Dew Tour Announces Pre-Qualified Riders For ‘09 Series

FatTony

June 04 2009
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Press Release:

Roster of Pre-Qualified Athletes Includes BMX Veterans Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist and Four-Time Dew Cup Champion Jamie Bestwick

Burr Ridge, Ill. – June 3, 2009 – The best talent in BMX will be coming out for the first ever BMX-only stop on the Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour. The 2009 season kicks off with the Nike 6.0 BMX Open in Chicago’s Grant Park, June 26-27, adjacent to the Taste of Chicago. The schedule of events features BMX park, vert and dirt disciplines, along with a Nike 6.0 street specialty competition.

Over 200 of the best BMX athletes in the world will be in Chicago to compete in the two-day competition, including four-time Dew Cup champion Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), 2008 BMX Dirt Dew Cup champion Cameron White, 18-year-old rising star Dennis Enarson (BMX Park and Dirt), and BMX legends Dave Mirra (BMX Park) and Ryan Nyquist (BMX Park and Dirt).

“We are thrilled to bring the Dew Tour to Chicago for the first time in its five year history for the Nike 6.0 BMX Open,” said Chris Prybylo, General Manager of the Dew Tour. “The lineup of athletes promises to deliver stellar BMX competitions, and it’s the perfect way to introduce the Dew Tour to this city.”

Athletes are pre-qualified based on their rankings at the end of the 2008 Dew Tour season. Additionally one-two wild cards per discipline have been selected. Athletes who are not pre-qualified may compete as Open Qualifiers at the Nike 6.0 BMX Open to earn a spot in the preliminary rounds. The full list of pre-qualified athletes is as follows:

Park:
Daniel Dhers
Mike Spinner
Ryan Nyquist
Rob Darden
Garrett Reynolds
Steven McCann
Drew Bezanson
Dennis Enarson
Marcus Tooker
Gary Young
Seth Klinger
Dave Mirra
Austin Coleman
Alessandro Barbero
Anthony Napolitan
Morgan Wade
Alistair Whitton
Kevin Kiraly
Craig Mast
Ryan Guettler
* Scotty Cranmer
* Allan Cooke

Vert:
Jamie Bestwick
Chad Kagy
Simon Tabron
Steven McCann
Dennis McCoy
Jimmy Walker
Zack Warden
Jay Eggleston
Francisco Zurita
John Parker
* Kevin Robinson

Dirt:
Cameron White
Corey Bohan
Dennis Enarson
Luke Parslow
Ryan Nyquist
James Foster
Ryan Guettler
Rob Darden
Cory Nastazio
Anthony Napolitan
Nate Berkheimer
TJ Ellis
Diogo Canina
Steven McCann
Chris Gerber
* Chris Doyle
* Brandon Dosch

*Indicates wild cards

The Nike 6.0 BMX Open schedule of events is as follows:

Friday, June 26th – Gates Open at 1pm
12:30-3pm         BMX Park Prelims
3:15-3:45pm      BMX Street Specialty Competition
4-5:30pm           BMX Dirt Prelims
5:30-7pm           Concert – Lupe Fiasco
7:30-9pm           BMX Dirt Finals

Saturday, June 27th – Gates Open at 11am
12:30-2pm         BMX Park Finals
3-5pm               BMX Vert Prelims
7:30-9pm           BMX Vert Finals

**Schedule is subject to change**

The complete 2009 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:

Event                           Date                             Location
Nike 6.0 BMX Open        June 26-27                    Chicago, Ill.—Grant Park
Skate Open                   July 24-25                     Boston, Mass.—TD Banknorth Garden
Wendy’s Invitational       Aug. 13-16                    Portland, Ore.—Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge           Sept. 17-20                   Salt Lake City, UT—EnergySolutions Arena
PlayStation® Pro            Oct. 15-18                     Orlando, Fla.—Amway Arena

Entering its fifth year, the Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2008 Dew Tour totaled nearly 275,000 and an average of 49 million viewers tuned in via NBC, USA, MTV and MTV2. The top athletes in the world will take part in this year’s Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded in Orlando at season’s end.