MIKE SPINNER WINS BMX PARK, JAMIE BESTWICK WINS VERT AND BRETT BANASIEWICZ WINS DIRT FINALS AT DEW TOUR’S NIKE 6.0 BMX OPEN IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Ill. – July, 24 2010 – Chicago crowds were in full force Saturday at the Dew Tour’s Nike 6.0 BMX Open. Miami, Fla. native Mike Spinner, 22, won the BMX park final, England’s Jamie Bestwick, 39, won the vert final and 15-year-old Brett “Maddog” Banasiewicz became the youngest BMX athlete to top the podium after winning the dirt final. The two-day event held at Soldier Field’s South Festival Lot is the first BMX stop of the 2010 Dew Tour season.

After sitting out most of the 2009 Dew Tour season due to an injury, Spinner started the season off right by earning a first place score of 92.50. He threw out his signature quadruple tailwhip and a 1080 for his second Dew Tour win of his career. Twenty-five-year-old Daniel Dhers of Venezuela came in second with a 92.13. Defending Dew Cup champion, Garrett Reynolds, 19, of Toms River, N.J. placed a close third with a score of 91.63.

“After missing most of last season, I couldn’t be more excited to start the year off with a Dew Tour win,” said Spinner. “The competition is tough this year, but I’m excited to see what the season will bring and how it will all pan out in Vegas.”

As a five-time, undefeated BMX Vert Dew Cup champion, Bestwick, is setting himself up for a six-peat by starting off the season placing first with a 95.38. Bestwick’s consistency at the top of the podium was earned through his massive alley-oop variations and a turn-down flair. Chad Kagy, 31 from Gilroy, Calif., placed second with a 92.75 and Australian Steven McCann, 27, rounded out the podium in third with a 92.38.

“It’s a great start to the season. I’m super excited to take the first stop, but we still have three more and I never underestimate my competition,” said Bestwick. “The next three stops are going to be the hardest of my life. Everybody makes it to Vegas so I know the heat is going to be turned up.”

The youngest BMX athlete to win a final in Dew Tour history, Banasiewicz was a BMX dirt crowd favorite as a semi-local from South Bend, Ind. The 15-year-old’s winning run included a barspin off the roll-in, front flip no hander, truck driver, barspin up jump down triple whip and a wall ride to tail whip to earn the top score of the night with a 92.94. Fellow Midwesterner, Brandon Dosch age 21 from Lake Orion, Mich., took the second place position with a 90.56 and Australia’s Luke Parslow, 25, finished third with an 89.69.

“I wanted to play it safe for the first two runs, so I put a lot more pressure on the third run,” said Banasiewicz. “I’m just looking to stay healthy, ride my bike and keep riding the Dew Tour.”

The two-day BMX event at Chicago’s Soldier Field South Festival Lot is the second of five stops on the Dew Tour, with 28,134 people experiencing the competitions. The Dew Tour will continue on to Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City and conclude in Las Vegas for the Dew Tour Championships featuring skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross.

Dew Tour Nike 6.0 BMX Open
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Chicago

BMX Park Finals
1. Mike Spinner, Miami, Fla., 92.50. 2. Daniel Dhers, Venezuela, 92.13. 3. Garrett Reynolds, Toms River, N.J., 91.63. 4. Mark Webb, Great Britain, 91.38. 5. Ryan Nyquist, San Jose, Calif., 90.88. 6. Gary Young, San Diego, Calif., 90.63. 7. Scotty Cranmer, Jackson, N.J., 90.38. 8. Patrick Casey, Yorba Linda, Calif., 90.13. 9. Dave Mirra, Greenville, N.C., 89.63. 10.Andew Buckworth, Australia, 89.00. 11. Vince Byron, Australia, 88.25. 12. Jeremiah Smith, Cincinnati, OH, 86.75.

BMX Park – Tour Rankings
1. Mike Spinner, 100. 2. Daniel Dhers, 90. 3. Garrett Reynolds, 82. 4. Mark Webb, 76. 5. Ryan Nyquist, 72. 6.Gary Young, 68. 7. Scotty Cranmer, 64. 8. Patrick Casey, 60. 9. Dave Mirra, 56. 10. Andrew Buckworth, 52.

BMX Vert Finals
1.Jamie Bestwick, Great Britain, Great Britain, 95.38. 2. Chad Kagy, Gilroy, Calif., 92.75. 3. Steven McCann, Australia, 92.38. 4. Vince Byron, Australia, 91.63. 5. Simon Tabron, Great Britain, 91.50. 6. Francisco Zurita, Chile, 91.13. 7. Jimmy Walker, Chicago, Ill., 90.25. 8. Austin Coleman, Los Angeles, Calif., 89.50. 9. Kevin Robinson, East Providence, R.I., 88.88. 10. Koji Kraft, Addison, Ill., 88.88. 11. Jay Eggleston, Denver, Colo., 86.50. 12. Dennis McCoy, Kansas City, Mo., 85.00. 13. Mike Mancuso, Winterville, N.C., 84.63. 14. Zackery Warden, St. Louis, Mo., 83.63. 15. Brian Hunt, Derry, N.H., 83.00. 16. Zachary Newman, Frankfort, Ky., 81.38. 17. Ben Snowden, Hornell, N.Y., 80.50. 18. Bob Kohl, Chicago, Ill., 79.63. 19. Jason Branham, Chicago, Ill., 78.00. 20. Jonathan Chin, Denver, Colo., 76.63.

BMX Vert – Tour Rankings
1. Jamie Bestwick, 100. 2. Chad Kagy, 90. 3. Steven McCann, 82. 4. Vince Byron, 76. 5. Simon Tabron, 72. 6. Francisco Zurita, 68. 7. Jimmy Walker, 64. 8. Austin Coleman, 60. 9. Kevin Robinson, 56. 10. Koji Kraft, 52.

BMX Dirt Finals
1.Brett Banasiewicz, South Bend, Ind., 92.94. 2. Brandon Dosch, Lake Orion, Mich., 90.56. 3. Luke Parslow, Australia, 89.69. 4. Seth Klinger, Kansas City, Mo., 89.37. 5. Andrew Buckworth, Australia, 88.00. 6. Jaie Toohey, Australia, 87.88. 7. Nate Berkheimer, Las Vegas, Nev., 87.75. 8. Ryan Nyquist, San Jose, Calif., 87.31. 9. TJ Ellis, Moreno Valley, Calif., 87.00. 10. Chris Doyle, Pittsburgh, Pa., 86.19. 11. Dennis Enarson, La Mesa, Calif., 83.00. 12. Corey Bohan, Australia, DNS.

BMX Dirt – Tour Rankings
1.Brett Banasiewicz, 100. 2. Brandon Dosch, 90. 3. Luke Parslow, 82. 4. Seth Klinger, 76. 5. Andrew Buckworth, 72. 6. Jaie Toohey, 68. 7. Nate Berkheimer, 64. 8. Ryan Nyquist, 60. 9. TJ Ellis, 56. 10. Chris Doyle, 52.

Part of the MTV2 Rock N Jock Concert Series, the Concert will Take Place at Soldier Field’s South Festival Lot at 9pm with Tickets Starting at $15

Burr Ridge, Ill. – July 6, 2010 - Motion City Soundtrack will headline with New Politics opening at Soldier Field’s South Festival Lot in Chicago on Friday, July 23 at 9:00pm.The concert is part of the MTV2 Rock N Jock Concert Series and will kick of the second stop of the 2010 Dew Tour, the Nike 6.0 BMX Open. The two-day event features park, vert and dirt competitions with the best BMX athletes in the world including Dave Mirra, Garrett Reynolds, Jamie Bestwick and Ryan Nyquist. Tickets to the event start at just $15.

Motion City Soundtrack released their Mark Hoppus produced major label debut  “My Dinosaur Life” on Columbia Records earlier this year to raves from the media including Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly (A-), Spin, USA Today, and Alternative Press (5 out of 5).  The album debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200 and the band preformed their first single on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.  They followed the release with sold out headlining tours of the US, Australia, Japan, and UK and are currently out as one of this yearâ•˙s Vans Warped Tour headliners.  The band just launched their “Give A Little Help” Campaign, in conjunction with their next single “A Lifeless Ordinary (Need A Little Help)”, where fans can post a video about something they’ve done to help a person, cause, or charity -  check out www.motioncitysoundtrack.com for more information.  And at the end of the summer Motion City Soundtrack will head to the UK to play the main stage at Reading and Leeds Festival before returning Stateside to play Bumbershoot in Seattle and another US headline tour set for the fall.

Denmark rock band, New Politics, is made up of David Boyd (vocals), Soren Hansen (guitar/vocals/keys), and Poul Amaliel (drums/vocals). In November 2009, they signed with RCA. New Politics “Yeah Yeah Yeah” is the theme song for the 2010 Dew Tour Season, playing at the open and close to all Dew Tour broadcasts on NBC Sports, USA Network, MTV2, Fuel TV, Universal HD and Extreme Channel, as well as internationally on Eurosport 2, Fox Sports Australia and Extreme Channel. It will be heard throughout the season during athlete features, commercial bumpers and on-site at Dew Tour events.

Tickets for the Nike 6.0 BMX Open are now on sale at Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster.com and select Ticketmaster retail outlets or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Friday and Saturday Action Zone tickets cost $75 for adults and children and provide access to priority reserved seating for all finals. Additionally, Action Zone ticket-holders receive Dew Tour merchandise, a behind-the-scenes tour, athlete autograph session, merchandise discount coupon, Fast Pass access into all venues and interactive areas and cold Mountain Dew. Reserved seating tickets are $35 for children and adults and guarantees seating for all finals competitions. Grounds Pass tickets cost $15 for adults and children.

The complete 2010 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event                                       Date                             Location
Skate Open,                              June 25-26                    Boston, Mass. – TD Garden
ISF Skateboarding World Championships
Nike 6.0 BMX Open                  July 23-24                     Chicago, Ill. – Soldier Field South Festival Lot
Wendy’s Invitational                   Aug. 12-15                    Portland, Ore. – Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge                      Sept. 16-19                   Salt Lake City, Utah – EnergySolutions Arena
Dew Tour Championships          Oct. 14-17                     Las Vegas, Nev. – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

In its sixth year, the top athletes in the world will take part in the 2010 Dew Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded at season’s end to champions in each of the five disciplines, culminating at the Dew Tour Championships at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The 2009 Dew Cup champions include Chris Cole (skateboard park), Bucky Lasek (skate vert), Garrett Reynolds (BMX park), Jamie Bestwick (BMX vert) and Ryan Nyquist (BMX dirt).

MTV2 LAUNCHES ROCK N JOCK CONCERT SERIES WITH DEW TOUR

New Concert Series Launches with Breakout Bands Neon Trees and Paper Tongues

Burr Ridge, Ill. – June 17, 2010 – MTV2 and the Dew Tour today announced the MTV2 Rock N Jock Concert Series, a groundbreaking partnership that will provide artists with a 360 degree promotional platform through television, online and live events. Breakout bands, Neon Trees and Paper Tongues, will co-headline the MTV2 Rock N Jock Concert Series this summer at three of the five stops on the 2010 Dew Tour. The musical acts for the remaining two stops will be announced in the coming weeks.

The MTV2 Rock N Jock Concert Series will embark on a multi-city tour, making stops at all five Dew Tour events. Neon Trees and Paper Tongues will be co-headlining at the following events:

Date            Location                                         Event
June 24         Boston’s City Hall Plaza          Skate Open, ISF Skateboarding World
Championships
August 13       Portland’s Rose Quarter                         Wendy’s Invitational
September 17    Salt Lake City’s EnergySolutions Arena          Toyota

Neon Trees and Paper Tongues will receive national, on-air coverage during Dew Tour broadcasts on NBC and additional exposure across the MTV family of networks, including MTV2, MTVU, MTV Hits and full integration into the Rock N Jock programming block. This groundbreaking partnership immediately uplifts the Dew Tour music platform and exposes it to a wider, diverse audience through the MTV family of networks.

“This partnership provides a unique opportunity for artists to expand their fan base live at the Dew Tour and through a dual platform of MTV and NBC national exposure – an industry first,” said BJ Carretta, Director of Marketing and Communications. “Through partnering with MTV2, and having bands like Neon Trees and Paper Tongues on-board, we instantly elevate the Dew Tour music platform.”

For more information on Neon Trees visit www.fameisdead.com.
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For more information on Paper Tongues, visit www.papertongues.ning.com.

The complete 2010 Dew Tour event schedule is as follows:
Event                           Date                    Location
Skate Open,                           June 25-26              Boston, Mass. – TD Garden ISF Skateboarding World Championships
Nike 6.0 BMX Open                July 23-24              Chicago, Ill. – Soldier Field South Festival Lot
Wendy’s Invitational                Aug. 12-15              Portland, Ore. – Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge                      Sept. 16-19             Salt Lake City, Utah – EnergySolutions Arena
Dew Tour Championships       Oct. 14-17              Las Vegas, Nev. – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Entering its sixth year, the top athletes in the world will take part in the 2010 Dew Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded at season’s end to champions in each of the five disciplines, culminating at the Dew Tour Championships at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The 2009 Dew Cup champions include Chris Cole (skateboard park), Bucky Lasek (skate vert), Garrett Reynolds (BMX park), Jamie Bestwick (BMX vert) and Ryan Nyquist (BMX dirt).

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Dew Tour
The Dew Tour consists of five major, multi-sport events spanning across the country, with a cumulative points system, a $2.5 million competitive purse a bonus pool at year-end based on overall tour standings. The Tour features skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert and dirt) and freestyle motocross. At season’s end, the overall points leaders in the five disciplines will be crowned year-end champions and awarded the prestigious Dew Cup. As part of an Alli property, key lifestyle elements complement the competitions at each Tour event including the Festival Village, specialty competitions, and live, cutting-edge music. The Dew Tour is broadcast live on NBC Sports with additional competition and lifestyle broadcasts on MTV, MTV2 and USA. The Dew Tour is also distributed on Fuel TV, Universal HD, and internationally on Eurosport 2, Fox Australia, Extreme Channel and Allarco Superchannel. The Dew Tour partners include Mountain Dew (tour title sponsor) and Nike 6.0, Wendy’s and Toyota (event title sponsors). Associate partners include Ball Park, JCPenney, MATADOR by Jack Link’s, Paul Mitchell, PlayStation, PowerBar, Sony and Verizon. More information can be found at www.Allisports.com.

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MTV2
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