JAMIE BESTWICK WINS BMX VERT FINAL AT PANTECH BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Aug 18, 2012
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Jamie Bestwick won his eighth consecutive overall BMX Vert title at the Dew Tour tonight. As the sun set over the ocean at the Pantech Beach Championships, Bestwick came from last place to edge out Vince Byron in the second round of the BMX Vert Finals with a solid last run that included a turndown flair, tailwhip flair and downwhip turndown. Bestwick also landed a seatgrab nacnac, invert 540 and opposite flair. The competitor field was made up of the top six finishers from yesterday’s first round of the final contest. After finishing first in Round 1, Bestwick’s fellow Brit Simon Tabron rounded out the podium in third place.
“I’m happy to win,” said Bestwick. “I’m probably the most experienced on the ramp, and most experienced at the Dew Tour and I know how to put a run together. I was under pressure from the riders because Vince and Simon were just running away with it. But I just kind of worked my way around the ramp, hitting tricks and it worked out.”
The Pantech Beach Championships continues tomorrow with Skate Vert Finals, BMX Mega 2.0 Finals and six concerts, headlined by Wolfgang Gartner.
Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championship Ocean City, Md. August 16-19, 2012
BMX Vert Final
1. Jamie Bestwick, Great Britain, 92.75.
2. Vince Byron, Australia, 92.13.
3. Simon Tabron, Great Britain, 91.88.
4. Steve McCann, Australia, 90.75.
5. Chad Kagy, Calif., 89.88.
6. Francisco Zurita, Chile, 89.50.
The complete 2012 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
-Pantech Beach Championships August 16-19 Ocean City, Md.
-Toyota City Championships October 18-21 San Francisco, Cali.
-Mountain Championships December 13-16 Breckenridge, Colo.
The Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championships will air live on NBC Sports Network on Friday, August 17 at 7:30pm ET, on Saturday, August 18 on NBC at 1:00pm ET, and on Sunday, August 19 on NBC at 2:00pm ET. Additional broadcasts on NBC Sports Network will be August 16 at 11:00pm ET, August 18 at 11:00pm ET, August 19 at 11:00pm ET and August 25 at 12:00am ET.
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