2 July 2005 - Jersey City, NJ, USA - A rider cycles away from a checkpoint, as a race official (not pictured) looks on, with the parcel he has just collected in his bag in a qualifying race for the 13th annual cycle messenger world championships, Jersey City, USA, July 2nd 2005. More than 700 riders from all over the world took part in the 4-day competition which carries event based on the daily work of a city bike messenger. Photo Credit: David Brabyn.