Two of New Jersey's finest BMX Street riders dominated the Event Deck at LA LIVE street course in the BMX Freestyle Street Final. Rookie rider Garret Reynolds bested the veteran Van Homan to win the debut BMX Street final. Reynolds has been on an international X Games winning streak, topping the podium at X Games Brazil 2008, X Games Dubai 2007 and X Games Mexico 2007.
"I just ride my bike, it's what I love to do." Reynolds shrugged humbly as he took the podium.
"This course is everything I like to ride and the energy of the crowd was awesome." Reynolds threw out an unbeatable 180 bar-catch-bar down the double set of stairs that helped him clinch the title. As usual,
Homan came out blazing with over-the-top combo set, including a manual to tire ride to bar spin combo.
"Garrett is a hard guy to beat. To get the silver I'm not disappointed,"
said 28-year-old
Homan about taking silver behind fellow New Jersey native
Reynolds, who is 10 years his junior.
Homan added,
"I've been around awhile, my first X Games was 10 years ago and I've never won a medal until today. I'm so psyched." Sean Sexton respectfully took the bronze but not before giving Homan a run for the silver throughout the final as he lofted into multiple impressive flares on the quarterpipe and put together a truckdriver no-handed 360 over the gap section.
More soon.
said 28-year-old Homan about taking silver behind fellow New Jersey native Reynolds, who is 10 years his junior. 
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