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BMX rising star and 1st place BMX Dirt finisher at last month's Nike 6.0 BMX Open

Garrett Reynolds hopes to take home the Dew Cup again in 2010 and will compete against comeback-kid Mike Spinner, veteran Dave Mirra and fellow X Games 16 gold medalist (BMX park) Daniel Dhers. Out on the dirt course, 2009 BMX Dirt Dew Cup Champion Ryan Nyquist is set to face Dennis Enarson, TJ Ellis, and 15-year-old rising star, Brett Banasiewicz. Banasiewicz has been dominating the BMX scene in both park and dirt since his debut in 2009. Jamie Bestwick is ready for a six-peat in BMX Vert, holding onto the longest winning streak in Dew Tour history.

Athletes are pre-qualified based on their 2010 Dew Tour rankings. The list of pre-qualified athletes from Europe is as follows:

Jamie Bestwick, Alessandro Barbero,  Dean Cueson, Simon Tabron, Ben Wallace, Mark Webb.

14 countries from around the world will be represented at the Dew Tour's Wendy's Invitational. The complete list of countries includes: Australia Germany Belize Great Britain Brazil Italy Canada Mexico China Puerto Rico Denmark Venezuela Finland United States

The Wendy's Invitational schedule of events is as follows:
Thursday, August 12th - Gates Open at 2:00PM 3:30PM - 5:00PM SKB Vert Prelims 5:30PM - 7:30PM SKB Park Prelims 7:00PM - 9:00PM BMX Dirt Prelims
Friday, August 13th - Gates Open at 3:00PM 3:00PM - 4:30PM BMX Vert Prelims 7:30PM - 9:00PM BMX Dirt Final 9:00PM - 11:00PM Neon Trees and Paper Tongues Concert at Rose Quarter
Saturday, August 14th - Gates Open at 12:00PM 1:00PM - 3:00PM SKB Park Final 4:00PM - 6:30PM BMX Park Prelims 7:00PM - 8:00PM BMX Vert Final
Sunday, August 15th - Gates Open at 12:00PM 1:00PM - 3:00PM SKB Vert Final 3:30PM - 4:30PM BMX Park Final 5:00PM - 6:00PM FMX

***SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

For those not able to attend the Wendy's Invitational in Portland, you can catch in on NBC and USA all weekend long.
-NBC Saturday, Aug. 14 4-6pm EDT Skate Park Finals
 -NBC Sunday, Aug. 15 4-6pm EDT Skate Vert Finals
-USA Saturday, Aug. 14 Midnight-1am EDT
-USA Sunday, Aug. 15 2-3am EDT
-USA Monday, Aug. 16 7-8am EDT Schedule is subject to change, so please check your local listings.

In addition to world-class competitions, the four -day event will include an interactive Festival Village featuring Mountain Dew and FUEL TV's Green Label Experience, the Nike iD program where fans can customize their own pair of shoes, the NERF Dart Tag World Championships, free product giveaways, demos of the latest Sony and PlayStation games and electronics and athlete autograph signings. 

Tickets for the Wendy's Invitational are available through Rose Quarter Box Office, participating Safeway/TicketsWest locations, online at ComcastTIX.com and by phone at 877.789.ROSE

Visit Allisports.com for more information.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday Action Zone tickets cost $100 for adults and children and provide access to priority reserved seating for all finals. Additionally, Action Zone ticket-holders receive Dew Tour merchandise, a behind-the-scenes tour, athlete autograph session, merchandise discount coupon, Fast Pass access into all venues and interactive areas and cold Mountain Dew. Reserved seating tickets are $35 for children and adults and guarantees seating for all finals competitions. Grounds Pass tickets cost $15 for adults and $7.50 for children. Receive a FREE Thursday grounds pass ticket with every Friday-Sunday ticket purchased.4 day ticket packages are also available.

The complete 2010 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:

Event Date Location
-Skate Open, June 25-26 Boston, Mass. - TD Garden ISF Skateboarding World Championships
-Nike 6.0 BMX Open July 23-24 Chicago, Ill. - Soldier Field South Festival Lot
-Wendy's Invitational Aug. 12-15 Portland, Ore. - Rose Quarter
-Toyota Challenge Sept. 16-19 Salt Lake City, Utah - EnergySolutions Arena
-Dew Tour Championships Oct. 14-17 Las Vegas, Nev. - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

In its sixth year, the top athletes in the world will take part in the 2010 Dew Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded at season's end to champions in each of the five disciplines, culminating at the Dew Tour Championships at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The 2009 Dew Cup champions include Chris Cole (skateboard park), Bucky Lasek (skate vert), Garrett Reynolds (BMX park), Jamie Bestwick (BMX vert) and Ryan Nyquist (BMX dirt).