Burr Ridge, Ill. – July 30, 2012 – The Dew Tour today announced the first round of confirmed athletes for the Pantech Beach Championships in Ocean City, Md., August 16-19. The new Dew Tour – featuring three large-scale events – will debut with skateboard and BMX competitions, a surf event and multiple music performances. Top confirmed athletes include Baltimore native Bucky Lasek, skate vert dominator Pierre-Luc Gagnon and BMX legend Jamie Bestwick.
“I’m really looking forward to coming back to my hometown to compete in the Pantech Beach Championships,” said Lasek. “The Dew Tour’s concrete bowl is second to none, and with all the great events for fans and beach atmosphere, it’s sure to be a fun time for everyone.”
BMX will bring the heat in Ocean City, as Steve McCann and Chad Kagy hit the vert and Mega 2.0™ramps, while Jamie Bestwick will attempt to hold his standing as the indomitable vert competitor. The best in BMX park will tear apart a course just feet from the ocean, with Kyle Baldock, Brett Banasiewicz, Drew Bezanson, Garrett Reynolds, Ben Wallace, 2011 Dew Cup winner Scotty Cranmer and more battling it out on the beach.
Confirmed BMX athletes include:
| BMX PARK | BMX VERT | BMX MEGA 2.0TM
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| Kyle Baldock | Jamie Bestwick | Vince Byron |
| Brett Banasiewicz | Vince Byron | Austin Coleman |
| Drew Bezanson | Austin Coleman | James Foster |
| Andy Buckworth | Chad Kagy | Chad Kagy |
| Vince Byron | Mykel Larrin | Steve McCann |
| Diogo Canina | Steve McCann | Anthony Napolitan |
| Pat Casey | Dennis McCoy | Kevin Robinson |
| Austin Coleman | Kevin Robinson | Colton Satterfield |
| Scotty Cranmer | Simon Tabron | Morgan Wade |
| Rob Darden | Jimmy Walker | Zack Warden |
| Daniel Dhers | Zack Warden | |
| Brandon Dosch | Coco Zurita | |
| Dennis Enarson | ||
| Ryan Guettler | ||
| Ben Hennon | ||
| Josh Harrington | ||
| Chase Hawk | ||
| Chad Kerley | ||
| Harry Main | ||
| Ryan Nyquist | ||
| Kevin Peraza | ||
| Garrett Reynolds | ||
| Daniel Sandoval | ||
| Jeremiah Smith | ||
| Mike Spinner | ||
| Morgan Wade | ||
| Ben Wallace | ||
| Zack Warden | ||
| Mark Webb | ||
| Gary Young |
