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The Dew Action Sports Tour is an extreme sports tour francise that started in 2005. The announcement for the new company came in March, 2004, and the sites for the tour were announced on October 28, 2004. It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...


The name comes from the name of Mountain Dew, one of the tour's sponsors. Mountain Dew is a caffeinated sweet citrus-flavored soft drink produced by PepsiCo, Inc. ...


On March 28, 2006, the Dew Action Sports Tour announced that NBC would broadcast some of the events. Later, they announced that the USA Network would also broadcast live events, as well as Fuel TV, a network dedicated to the world of extreme sports. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NBC, formerly called the National Broadcasting Company, is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The USA Network is a popular cable TV network based in the United States with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... Fuel TV is a 24 hr. ...


The official Dew Action Sports Tour theme song for the inaugural 2005 season was Can't Repeat, by The Offspring, an American punk band who have sold over 34 million records worldwide. For the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, see The Offspring (TNG episode). ... Punk is a subculture, alternative culture, counterculture, and youth culture based on a shared set of cultural elements distinct from those of popular culture and other subcultures. ...

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Host Sites

The 5 inaugural sites and their prime title sponsors were announced on October 28, 2004. The five host sites were selected from more than 20 prospective sites throughout the U.S. through a competitive bidding process. All five sites share a commitment with the Dew Action Sports Tour to develop and offer fans a first-class, community-based event. It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...


The tour will return to the 5 inaugural cities for year 2.

Dates 1 Site Venue 2 Title Sponsor Title Name
June 22-25 Louisville, KY Kentucky Exposition Center Panasonic Panasonic Open
July 13-16 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Right Guard Right Guard Open
August 17-20 Portland, OR Rose Quarter 3 Vans Vans Invitational
September 7-10 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion Toyota Toyota Challenge
October 12-15 Orlando, FL TD Waterhouse Centre PlayStation (Sony)4 PlayStation Pro
1 Dates listed are planned dates for events in year 2.
2 Venues listed includes venue and surroundings, where some outdoor events take place, such as BMX and Skateboard Park.
3 Rose Quarter includes Rose Garden Arena and Memorial Coliseum.
4 Although event is sponsored by the makers of the PlayStation line-up, Sony itself does not have any connections with the Dew Action Sports Tour.

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Event Types

The Dew Action Sports Tour features three sports, with each sport consisting of several different disciplines:

  • BMX
    • Dirt: Riders will take runs on an all-dirt course made up of jumps of varying heights and distances. Judges will look for consistency, difficulty of tricks, and overall flow of each run.
    • Park: Riders try to put together the best possible run on a park-style course made up of spines, ramps, mini-ramps, wall rides and box jumps. Judges will look for overall flow, use of the course, linking tricks as well as difficulty of tricks when scoring a run.
    • Vert: Each rider will have a limited amount of time to put together their best run on this 80' wide half-pipe (BMX and SKB share the same ramp). Riders will be judged on flow, height and difficulty of tricks.
  • Freestyle Motocross: The only motorized competition on the Dew Action Sports Tour, FMX features a course composed of metal takeoff ramps and dirt landings. Riders will be judged on their tricks over jumps that allow riders to reach distances of up to 90'.
  • Skateboard
    • Park: The park-style course will allow skaters to showcase their technical skills as well as their ability to "go big". The combination of ledges and rails with larger park obstacles will bring out a myriad of different lines and tricks, which is what judges will look for.
    • Vert: Each rider will have a limited amount of time to put together their best run on this 80' wide half-pipe (SKB and BMX ride the same ramp). Riders will be judged on flow, height and difficulty of tricks.

Results for Year 1

Results below are based on totals added up for the entire year. Top five for each category shown only.

BMX: Dirt

Ranking Name Points Total
1 Ryan Guettler 412
2 Corey Bohan 324
3 Cameron White 262
4 Chris Doyle 241
5 Ryan Nyquist 234

Ryan Guettler (born July 17, 1983) is an Australian pro BMX rider, who was born in Brisbane. ... Cameron Leon White (b. ... Christopher Doyle (born in 1952 in Sydney, Australia; Chinese name: 杜可風) is an Australian cinematographer and member of the HKSC. He has worked with leading Chinese directors such as Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Yuan. ... Ryan Nyquist(born March 6, 1979 in Los Gatos, California) is a professional BMX rider who has won numerous medals at the X games. ...

BMX: Park

Ranking Name Points Total
1 Ryan Guettler 375
2 Scotty Cranmer 354
3 Ryan Nyquist 301
4 Dave Mirra 215
5 Allan Cooke 213

Ryan Guettler (born July 17, 1983) is an Australian pro BMX rider, who was born in Brisbane. ... Ryan Nyquist(born March 6, 1979 in Los Gatos, California) is a professional BMX rider who has won numerous medals at the X games. ... Dave Mirra (born April 4, 1974 in Chittenango, NY), is a professional BMX rider. ...

BMX: Vert

Ranking Name Points Total
1 Jamie Bestwick 400
2 Kevin Robinson 358
3 Chad Kagy 303
4 Simon Tabron 256
5 Dave Mirra 223

Dave Mirra (born April 4, 1974 in Chittenango, NY), is a professional BMX rider. ...

Freestyle Motocross

Ranking Name Points Total
1 Kenny Bartram 400
2 Jeremy Stenberg 362
3 Mike Mason 271
4 Ronnie Faisst 215
5 Ailo Gaup 215

Mike Mason is a record producer who has worked with Stevie J. He helped co-produce Mariah Careys I Still Believe Categories: Mariah Carey Related Articles Stubs ... Ailo Gaup, one of few Norwegian athletes that are known all around the world. ...

Skateboard: Park

Ranking Name Points Total
1 Ryan Sheckler 438
2 Chad Fernandez 290
3 Greg Lutzka 247
4 Paul Rodridguez 241
5 Jereme Rogers 236

Ryan Sheckler Ryan Allen Sheckler (born December 30, 1989) became one of the worlds youngest professional skateboarders in 2003 at age 13. ...

Skateboard: Vert

Ranking Name Points Total
1 Bucky Lasek 371
2 Pierre-Luc Gagnon 369
3 Andy MacDonald 305
4 Bob Burnquist 301
5 Anthony Furlong 231

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Andy MacDonald (born July 31, 1973) is one of the best-known professional vert skateboarders today. ... Bob Burnquist (born October 10, 1976) is a professional skateboarder. ...

Sponsors

Listed below are some of the Dew Action Sports Tour's major sponsors:

1 Although event is sponsored by the makers of the PlayStation line-up, Sony itself does not have any connections with the Dew Action Sports Tour.

Subfamiles Herpestinae Galidiinae The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Mountain Dew is a caffeinated sweet citrus-flavored soft drink produced by PepsiCo, Inc. ... Panasonic is principal sponsor of the Toyota F1 team Panasonic was also the name of a road bicycle racing team and a Finnish electronic music duo. ... Toyota redirects here. ... Vans are a brand of shoe which enjoy popularity among young people, especially those involved in skateboarding and snowboarding. ... Sony Corporation ) (TYO: 6758 , NYSE: SNE) is a global Japanese consumer electronics, financial services and entertainment corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ...

External links

  • Dew Action Sports Tour


 
 

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