Guettler and the BMX Dirt Crew Throw Down Big in Denver

Jul 14 2006 / Denver

Stop two of the Dew Tour is well underway and the boys of BMX dirt are at it again. They boldly braved 100+ degree temperatures to qualify in the Denver Right Guard Open prelims. In an interview Ryan Nyquist mentioned that the course builders apparently had some problems with the weather when they built this triple set - namely rain. As a result, the set is packed super hard like concrete. So landings and crashes have been particularly painful. But these guys are tough. And the show must go on.

We’re seeing the best of the best giving 100% to every trick in every run. Crowd favorite Ryan Guettler put together a crowd-wowing second run that made up for a bobbled first run. His second run consisted of a front flip to double tailwhip to a solid 720. Overall, he's looking great despite getting knocked out at the Louisville games three weeks ago.

In the rest of the prelims we saw Dave Dilleward throwing a 360 tailwhip to bar spin, which has become a dominating signature trick for him. We had 360 no handers from Colin Mackay, front flips from Anthony Napolitan, and double tailwhips from Cameron White. Speaking of Cameron, he had a killer run where he linked a backflip to double tailwhip to a huge Superman seat grab that sent the crowd wild. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough for Cameron to make it to the finals.

But, the man of the hour was Corey Bohan who secured first place in the prelims with a super smooth bar spin to tailwhip. In fact, he was the only rider in the event to pull it off. Luke Parslow brought in a second place finish with a killer back flip to front flip sequence. Ryan Nyquist came in third place after landing an unbelievable no footed can can bar spin.

The other key riders to make it into the finals include T J Ellis, Chris Doyle, Dave Dillewaard, Anthony Napolitan, Diogo Canina, Allan Cooke and Gary Young. Of special note, Michael Clark pounded out a killer double backflip that sent the crowd and the other riders crazy. There’s even talk that we’ll see a triple tailwhip and other craziness from some of these guys by the end of the weekend. Keep an eye here to find out.

 

- Steve Lemig