NYQUIST CAPTURES TOP SPOT at Portland's Rose Quarter

Aug 21, 2006

Written by Bart de Jong

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Portland, Ore. - August 20, 2006 - Ryan Nyquist captured the BMX Park title Sunday in the final day of competition at the Dew Action Sports Tour's Vans® Invitational at the Rose Quarter.

Nyquist, 27, of Los Gatos, Calif. took first place in today's BMX Park competition with a score of 90.25. His winning run was highlighted by a double truck driver. Scotty Cranmer, 19, of Jackson N.J. placed second with a score of 89.00 and Daniel Dhers, 21, of Caracas, VEN finished third with a score of 88.75. "Each day has been about regaining confidence," said Nyquist of his recent torn ACL injury. "The last two stops have been good to me. This win was way better than I ever expected." Nyquist, who won the BMX Dirt competition last month at the Tour's Denver stop, now sits in second place with 209 points in the BMX Park season standings. Dhers sits in first with 226 points and Cranmer in third with 197.

Final Results BMX Park :

1. Ryan Nyquist, Los Gatos, Calif., 90.25.
2. Scotty Cranmer, Jackson, N.J., 89.00.
3. Daniel Dhers, Caracas, VEN, 88.75.
4. Steven McCann, Melbourne, AUS, 88.25.
5. Diogo Canina, Amparo, BRA, 87.75.
6. Gary Young, San Diego, Calif., 87.00.
7. Josh Harrington, Greenville, N.C., 86.25.
8. Morgan Wade, Tyler, TX, 85.75.
9. Alistair Whitton, Chester, GBR, 85.50.
10. Austin Coleman, Los Angeles, Calif., 85.50.
11. Rob Darden, Greenville, N.C.,85.00.
12. Garrett Reynolds, Toms River, N.J., 84.25

Jamie Bestwick, 35, of Nottingham, GBR, earned his second consecutive win in BMX Vert finals on Friday. His winning run earned him a score of 94.25 with a no-handed barspin 540, finishing with three consecutive flair variations to seal the win. Gilroy, Calif. native Chad Kagy, 27, took second with a score of 92.25 with a run that included a double tailwhip 540 barrel roll, a first in BMX Vert competition. Kevin Robinson, 34, of East Providence, R.I., came in third with a 91.00. Bestwick sits in first place in BMX Vert with a total of 275 points.

With his win on Friday at the Vans® Invitational in BMX Dirt, Cam White, 22, of Canberra, AUS, earned his first-ever victory at a professional event on U.S. soil with a score of 93.75. White's winning run was highlighted by a triple tail whip off the first jump. Luke Parslow, 21, of Riverside, Calif. took second in BMX Dirt with a final score of 92.50. 20-year-old Anthony Napolitan of Youngstown, OH finished third with 91.75. After three events, Napolitan is still in the season lead with 238 total points.

On Friday, Eighteen-year-old Mike Spinner of Miami, Fla. won BMX Park Finals and made history by pulling a tailwhip 720, a trick never before landed in competition, by an amateur or a pro. Spinner won the wildcard spot in the BMX discipline and will travel to Orlando in October to compete against the pros at the PlayStation® Pro - the last stop on the Dew Action Sports Tour.

The next stop of the Tour is the Toyota Challenge in San Jose, Calif., September 7-10 at the HP Pavilion.

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