Bucky Lasek, Pierre-Luc Gagnon and Jamie Bestwick Set to Compete at Pantech Beach Championships
BUCKY LASEK, PIERRE-LUC GAGNON AND JAMIE BESTWICK SET TO COMPETE AT DEW TOUR PANTECH BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS AUG. 16-19
Confirmed Athletes Include the Top Names in Skate and BMX
Burr Ridge, Ill. – July 30, 2012 – The Dew Tour today announced the first round of confirmed athletes for the Pantech Beach Championships in Ocean City, Md., August 16-19. The new Dew Tour – featuring three large-scale events – will debut with skateboard and BMX competitions, a surf event and multiple music performances. Top confirmed athletes include Baltimore native Bucky Lasek, skate vert dominator Pierre-Luc Gagnon and BMX legend Jamie Bestwick.
“I’m really looking forward to coming back to my hometown to compete in the Pantech Beach Championships,” said Lasek. “The Dew Tour’s concrete bowl is second to none, and with all the great events for fans and beach atmosphere, it’s sure to be a fun time for everyone.”
There will be no shortage of skateboarding’s big names in Ocean City for the Pantech Beach Championships. In addition to Lasek and Gagnon, the vert ramp will host Pedro Barros, Mitchie Brusco, Bob Burnquist, Sandro Dias, Tom Schaar and Elliott Sloan. At the Mega 2.0™ ramp, spectators will have a chance to see skate prodigy Schaar, the first person to land a 1080, as well as fellow young gun Brusco. Confirmed Mega 2.0™ skaters also include Burnquist, Gagnon and Jagger Eaton. The Dew Tour’s signature concrete skate bowl will be brought to the beach, with two competitions. Barros, Dias, Lasek, Andy Macdonald, Ben Hatchell and Nolan Munroe are among those confirmed to compete in the pro contest, while Steve Caballero and Chris Miller head up the list of skate pioneers showing off their timeless skills in the Legends contest. Additional Legends will include Steve Alba, Christian Hosoi and Lance Mountain.
BMX will bring the heat in Ocean City, as Steve McCann and Chad Kagy hit the vert and Mega 2.0™ramps, while Jamie Bestwick will attempt to hold his standing as the indomitable vert competitor. The best in BMX park will tear apart a course just feet from the ocean, with Kyle Baldock, Brett Banasiewicz, Drew Bezanson, Garrett Reynolds, Ben Wallace, 2011 Dew Cup winner Scotty Cranmer and more battling it out on the beach.
Confirmed skateboard and BMX athletes include:
SKATE VERT |
SKATE BOWL |
SKATE LEGENDS BOWL |
SKATE MEGA 2.0TM
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Pedro Barros |
Pedro Barros |
Steve Alba |
Jake Brown |
Marcelos Bastos |
Sam Beckett |
Steve Caballero |
Bob Burnquist |
Sam Beckett |
Charlie Blair |
Eddie Elguerra |
Mitchie Brusco |
Mitchie Brusco |
Bob Burnquist |
Jeff Grosso |
Jagger Eaton |
Bob Burnquist |
Kalani David |
Christian Hosoi |
Pierre-Luc Gagnon |
Sandro Dias |
Dalton Dern |
Tony Magnusson |
Ronaldo Gomes |
Pierre-Luc Gagnon |
Sandro Dias |
Chris Miller |
Andy Macdonald |
Ronaldo Gomes |
Benji Galloway |
Lance Mountain |
Edgar Pereira |
Juergen Horrwarth |
Omar Hassan |
Pat Ngho |
Tom Schaar |
Bucky Lasek |
Ben Hatchell |
Duane Peters |
Elliott Sloan |
Andy Macdonald |
Willis Kimbel |
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Adam Taylor |
Danny Mayer |
Andrew Langi |
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Alex Perelson |
Bucky Lasek |
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Paul-Luc Ronchetti |
Andy Macdonald |
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Tom Schaar |
Zach Miller |
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Jono Schwan |
Nolan Munroe |
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Elliott Sloan |
Michael O’Friel |
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Adam Taylor |
Michael Owen |
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Lincoln Ueda |
Alex Perelson |
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Steven Pineiro |
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Austin Poynter |
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Ben Raybourn |
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Tom Remillard |
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Josh Rodriguez |
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Tom Schaar |
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Sky Siljeg |
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Alex Sorgente |
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Josh Stafford |
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BMX PARK |
BMX VERT |
BMX MEGA 2.0TM
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Kyle Baldock |
Jamie Bestwick |
Vince Byron |
Brett Banasiewicz |
Vince Byron |
Austin Coleman |
Drew Bezanson |
Austin Coleman |
James Foster |
Andy Buckworth |
Chad Kagy |
Chad Kagy |
Vince Byron |
Mykel Larrin |
Steve McCann |
Diogo Canina |
Steve McCann |
Anthony Napolitan |
Pat Casey |
Dennis McCoy |
Kevin Robinson |
Austin Coleman |
Kevin Robinson |
Colton Satterfield |
Scotty Cranmer |
Simon Tabron |
Morgan Wade |
Rob Darden |
Jimmy Walker |
Zack Warden |
Daniel Dhers |
Zack Warden |
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Brandon Dosch |
Coco Zurita |
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Dennis Enarson |
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Ryan Guettler |
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Ben Hennon |
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Josh Harrington |
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Chase Hawk |
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Chad Kerley |
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Harry Main |
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Ryan Nyquist |
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Kevin Peraza |
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Garrett Reynolds |
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Daniel Sandoval |
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Jeremiah Smith |
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Mike Spinner |
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Morgan Wade |
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Ben Wallace |
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Zack Warden |
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Mark Webb |
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Gary Young |
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*Athlete appearances are subject to change.
The Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championships will be showcased across 11 broadcast hours on NBC and NBC Sports Network and an all-new digital platform with live streaming, plus exclusive behind the scenes and in-depth content on dewtour.com. The new broadcast platform will offer coverage from every day of the four day events more live Dew Tour coverage over NBC and NBC Sports Network than any previous year.
The complete 2012 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
Pantech Beach Championships August 16-19 Ocean City, Md.
Toyota City Championships October 18-21 San Francisco, Cali.
Mountain Championships December 13-16 Breckenridge, Colo.
The Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championships will air live on NBC Sports Network on Friday, August 17 at 7:30pm ET, on Saturday, August 18 on NBC at 1:00pm ET, and on Sunday, August 19 on NBC at 2:00pm ET. Additional broadcasts on NBC Sports Network will be August 16 at 11:00pm ET, August 18 at 11:00pm ET, August 19 at 11:00pm ET and August 25 at 12:00am ET.
For additional Dew Tour event information, visit www.DewTour.com and the Dew Tour Facebook page.
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