Good old Dennis. Lands a 900 for fourth. 16 years after first pulling one.That guy never fails to amaze me.
Oh yeah and bestwick won..
from Dew action website
Jamie Bestwick began a four-win streak last year in Denver, and he’s on track to do it again with a victory in BMX Vert on Saturday night. Jamie went against doctor’s orders by showing up to ride at stop one in Louisville, despite undergoing surgery just a month before. His rehab is definitely much further along, and once he’s back to his max potential, he’ll be practically unbeatable.
The roster of competitors in Denver was short three significant names: Simon Tabron and John Parker were tied up in previous commitments overseas, and Dave Mirra pulled out at the last minute after sustaining minor injuries in Park practice, deciding to save his energy for tomorrow’s Prelims. There was no shortage of big moves, though; Jamie, Kevin Robinson, Chad Kagy, and Dennis McCoy stepped up and delivered plenty of action for the Denver locals.
As the sport organizer, Dennis flew into Denver early in the week to help set up the event, flew back out to rejoin the Boom Boom Huck Jam promo tour, then came back to Denver to squeeze a little practice in before prelims. He somehow mustered the energy to blast a huge 540, flairs over the channel, and a big 900 for fourth.
Kevin stuck with his multiple 540 and flair variations at height, and floated a carving 540 over the channel. He went for another 540 whip in his second run, missing a pedal and went sliding off the side of the ramp. He’s so close, so look for a big celebration if he nails it in Portland.
Chad’s had the eye of the tiger at every vert comp lately, and he scored a big second place here in Denver. He slipped a pedal in his first run, then came back with a vengeance in run two with tons of Kagy-exclusive tricks. Barspin to tailwhip, flatspin 540 whip, a barspin superman seatgrab over the channel, and a stretched superman seatgrab scissor kick earned him the $10,000 second-place check.
Jamie told us he was feeling a lot of pressure from the other riders, so he wasted no time in his first run, throwing a difficult downside whip flair on only his second air. He pulled out a stretched topside no-footed can-can and a turndown to x-up flair while serving up a generous helping of style and fluidity to satisfy the crowd’s appetite for action.
Tabron and Parker will return in Portland, turning up the intensity on an already hectic chase for the Vert title. Bestwick’s in the lead at the moment, but Kagy and Robinson will be hot on his tail for the rest of the series. Tune into the Vans Invitational to see what happens next.
