(Note: Hickerson had to pull out of the event mid-week due to injury and was replaced by Bolton). Team Captain Jason Phelan came all the way from Ireland for the event, and along with teammates Maxime Charveron and Jeremiah Smith, they produced one of the most fun videos of the event. Their great riding and vibe helped earn them fourth place.
Third place belonged to Team Wise (Rob Wise, Dakota Roche, and Pat Casey). While Wise and Roche handled the super-tech street lines, Casey did his magic on the box and quarterpipe, and the judges liked the mix.
The biggest debate for the judges came down to Team Enarson (Dennis Enarson, Josh Harrington, Tammy McCarley) and Team Kachinsky (Brian Kachinsky, Corey Martinez, Sean Sexton). Both teams were packed with incredible riders, and the diversity and quality of each video was top-notch. After a 20-minute debate, the judges decided that the crew-vibe, creative riding, and production quality gave that top spot to Team Kachinsky. Four respected pro riders judged the Nike 6.0 BMX Pro (Van Homan, Leigh Ramsdell, Rob Darden, Jason Enns), and after watching the videos and jams, they crowned Team Kachinsky the King of the Beach.
RESULTS
1st Place: Team Kachinsky Total Score: 352.75 (Brian Kachinsky, Corey Martinez, Sean Sexton, Will Stroud) 2nd Place: Team Enarson Total Score: 332.25 (Dennis Enarson, Tammy McCarley, Josh Harrington, Christian Rigal)
3rd Place: Team Wise Total Score: 298.75 (Rob Wise, Pat Casey, Dakota Roche, Justen Soule)
4th Place: Team Phelan Total Score: 261.75 (Jason Phelan, Maxime Chaveron, Jeremiah Smith, Stew Johnson)
5th Place: Team Reynolds Total Score: 232 (Garrett Reynolds, Augie Simoncini, Danny Hickerson*, Kelly Bolton, Tony Ennis)
* Danny Hickerson injured his knee and had to pull out of the contest mid-week. He was replaced by Kelly Bolton. Pics by Nike.
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