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PIERRE-LUC GAGNON WINS SKATE VERT TITLE AT THE PANTECH BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ocean City, Md. – Aug. 18, 2012 – The energy was electric at the vert ramp on the beach in Ocean City this afternoon for the Dew Tour’s Skate Vert Final. After battling through two rounds of competition, Pierre-Luc Gagnon took home the top spot with a solid last round run. His technical run used the curved coping feature of the ramp and incorporated several flip tricks, including a kickflip fakie, a switch heelflip 360 and a kickflip body varial 540. Baltimore native Bucky Lasek and Sandro Dias rounded out the podium, in second and third respectively.

“It feels great to win again at the Dew Tour,” said PLG. “I had a hard time in practice, but kept my cool and threw it down when it mattered. I’ve done this a bunch of times, so I knew what I had to do.” He also appreciated the strong support of the beach spectators. “The fans are so into it here in Ocean City,” he said. “It feels great to perform in front of a crowd like this.”

The Pantech Beach Championships continues tomorrow with final competitions in BMX Park and Skate Bowl airing live on NBC, as well as the newly added BMX and Skate Mega 2.0.

Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championship

Ocean City, Md.

August 16-19, 2012

Skate Vert Final Results

1. Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canada, 88.50. 2. Bucky Lasek, Md., 85.75. 3. Sandro Dias, Brazil, 85.25. 4. Andy Macdonald, Mass., 83.75. 5. Bob Burnquist, Brazil, 80.00.

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JAMIE BESTWICK WINS BMX VERT FINAL AT PANTECH BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ocean City, Md. – Aug. 17, 2012 – Jamie Bestwick won his eigth consecutive overall BMX Vert title at the Dew Tour tonight. As the sun set over the ocean at the Pantech Beach Championships, Bestwick came from last place to edge out Vince Byron in the second round of the BMX Vert Finals with a solid last run that included a turndown flair, tailwhip flair and downwhip turndown. Bestwick also landed a seatgrab knack-knack, invert 540 and oppositeflair. The competitor field was made up of the top six finishers from yesterday’s first round of the final contest. After finishing first in Round 1, Bestwick’s fellow Brit Simon Tabron rounded out the podium in third place.

“I’m happy to win,” said Bestwick. “I’m probably the most experienced on the ramp, and most experienced at the Dew Tour and I know how to put a run together. I was under pressure from the riders because Vince and Simon were just running away with it. But I just kind of worked my way around the ramp, hitting tricks and it worked out.”

The Pantech Beach Championships continues tomorrow with Skate Vert Finals, BMX Mega 2.0 Finals and six concerts, headlined by Wolfgang Gartner.

Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championship

Ocean City, Md.

August 16-19, 2012

BMX Vert Final

1. Jamie Bestwick, Great Britain, 92.75. 2. Vince Byron, Australia, 92.13. 3. Simon Tabron, Great Britain, 91.88. 4. Steve McCann, Australia, 90.75. 5. Chad Kagy, Calif., 89.88. 6. Francisco Zurita, Chile, 89.50.