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Worlds 2006 - Rotorua NZ
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I wish it was Strom! He got bumped too early.
Big congrats. to all the American junior's and elite's men/women who made it to NZ. I'm sure it is a great feeling to be representing U.S.A. in the sport of mountainbiking. Everyone who went worked hard and deserved thier spot. Big congrats to Andrew, logan, and hank. Great work guys. hope to join you next year!
hey all,
well they are a bit late - work and flights got in the way - but eventually got some pics up :
http://www.flipper.co.uk/gallery/?album=Worlds2006
laters
gary
well they are a bit late - work and flights got in the way - but eventually got some pics up :
http://www.flipper.co.uk/gallery/?album=Worlds2006
laters
gary
great shots as usual gary.
hi Fraser,
gotta admit that place almost had me beat! toughest shoot in a long time ... was good event but hard work ...
hope flights back weren't too bad .. i've done Auckland -SFO, in a few hours i got SFO-Denver-Minneapolis-Detroit-London
laters
gary
gotta admit that place almost had me beat! toughest shoot in a long time ... was good event but hard work ...
hope flights back weren't too bad .. i've done Auckland -SFO, in a few hours i got SFO-Denver-Minneapolis-Detroit-London
laters
gary
awesome shots gary! man, i wish i was there... i know i missed out! but your photos always seem to tell the story.. how the race was, what the course was like, etc. awesome! seeya next season mate!
i missed my start time......
i crashed hard in practice and by the time i went down and over to the medical tent and got on a shuttle, i was too late.
SUPER bummed out about that
holy christ those are phenomenal. thanks for posting that link, absolutely awesome pics!!!!!
Ahh Bugger!i missed my start time......
i crashed hard in practice and by the time i went down and over to the medical tent and got on a shuttle, i was too late.
SUPER bummed out about that
Better luck next time.
I hope you enjoyed it down here apart from that.
Great Pics, you should do a book.
LBJ
LBJ
don't beat yourself up too hard.i missed my start time......
i crashed hard in practice and by the time i went down and over to the medical tent and got on a shuttle, i was too late.
SUPER bummed out about that
things happen for a reason.
I have been there too.
as i JR at 1990 worlds i got DQed 15 sec b/f the start.
every pic off minnar was fantastic!
i also really liked cedric's and a the others that were off framed.
sabrina's headshot was very flatering of her too.
Closer to artwork than photos......
Damn...dude made XC pros look like Palmer at Deer Valley!!!!! :nonono:
Sick pics as usual. The head shot of Sabo looks like a studio pic.
Don't know if anyone noticed but the side profile of Rennie jumping in the forest on Page 2 at the bottom...that's would make a kid huck a Huffy for sure!!! SICK!
Nope, I'd get handed my ass regardless.
Hey you want to go to cananda and be my tech for Worlds?
lol would love to, but considering i am out fo commission for at least two months and cant even drive the truck i doubt htey will let me do that.Hey you want to go to cananda and be my tech for Worlds?
i dislocated my kneecap on the 16th up in WA playing paintball, and in the process tore my mcl and meniscus, as well as the ligament that keeps your kneecap centered. so that means surgery on friday and out for 2 months. 3 weeks immobilized knee, another week non-weightbearing, then a month of rehab at least.
TOTALLY! Gary Perkins saved me $1500 on a plane ticket to New Zealand to watch the race. because of his pictures, I was just at the race, so the drama and didn't even have to go!
Killer, gary...Killer!
w0w....paintball.....w0w....just...w0w.
yeah pushed off and twisted and out it went. hit the deck and three horus later they put it back in place. ambulance ride and everything. no painkiller till they put it back either. HIGHLY recomend never doing that!!!!!w0w....paintball.....w0w....just...w0w.
sick photos flipper... you should give lessons to a few others around here...
thanks !!!
thanks !!!
hi Fraser,
gotta admit that place almost had me beat! toughest shoot in a long time ... was good event but hard work ...
hope flights back weren't too bad .. i've done Auckland -SFO, in a few hours i got SFO-Denver-Minneapolis-Detroit-London
laters
gary
Ya, I was gonna mention that it seems that you got that problem licked pretty quickly. Lighting is great on some of those shots, just enough fill to make things pop. Are you as beat as I am after a good 10 days of those guys? I think Graves and his bunch nearly killed my liver.
glad y'all like the shots ... thanks for the support.
i have to admit i was a bit apprehensive about my take on things to begin with .. but the more i look at them the more i like them. still not my faves of the year though ...
as for being beat .. yeah pretty bushed from the last three days ... party saturday in bed at 5am up at 830am to do XC, party sunday in bed at 430am up at 7am to drive to auckland. no sleep in San Fran monday due to having to pack, play with new flash equipment, watch sh!t on tv, chat to mates, drink more beer, process photos - maybe thats why the gallery was late still it has to be done .. its worlds.
laters
gary
i have to admit i was a bit apprehensive about my take on things to begin with .. but the more i look at them the more i like them. still not my faves of the year though ...
as for being beat .. yeah pretty bushed from the last three days ... party saturday in bed at 5am up at 830am to do XC, party sunday in bed at 430am up at 7am to drive to auckland. no sleep in San Fran monday due to having to pack, play with new flash equipment, watch sh!t on tv, chat to mates, drink more beer, process photos - maybe thats why the gallery was late
still it has to be done .. its worlds.laters
gary
Great photos as allways!! but we all want to see some video footage!! so go to www.ucilive.com and click "watch highlights now" and then "mens elite downhill" and enjoy!!
Kovarik flatted??
I can't see the video because I have a dial connection....but what I saw on farkin.net, he made a mistake and lost 6 to 8 seconds.
He could beat Sam.
He could beat Sam.
But Sam didn't make a mistake and that's a big part of winning races.
Wow, where did that log come from during Rennie's run? A little foul-play or what?
he was so focused he probably never saw it! But still - if the log would have rolled on the course a few secs sooner, it could have messed his run up!
Sam was so much faster than everyone - simply amazing...
Thanks for the link Dave77 - that made my afternoon!!
Great coverage, that came from the NZ TV coverage I think, very well filmed, definetely brought across the speed and excitement.
Ya I am pretty sure that was the TV3 broadcast, they were host broadcaster and it was being shown live ont he jumbo trons in the village. The excitement durings the men's DH was palpable. There were fans from top to bottom, and the finish area was absolute bedlam.
where's the women's dh highlights? 
4X gallery is up on... http://new.mtbs.cz/Zavody/Mistrovstvisveta/ms06_galerie2.html
Very good video Coverage. I enjoyed seeing Sam Hill Take it. 
I gotta say I'm pretty impressed with the XC course too, it actually really looks like an XC course of old..there are even some jumps on it.