Road Rules: Europe

Road Rules: Europe
Format	Reality
Created by	Bunim/Murray Productions
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes, including commercials
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
Original run	January 6, 1997 – March 31, 1997
Chronology
Preceded by	USA – The Second Adventure
Followed by	Islands

Road Rules: Europe was third season of the now cancelled series, Road Rules. It took place exclusively on the continent of Europe, the first time the series ever ventured outside the United States. This was also the only cast in Road Rules history in which non-American citizens outnumbered American citizens. It premiered on MTV on January 6, 1997 and concluded on March 31, 1997.

Cast

Name	Age	Hometown/Country	RW/RR Challenges
Patrice Bouédibéla	21	Berlin, Germany	None
Antoine de Bouverie	21	Brussels, Belgium	Battle of the Sexes
Elizabeth "Belou" Den Tex	19	Amsterdam, Holland	Battle of the Seasons
Chris Melling	20	Swampscott, MA	Battle of the Seasons
Michelle Parma	21	Dallas, TX	Extreme Challenge

• Bold indicates the contestant was a finalist on the Challenge, but lost in the Final Race.

Tasks list

#	Episode Name	Mission Name	Completed
1	Bonjour Roadies	Running with the Bulls	Completed
2	Love Hurts	Fireworks in France	Completed
3	On the Edge of Your Fears	Repel Down a Steep Cliff	Completed
4	The Contest	Clean the Happy Fox Yacht	Completed
5	Water Games	Watersports Competition	Completed
6	Knives on the Canal	Make a Gourmet Meal	Completed
7	In the Ring	Compete in Boxing Ring	Completed
8	Giving a Helping Flipper	Release Baby Seals	Completed
9	Strutting Their Stuff	Participate in Fashion Show	Completed
10	Out the Window	Easter Egg Hunt in French Chateau	Completed
11	Sex Wax on the Beach	Surfing	Completed
12	Flying with the Birds	Paragliding	Completed
13	Tomatoes on the Mind	Handsome Reward	Completed

Memorable Moments

• The cast runs with the bulls in their first mission.
• After tensions mount between Antoine and Belou, who constantly vie to lead the group, Belou threatens to stab Antoine with a butter knife during breakfast, while Antoine tries to push Belou into a Venetian canal.
• Belou almost falls out of a castle window during a mission.

Trivia

• Patrice was from Germany. Antoine was from Belgium. Belou was from the Netherlands. Chris and Michelle, were both from the States, with Chris hailing from Massachusetts and Michelle from Texas, making this season the first to have more non-American citizens than American ones.
• Michelle Parma died in a car accident on October 19, 2002 outside of Dallas, Texas.
• Patrice is now a VJ for MTV Germany.
• Antoine lives in New York City, NY.
• Belou is the only castmember to bring a child to a challenge, although another castmember did show up to a challenge pregnant. She did so in the Battle of the Seasons where she was heavily criticized by married couple Chadwick and Holly.