Monday, June 17

Mountain Dew National Championship of BMX

Press Release

The Mountain Dew National Championships of BMX, a one-of-a-kind event drawing the world's best BMX riders, arrive at Denver's Pepsi Center grounds June 28-30. Most of the sport's biggest names including Dave Mirra, Ryan Nyquist and Cory Nastazio will be in Denver for the second stop of the $250,000 Vans Triple Crown of BMX competing in three disciplines: Vert, Dirt and Street. The Mountain Dew National Championships of BMX will also air August 31 at 2:30 p.m. EST on NBC Sports as part of the network's ongoing coverage of the Vans Triple Crown Series.

"People are going love what they see at the Mountain Dew National Championships of BMX," said Jay E. Wilson, Vans' vice president of global marketing. "We've got a great Vans Triple Crown Series history in Denver with our annual snowboard stop in Breckenridge so we're really excited to bring a quality summer event to the area."

In Denver, Nyquist looks to continue his great Vans Triple Crown start, having captured both the Street and Dirt titles at this year's first stop in Charlotte, May 10-12. He'll be facing the world's best riders as last year's overall Vans Triple Crown champ Dave Mirra, X Games/Gravity Games champ Stephen Murray and a slew of contenders (Nastazio, Alistair Whitton, Mike Aitken and Jamie Bestwick included) will vie for their share of the $250,000 purse. BMX legends Tim "Fuzzy" Hall and Rick Thorne will show that they still can compete with the best as well.

The event schedule includes:

Friday, June 28 Practice/Prelims (9:00 am - 7:00 pm)
Saturday, June 29 Practice/Prelims (10:00 am - 5:30 pm)
Vert Finals (5:30 - 7:00 pm)
Sunday, June 30 Practice/Prelims (10:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Dirt Finals (12:00 - 2:00 pm)
Street Finals (4:00 - 6:00 pm)

2002 Vans Triple Crown of BMX Prior Results

Right Guard Xtreme Sport World Championships of BMX - Charlotte, NC (May 10-12)

Street (Sunday, May 12)
Name Score Purse
1. Ryan Nyquist 94.00 $7,500
2. Mike Aitken 90.25 $4,500
3. Alistair Whitton 90.25 $3,000

Dirt (Saturday, May 11)
Name - Score - Purse
1. Ryan Nyquist 95.375 $7,500
2. Stephen Murray 93.125 $4,500
3. Chris Doyle 92.875 $3,000

Vert (Saturday, May 11)
Name - Score - Purse
1. Jamie Bestwick 96.0 $7,500
2. Kevin Robinson 91.75 $4,500
3. Dave Mirra 91.75 $3,000

Following Denver's stop, the Vans Triple Crown of BMX continues:

October 3 - 6 Vans BMX Pro Fox Sports Net (TBD) --Oceanside Pier, Oceanside, Calif.