The highly anticipated final stop of the 2008 Dew Action Sports Tour took place on October 16-19 in Orlando, FL. In addition to the usual excitement and action, crowds were also treated to some of the most surprising upsets to date in tour history.
Skateboarding Highlights
In skateboarding, two athletes have jumped in to claim 2008 as their year. In the park competition, 14-year old rookie Chaz Ortiz has topped off his first Dew tour by beating his mentor, Paul Rodriguez and three-time winner, Ryan Sheckler. Sheckler failed to qualify for the final jam session and, for the first time in Dew history, didn’t walk away with the Dew Cup. In vert, Pierre-Luc Gagnon gathered enough steam for a final push to the end to claim his first Dew Cup.
BMX Highlights
It was Ryan Nyquist who came out to steal a perfect season from Daniel Dhers in BMX Park. Although Dhers had been assured to win the Dew Cup, many people expected to him to pull off the first perfect season in Dew Tour history by winning at every stop and claiming the final prize. In vert, Jamie Bestwick earned his fourth win of the season and the Dew Cup. With Ryan Sheckler failing to win this year, Bestwick is now the only athlete to have won every Dew Cup race. The Dirt competition was exciting throughout the year as there were as many winners as there were stops, so the Cup was most certainly up for grabs. In the end Cameron White, who had four podium finishes, ended up ahead of the points race and took the Cup.
2008 Playstation Pro results:
Skateboard Vert: 1st- Pierre-Luc Gagnon 2nd- Andy MacDonald 3rd- Danny Mayer
Skateboard Park: 1st- Chaz Ortiz 2nd- Paul Rodriguez 3rd- Greg Lutzka
BMX Vert: 1st- Jamie Bestwick 2nd- Chad Kagy 3rd- Simon Tabron
BMX Park: 1st- Ryan Nyquist 2nd- Daniel Dhers 3rd- Austin Coleman
BMX Dirt: 1st- Dennis Enarson 2nd- Cory Bohan 3rd- Cameron White
FMX: 1st- Nate Adams 2nd- Robbie Maddison 3rd- Jeremy Lusk
Overall standings for the 2008 AST Dew Tour: (Dew Cup Winner)
Skateboard Vert: 1st- Pierre-Luc Gagnon 2nd- Andy MacDonald 3rd- Bob Burnquist
Skateboard Park: 1st- Chaz Ortiz 2nd- Paul Rodriguez 3rd- Ryan Sheckler
BMX Vert: 1st- Jamie Bestwick 2nd- Chad Kagy 3rd- Simon Tabron
BMX Park: 1st- Daniel Dhers 2nd-Mike Spinner 3rd- Ryan Nyquist
BMX Dirt: 1st-Cameron White 2nd-Cory Bohan 3rd- Dennis Enarson
FMX: 1st- Adam Jones 2nd- Robbie Maddison 3rd- Jeremy Lusk
The 2009 tour will kick off in June. If you can’t wait that long for all the excitement of action sports and an AST Dew Tour program, make sure to check out the inaugural season of the AST Dew Winter Tour, which kicks off on December 18, 2008 in Breckenridge, CO.
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