MATT WHYATT WINS GATORADE FREE FLOW TOUR BMX PARK FINALS IN SALT LAKE CITY

Sep 20, 2009

Written by Bart de Jong

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Matt Whyatt won the BMX park contest Saturday at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, being held in conjunction with the Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge. Seventeen-year-old Whyatt of Australia beat out of a field of 26 emerging BMX riders, using a 360 tailwhip over the spine, a flair and a double tailwhip to clinch the victory. San Diego, Calif.-native Chad Kerley took second place with technical tricks like a double bar air and a bar to tuck no-hander. Mykel Larrin from

Racine, Wis. rounded out the top three with a Superman tailwhip and a backflip over the step down.

“I came in here so nervous, just wanting to ride my best,” Whyatt said. “But after I did my first run and didn’t slip a foot, I started to think I could do it. [Riding against the pros next month] is going to be amazing; I can’t even wait. I can’t believe I won the Gatorade Free Flow Tour and get the chance.”

With the win at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, Whyatt earns a spot in the Dew Tour’s PlayStation® Pro in Orlando, Fla., October 15-18, to compete against the pros.

The Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals are being held in conjunction with the Toyota Challenge, a four-day competition that is the fourth of five stops on the Dew Tour, which features skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross.

Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals Results Saturday, September 19, 2009 Salt Lake City

BMX Park Finals
1. Matt Whyatt, Australia, 91.83.
2. Chad Kerley, San Diego, Calif., 90.83.
3. Mykel Larrin, Racine, Wis., 89.50.
4. Jonny Harnisch, Urbandale, Iowa, 89.00.
5. Sean Ricany, Toms River, N.J., 88.83.
6. Rob Armour, Leavittsburg, Ohio, 88.50.
7. Spencer Bass, Euless, Texas, 88.00.
8. Bryant Shepherd, Pocatello, Idaho, 88.00.
9. Kevin Teets, Ashville, Ohio, 87.67.
10. Larry Edger, Corona, Calif., 87.50

Encompassing the “Flow to Pro” theme that is the cornerstone of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour, the overall skate and BMX park champions and the overall skate and BMX vert champions earn a spot to compete against the pros at the final stop of the Dew Tour, the PlayStation® Pro in Orlando, Fla., October 15-18.