Jamie Bestwick, Chad Kagy Lead BMX Prelims in Cleveland

Jul 20 2007 / Cleveland, OH
There were some very familiar faces at the top of the leaderboard in Cleveland, OH, as the Right Guard Open got off to a soggy start Thursday with the BMX Vert prelims.

Jamie Bestwick finished comfortably in first, followed by crowded field, with only one change in the riders making the finals in the Cleveland competition vs. Baltimore's Panasonic Open last month (the first stop of the AST Dew Tour).  Kevin Robinson stayed on his bike, making the cut at number seven in the prelims, while Zack Warden, who thrilled the audience last month by landing a new trick at the Panasonic Open, missed the cur in number 12.  Also missing the cut, Koji Kraft in number 11 and Austin Coleman in 20th.

Riders will have a long time to wait for the finals, which will close out this year's Right Guard Open on Sunday, July 22, at 5 p.m. ET -- the finals will not be televised and unless a webcast is announced, the only way to enjoy Jamie Bestwick's probable victory will be through photos, video clips and the written word.

Here are full results from the BMX Vert Prelims...

BMX Vert Prelims - 7/19/2007
Rank	Name	Score
1st	Bestwick, Jamie	92.00
2nd	Kagy, Chad	90.00
3rd	Eggleston, Jay	89.50
4th	Zurita, Francisco	89.17
5th	McCann, Steven	89.00
6th	Tabron, Simon	88.67
7th	Robinson, Kevin	88.50
8th	McCoy, Dennis	88.00
9th	Parker, John	87.33
10th	Walker, Jimmy	86.83
11th	Kraft, Koji	86.83
12th	Warden, Zack	83.33
13th	Williams, Danny	80.33
14th	Snowden, Ben	80.17
15th	Branham, Jason	79.50
16th	Coleman, Austin	79.33
17th	Jovel, Jorge	76.33
19th	Mancuso, Mike	75.33
20th	Haugen, Tom	70.00