Jamie Bestwick won the BMX vert event and Mike Aitken won the BMX dirt event Friday in the Toyota Challenge. In BMX vert,
Bestwick won a tiebreaker against
Chad Kagy to top the BMX Vert competition Friday in the Toyota Challenge. The 37-year-old Bestwick, from England, earned his third victory of the AST Dew Tour season with 93.00 points, despite competing with an injured back.
Kagy, from Gilroy, Calif., ended up second based on a lower second-run score. England's
Simon Tabron was third at 92.17.
Kagy took the lead in his first run with 93.00 points in a performance that included a Superman seat grab and a 540 tailwhip. His fellow competitors were unable to best his score for the remainder of the first heat. Kagy retained the lead throughout the second heat, until
Bestwick, the last competitor, performed. Bestwick tied Kagy in his run, which included an alley oop downside tailwhip and multiple 540s.