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The 36-year-old Bestwick, from England, sealed his victory with an alley-oop in his first run, which earned him a 96.00 score. Chad Kagy of Gilroy, Calif. was second at 93.17, followed by fellow Brit Simon Tabron at 92.00. “I tried to stay smooth and high on my first run and I hit them all perfectly,” Bestwick said. “I didn’t know my first run would turn out like that. That was amazing. It’s good for me to take the early lead right now, but the race for the Cup is just getting started. It’s not over yet.” Bestwick, the three-time defending Dew Cup champion, has won 12 out of 16 events in the four-year history of the Tour.

In BMX dirt, Ryan Nyquist finished first, James Foster of Redlands, Calif. finished second with 95.09, and Australia’s Cameron White was third at 94.00.

“Definitely a lot of pressure,” Nyquist said. “It was pretty intense up there for me. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve blown the chance to lock it in before I had to take the third run.” Nyquist performed a trick that he named the powerball, which is a cannonball double barspin. He is the only athlete that has ever completed this trick.

The level of competition was fierce throughout the event. In his final run, Foster completed back-to-back technical tricks, a triple tailwhip and a windshield wiper, but it was not enough to take the win.

AST Dew Tour-Panasonic Open Results:

BMX Park Finals (click play to start the movie)


1. Daniel Dhers, Venezuela, 93.33. 2. Ryan Guettler, Australia, 92.50. 3. Mike Spinner, Miami, Fla., 92.33. 4. Steven McCann, Australia, 91.83. 5. Ryan Nyquist, Greenville, N.C., 90.83. 6. Dennis Enarson, La Mesa, Calif., 90.50. 7. Seth Klinger, Kansas City, Mo., 89.17. 8. Marcus Tooker, Cape Cod, Mass., 89.00. 9. Morgan Wade, Tyler, Tex., 89.00. 10. Rob Darden, Greenville, N.C., 88.83.

BMX Vert Finals (click play to start the movie)


1. Jamie Bestwick, Great Britain, 96.00. 2. Chad Kagy, Gilroy, Calif., 93.17. 3. Simon Tabron, Great Britian, 92.00. 4. Kevin Robinson, East Providence, R.I., 91.17. 5. Austin Coleman, Los Angeles, Calif., 90.17. 6. Steven McCann, Australia, 89.83. 7. Dennis McCoy, Kansas City, Mo., 89.17. 8. John Parker, State College, Penn., 89.00. 9. Jimmy Walker, Chicago, Ill., 87.50. 10. Jay Eggleston, Denver, Colo., D.N.S.(Did Not Start).

BMX Dirt Finals (click play to start the movie)


1. Ryan Nyquist, Greenville, N.C., 95.42. 2. James Foster, Redlands, Calif., 95.09. 3. Cameron White, Australia, 94.00. 4. Diogo Canina, Brazil, 93.25. 5. Corey Bohan, Australia, 93.17. 6. Luke Parslow, Australia, 92.42. 7. Dennis Enarson, La Mesa, Calif., 92.09. 8. Chris Gerber, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 90.00. 9. Cory Nastazio, West Palm Beach, Fla., 89.59. 10. Colin Mackay, Australia, 89.42. AST Dew Tour-Panasonic Open Results Sunday, June 22, 2008 Baltimore


AST Dew Tour Current Standings:

BMX Park Points
1. Daniel Dhers, 100. 2. Ryan Guettler, 85. 3. Mike Spinner, 75. 4. Steven McCann, 70. 5. Ryan Nyquist, 65. 6. Dennis Enarson, 61. 7. Seth Klinger, 57. 8. Marcus Tooker, 53. 9. Morgan Wade, 49. 10. Rob Darden, 45.

BMX Vert Points
1. Jamie Bestwick, 100. 2. Chad Kagy, 85. 3. Simon Tabron, 75. 4. Kevin Robinson, 70. 5. Austin Coleman, 65. 6. Steven McCann, 61. 7. Dennis McCoy, 57. 8. John Parker, 53. 9. Jimmy Walker, 49. 10. Jay Eggleston, 45

BMX Dirt Points
1. Ryan Nyquist, 100. 2. James Foster, 85. 3. Cameron White, 75. 4. Diogo Canina, 70. 5. Corey Bohan, 65. 6. Luke Parslow, 61. 7. Dennis Enarson, 57. 8. Chris Gerber, 53. 9. Cory Nastazio, 49. 10. Colin Mackay, 45.


The four-day competition was the first of five stops on the AST Dew Tour that features skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross with attendance of 52,502. The tour will visit Cleveland in July, Portland, Ore. in August, Salt Lake City in September and conclude in October in Orlando, Fla.

Photos by AST