This is the second consecutive year that the Toyota Challenge will host the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Finals. Over 80 athletes from 15 nations will participate in San Jose, most notably newly crowned World Champion Javier Colombo (Argentina), Bubba Harris (USA), Mike Day (USA) and 2006 UCI Mountain Bike 4Cross Champion Michal Prokop (Czech Republic). Robert De Wilde of the Netherlands, who won the event in 2005, is currently recovering from a broken collarbone sustained just 4 weeks ago at the UCI BMX World Championships in Brazil; however, he is hoping to compete in San Jose.
Admission to all competitions, the Festival Village, and the Friday night concert featuring The Roots with opening act Dilated Peoples is included in the daily ticket price for the Dew Action Sports Tour's Toyota Challenge. Friday through Sunday, a daily adult ticket is $15 in advance and a child's daily ticket is $7.50 in advance. At the door, tickets are $18 for adults and $9 for children. Tickets to the Toyota Challenge on Thursday, September 7 are $7.50 in advance or $9 the day of. A four-day pass to the Toyota Challenge is $20 for children and $40 for adults. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster Outlets, ticketmaster.com, charge by phone (408-998-TIXS), and at the HP Pavilion Box Office. Please note that all tickets are subject to convenience and handling charges.
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Dew Action Sports Tour to Host UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Finals at the Toyota Challenge
"The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup is the premier BMX racing series in the world," said Wade Martin, General Manager, Dew Action Sports Tour. "We are excited to be a part of the growth and expansion of this sport into the 2008 Olympics in Beijing."
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