BMX In his rookie season, Mike Spinner, 19, of Coral Springs, Fla., has quickly shown his ability to nail tricks on a bike that few veterans can match. Currently ranked second overall for BMX Park standings, Spinner may pull another first-ever in Orlando competition to add to his repertoire of 1080’s, 720 tailwhips and 360 triple tailwhips. Jamie Bestwick, 36, is sitting pretty in first place for BMX vert Dew Cup standing, but all that can change in Orlando. If fellow riders Simon Tabron or Steven McCann take the win, either of the two athletes can unseat him. The Nottingham, England rider shines in competition and is known to rise above the field by boosting 12-foot airs out of the vert walls. He has won 11 out of the 13 Dew Tour stops since 2005.
Ryan Nyquist is currently first in BMX Dirt Dew Cup standings, but the seasoned rider from Greenville, North Carolina has had some tough competition this year from the young guns on tour. The 28-year-old knows what it takes to win a competition and his consistency as a rider can take him there. Currently in its third year, the AST Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2006 AST Dew Tour totaled nearly 250,000 and an average of 38 million viewers tuned in via NBC and USA each year. The top athletes in the world participate in this year’s Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup which will be awarded in Orlando at season’s end to champions in each of the six disciplines. The 2006 Dew Cup winners include Nate Adams (Freestyle Motocross), Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), Anthony Napolitan (BMX Dirt), Daniel Dhers (BMX Park), Bucky Lasek (Skateboard Vert) and Ryan Sheckler (Skateboard Park).
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