SHAUN WHITE, RYAN SHECKLER, DAVE MIRRA AND BRETT BANASIEWICZ SET TO COMPETE AT DEW TOUR’S WENDY’S INVITATIONAL, AUGUST 12-15 AT PORTLAND’S ROSE QUARTER
Event to Feature Live Performance by Neon Trees and Paper Tongues on Friday
Burr Ridge, Ill. - August 9, 2010 - The Dew Tour returns to Portland, Ore. for the sixth consecutive year for the Wendy’s Invitational, August 12-15 at the Rose Quarter. Neon Trees and Paper Tongues will co-headline the MTV2 Rock N Jock Concert Series at the Rose Quarter on Friday, August 13 from 9:00-11:00pm. Grounds Pass tickets are now available for just $15.
The Wendy’s Invitational will kick-off this Friday with BMX Dirt Finals followed by a concert with Neon Trees and Paper Tongues. Saturday will feature Skate Park Finals and BMX Vert Finals. The weekend will conclude on Sunday with Shaun White and the Skate Vert Finals, BMX Park Finals and freestyle motocross will complete the day with a step-up and best whip competition.
The star-studded field of athletes competing in this weekend’s Dew Tour Wendy’s Invitational includes reigning Dew Cup champions, Olympic gold medalists and X Games 16 gold medalists. Among them are:
- Shaun White (skate vert): two-time Olympic gold medalist, summer and winter Dew Cup champion, X Games gold medalist
- Pierre-Luc Gagnon (skate vert): ‘08 Dew Cup champion, X Games 16 gold medalist
- Ryan Sheckler (skate park): Three-time Dew Cup champion and X Games 16 gold medalist
- Garrett Reynolds (bmx park): Defending Dew Cup champion and recent X Games gold medalist
- Dave Mirra (bmx park): BMX legend and second in last season’s Dew Cup standings
- Brett Banasiewicz (bmx park and dirt): BMX rising star and 1st place BMX Dirt finisher at last month’s Nike 6.0 BMX Open
In skate vert, Shaun White will battle it out with Pierre-Luc Gagnon, along with vert veterans Bucky Lasek, Bob Burnquist, Sandro Dias and Andy Macdonald. Ryan Sheckler will look to secure a win in skateboard park against the likes of Greg Lutzka, Paul Rodriguez and Chaz Ortiz.
Garrett Reynolds hopes to take home the Dew Cup again in 2010 and will compete against comeback-kid Mike Spinner, veteran Dave Mirra and fellow X Games 16 gold medalist (BMX park) Daniel Dhers. Out on the dirt course, 2009 BMX Dirt Dew Cup Champion Ryan Nyquist is set to face Dennis Enarson, TJ Ellis, and 15-year-old rising star, Brett Banasiewicz. Banasiewicz has been dominating the BMX scene in both park and dirt since his debut in 2009. Jamie Bestwick is ready for a six-peat in BMX Vert, holding onto the longest winning streak in Dew Tour history.
Athletes are pre-qualified based on their 2010 Dew Tour rankings. The full list of pre-qualified athletes is as follows:
Skateboard Park Skateboard Vert
Chad Bartie* Pedro Barros
Aquil Brathwaite Marcelo Bastos
Kurtis Colamonico Sam Beckett
Carlos De Andrade Bob Burnquist
Ryan Decenzo Sandro Dias
Danilo Do Rosario Anthony Furlong
Jake Duncombe* Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Adam Dyet* Rune Glifberg*
Sierra Fellers Ronaldo Gomes
Tyler Hendley* Neal Hendrix
Jordan Hoffart Juergen Horrwarth
Timmy Knuth Bucky Lasek
Jani Laitiala Rob Lorifice
Greg Lutzka Andy Macdonald
Alex Mizurov Danny Mayer
Robert Lopez Mont Renton Millar
Chaz Ortiz Alex Perelson*
Andrew Pott Josh Stafford
Rodolfo Ramos Adam Taylor
Eli Reed Shaun White*
Paul Rodriguez
Jereme Rogers
Mario Saenz
Bastien Salabanzi
Fabrizio Santos
Austen Seaholm
Ryan Sheckler
Anthony Shetler
Chris Troy*
Kody Wright
BMX Park BMX Dirt BMX Vert
Rob Armour Brett Banasiewicz Jamie Bestwick
Brett Banasiewicz Nate Berkheimer Jason Branham*
Alessandro Barbero Corey Bohan Vince Byron
Drew Bezanson* Andrew Buckworth Jonathan Chin*
Andrew Buckworth Diogo Canina Austin Coleman
Vince Byron Scotty Cranmer* Jay Eggleston
Diogo Canina Rob Darden* Brian Hunt
Patrick Casey Dave Dillewaard Jorge Jovel*
Austin Coleman* Brandon Dosch Chad Kagy
Scotty Cranmer Chris Doyle Bob Kohl
Dean Cueson TJ Ellis Mike Mancuso
Rob Darden Dennis Enarson Steven McCann
Daniel Dhers James Foster Dennis McCoy
Dave Dillewaard Chris Gerber Zachary Newman
Brandon Dosch David Girsch Kevin Robinson
Dennis Enarson Ryan Guettler Ben Snowden
Dean Foley Josh Hult Simon Tabron
James Foster Seth Klinger Jimmy Walker
Ryan Guettler* TJ Lavin Zachery Warden
Josh Harrington* Anthony Napolitan* Francisco Zurita
Chris Hughes Cory Nastazio*
Brian Hunt Ryan Nyquist
Craig Mast Luke Parslow
Steven McCann Kevin Porter
Dave Mirra Colton Satterfield
Ronnie Napolitan Jaie Toohey
Ryan Nyquist Morgan Wade*
Garrett Reynolds Ben Wallace
Jeremiah Smith Cameron White
Mike Spinner Gary Young
Marcus Tooker*
Morgan Wade
Ben Wallace
Mark Webb
Gary Young
*Indicates wild cards
14 countries from around the world will be represented at the Dew Tour’s Wendy’s Invitational. The complete list of countries includes:
Australia Germany
Belize Great Britain
Brazil Italy
Canada Mexico
China Puerto Rico
Denmark Venezuela
Finland United States
The Wendy’s Invitational schedule of events is as follows:
Thursday, August 12th - Gates Open at 2:00PM
3:30PM - 5:00PM SKB Vert Prelims
5:30PM - 7:30PM SKB Park Prelims
7:00PM - 9:00PM BMX Dirt Prelims
Friday, August 13th - Gates Open at 3:00PM
3:00PM - 4:30PM BMX Vert Prelims
7:30PM - 9:00PM BMX Dirt Final
9:00PM - 11:00PM Neon Trees and Paper Tongues Concert at Rose Quarter
Saturday, August 14th - Gates Open at 12:00PM
1:00PM - 3:00PM SKB Park Final
4:00PM - 6:30PM BMX Park Prelims
7:00PM - 8:00PM BMX Vert Final
Sunday, August 15th - Gates Open at 12:00PM
1:00PM - 3:00PM SKB Vert Final
3:30PM - 4:30PM BMX Park Final
5:00PM - 6:00PM FMX
***SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
For those not able to attend the Wendy’s Invitational in Portland, you can catch in on NBC and USA all weekend long.
NBC Saturday, Aug. 14 4-6pm EDT Skate Park Finals
NBC Sunday, Aug. 15 4-6pm EDT Skate Vert Finals
USA Saturday, Aug. 14 Midnight-1am EDT
USA Sunday, Aug. 15 2-3am EDT
USA Monday, Aug. 16 7-8am EDT
Schedule is subject to change, so please check your local listings.
In addition to world-class competitions, the four -day event will include an interactive Festival Village featuring Mountain Dew and FUEL TV’s Green Label Experience, the Nike iD program where fans can customize their own pair of shoes, the NERF Dart Tag World Championships, free product giveaways, demos of the latest Sony and PlayStation games and electronics and athlete autograph signings.
Tickets for the Wendy’s Invitational are available through Rose Quarter Box Office, participating Safeway/TicketsWest locations, online at ComcastTIX.com and by phone at 877.789.ROSE (7673). Visit www.Allisports.com <http://www.Allisports.com> for more information.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday Action Zone tickets cost $100 for adults and children and provide access to priority reserved seating for all finals. Additionally, Action Zone ticket-holders receive Dew Tour merchandise, a behind-the-scenes tour, athlete autograph session, merchandise discount coupon, Fast Pass access into all venues and interactive areas and cold Mountain Dew. Reserved seating tickets are $35 for children and adults and guarantees seating for all finals competitions. Grounds Pass tickets cost $15 for adults and $7.50 for children. Receive a FREE Thursday grounds pass ticket with every Friday-Sunday ticket purchased.4 day ticket packages are also available.
The complete 2010 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
Skate Open, June 25-26 Boston, Mass. - TD Garden
ISF Skateboarding World Championships
Nike 6.0 BMX Open July 23-24 Chicago, Ill. - Soldier Field South Festival Lot
Wendy’s Invitational Aug. 12-15 Portland, Ore. - Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge Sept. 16-19 Salt Lake City, Utah - Energy Solutions Arena
Dew Tour Championships Oct. 14-17 Las Vegas, Nev. - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
In its sixth year, the top athletes in the world will take part in the 2010 Dew Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded at season’s end to champions in each of the five disciplines, culminating at the Dew Tour Championships at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The 2009 Dew Cup champions include Chris Cole (skateboard park), Bucky Lasek (skate vert), Garrett Reynolds (BMX park), Jamie Bestwick (BMX vert) and Ryan Nyquist (BMX dirt).
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