE DIAZ WITH THE BODY ENGLISH


LAMBCHOP IN THE GROOVE


HEY, WHAT'S BUFFALO BILL DOING?


MARK IN THE SPRINTS


GREG GETTING DOWN


LAURA RE-ENTERS THE EARTHS ATMOSPHERE


LAMBCHOP PICKING HER BUMPS


ANDY ON THE BERM


RAMP-EYE SERIOUS VIEW


RAMP-EYE LANDING APPROACH


JAMES GETTING WAY HIGH AND RUNNING OUT OF RAMP


ANDY IN THE GROOVE


LAURA... FEARLESS


THC's SOLUTION- JUST FLOAT ABOVE THE THING


HOW DID COLIN GET IN HERE?


OH.....


THAT....


LITTLEJOHN!!!

HMMM...WHERE WAS BOSTON ANYWAY?