Dew Action Sports Tour

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Owned by NBC Universal, the AST Dew Tour, this is a season long action sports tour which was debuted in June 2005, and consists of five, multi-sport events with a cumulative points system, a $2.5 million competitive purse and an additional $1 million bonus pool based upon year-end standings. NBC and USA Network combine for AST Dew Tour coverage. The Tour features Skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert, and dirt) and Freestyle Motocross, and at season’s end, the Tour awards champions in the six disciplines with the Dew Cup. Key lifestyle elements at each Tour event’s festival village include live music, video gaming, and interactive events.

The AST Dew Tour name comes from the name of Mountain Dew, the Tour's title sponsor.

On March 28, 2006, the AST Dew Tour announced that NBC would broadcast some of the events. Later, it announced that the USA Network would also broadcast live events, as well as FUEL TV, a network dedicated to the world of extreme sports. The events are produced in 1080i HDTV high definition, and also reair on tape delay on Universal HD.

The complete TV schedule can be found at http://www.astdewtour.com

1 Video
2 Event types
3 Results
4 2005
5 2006
6 2007
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Video

Highlights from Denver on the Dew Tour

[edit] Event types

The AST Dew 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 AST Dew 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.

[edit] Results

[edit] 2005

See main article: Dew Action Sports Tour 2005

The AST Dew Tour 2005 Athlete of the Year was awarded to Ryan Sheckler for having the most accumulated points in a category (Skateboard Park).

[edit] 2006

See main article: Dew Action Sports Tour 2006

The AST Dew Tour 2006 Athlete of the Year was awarded to Jamie Bestwick for having the most accumulated points in a category (BMX Vert).

[edit] 2007

In addition to returning to Portland, Ore. and Orlando, the Tour will stop at three new cities this season, including Baltimore, Cleveland, and Salt Lake City.