Recon Tour PRO 2014- Incline Club by MonsterArmy

Oct 02, 2014

Written by Bart de Jong

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The first Recon Tour PRO presented by Replay XD went down this past weekend with Monster Energy’s own Kevin Peraza claiming the top spot and earning $5,000. Peraza was up against a stacked field of competition including athletes such as Daniel Sandoval, Nick Bruce, Rob Armour, Jack Fahey, and Kenneth Tencio to name a few. This event is unique because in today’s world of BMX events there is not a way for no-name athletes to compete in PRO events even if they have the talent. This event gives athletes such as Trent Newkirk, Brian Fox, Joel Bondu, and Matty Cranmer a chance to compete against the professionals. They earned their spot by placing on the podium in the Recon Tour AM event’s earlier in the year which ensured them a spot in the Recon Tour PRO event. It was a cinderella story for Joel Bondu and Trent Newkirk who placed 2nd and 3rd in the Recon Tour PRO on Sunday. Joel earned his spot in the PRO the day before by taking 3rd place in the AM Recon Tour. He showed up on Sunday with the fire in his eyes and proved to everyone that he belongs in the PRO division by taking home 2nd place and $2,500 right behind Kevin. Trent also earned his spot in the PRO by making it to the Recon Tour Finals last year. He had an impressive finish on Sunday taking home 3rd place and beating some of the best BMX athletes in the world and walking away with $1,000.

Special thanks to the Hookit brand partners: Monster Army, Replay XD, Hyper Bike co., Movietickets.com, Pro-Tec, Sunringle, ODI, Snafu, Fugoo, Vans, and Vital BMX. Big thanks to Scotty Cranmer, Scott Sr., Donna Cranmer, and the entire Incline Club staff. Also thanks to Ian Abbott & Crew, Ryan Guettler, Kris Fox, Danny Josa, Dylan Pfohl and Victor Salazar.

Final Results:
PRO Results:
1st- Kevin Peraza
2nd- Joel Bondu
3rd- Trent Newkirk
4th- Brian Fox
5th- Nick Bruce
6th- Daniel Sandoval

Open Final Results:
1st- Case Taylor
2nd- Matty Cranmer
3rd- Joel Bondu

Up Next: Round 6 on October 11 & 12 at Mission Valley YMCA. Register now at http://www.therecontour.com