AST
Announces 2008 Dew
BMX
Tour Schedule
The
AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long
action sports tour, today announced its schedule for
the 2008 season (June-October). In addition to returning
to Portland, Ore. and Orlando for the fourth time,
the Tour will stop in Baltimore, Cleveland and Salt
Lake City for the second consecutive season.
“With nearly 300,000 spectators in 2007, the
highest attended season to date, we are extremely
excited about returning to Baltimore, Cleveland, Portland,
Salt Lake, and Orlando,” said Wade Martin, president
of AST. “All five host cities have demonstrated
great support of action sports and we know the fans
will embrace the Tour in even greater numbers in 2008.”
The complete 2008 AST Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
Panasonic Open June 19-22 Baltimore, MD —Camden
Yards Sports Complex
Right Guard Open July 17-20 Cleveland, OH —North
Coast Harbor
Wendy’s Invitational Aug. 21-24 Portland,
OR —Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge Sept. 11-14 Salt Lake City, UT
—EnergySolutions Arena
PlayStation® Pro Oct. 16-19 Orlando, FL—Amway
Arena
Entering its fourth year, the AST Dew Tour is the
most watched and attended action sports property in
the world. Attendance for the 2007 AST Dew Tour totaled
nearly 300,000 and an average of 41 million viewers
tuned in via NBC and USA each year. The top athletes
in the world will take part in this year’s Tour,
all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that
will be awarded in Orlando at season’s end to
champions in each of the six disciplines. The 2007
Dew Cup winners include Nate Adams (Freestyle
Motocross), Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), Ryan
Nyquist (BMX Dirt), Daniel Dhers (BMX Park),
Shaun White (Skateboard Vert) and Ryan Sheckler
(Skateboard Park). |
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