The complete schedule of events for the Wendy's Invitational is as follows:
Thursday, August 13th - Gates Open at 2:00PM
3:30PM - 6:00PM SKB Park Prelims
7:00PM - 8:30PM SKB Vert Prelims
Friday, August 14th - Gates Open at 3:00PM
3:00PM - 4:00PM BMX Vert Prelims
4:30PM - 6:00PM BMX Dirt Final
7:00PM - 8:30PM SKB Vert Final
9:00PM-11:00PM Music - LMFAO - Rose Garden Fountain
Saturday, August 15th - Gates Open at NOON
1:00PM - 3:00PM SKB Park Final
3:30PM - 6:00PM BMX Park Prelims
7:00PM - 8:30PM BMX Vert Final
Sunday, August 16th - Gates Open at NOON
1:00PM - 3:00PM BMX Park Final
3:30PM - 4:30PM FMX Jam Session
***SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
In its fifth year, the Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2008 Dew Tour totaled nearly 275,000 and an average of 49 million viewers tuned in via NBC, USA, MTV and MTV2. The top athletes in the world will take part in this year's Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded in Orlando at season's end.
The Wendy's Invitational will be broadcast LIVE on NBC Sports the following days and times:
Saturday, Aug. 15th 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST
Sunday, Aug. 16th 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST
Schedule is subject to change so check your local listings.
The Dew Tour will also air live on Verizon Wireless V CAST in the Sports folder,
August 15th and 16th from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information visit
Allisports.com
The complete 2009 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
Nike 6.0 BMX Open June 26-27 Chicago,
Ill.-Grant Park
Skate Open, July 24-25 Boston,
Mass.-TD Garden
ISF Skateboarding World Championships
Wendy's Invitational Aug. 13-16 Portland,
Ore.-Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge Sept. 17-20 Salt Lake City,
UT-EnergySolutions Arena
PlayStation(r) Pro Oct. 15-18 Orlando,
Fla.-Amway Arena
DEW TOUR ARRIVES IN PORTLAND FOR WENDY'S INVITATIONAL AUGUST 13-16 AT THE ROSE QUARTER
Aug 11, 2009
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The Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, begins the third stop of the 2009 season on Thursday, August 13 at the Rose Quarter. The Dew Tour comes to Portland, Ore. for the fifth consecutive year for the Wendy's Invitational. The five-city tour kicked off in Chicago in June, continued in Boston in July and will include stops in Salt Lake City and Orlando to end the season.
The Wendy's Invitational will include competitions in BMX (park, vert and dirt) and skateboarding (park and vert). There will also be a freestyle motocross jam session and a Friday evening concert with hip-hop group, LMFAO. A daily Festival Village will include interactive booths, athlete autograph signings and much more.
The athlete roster includes the who's who in action sports, highlighted by X Games 15 gold medalists Scotty Cranmer and Garrett Reynolds.
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