Bohan takes top honors and Hucker lands the first Dew Tour double flip.
If Thursday nights Dirt Prelims are any indication of what’s to come, Fridays final round should showcase the best dirt-jumping action ever seen at a Dew Tour event. Everyone had to bust out at least one of their best tricks to make it out of Prelims; in the Finals, one wont be enough. Every jump will have to be perfectly executed, and safe tricks will land you at the bottom of the roster.

The judges had their work cut out for them; thirty riders with distinctly different styles attacked the course, throwing countless variations of flips, 360s, barspins, and tailwhips. It might be a surprise to the novice onlooker to find that the top qualifier didn’t do any version of a flip, but the judging staff recognized the difficulty of his tricks and rewarded him for pulling them off cleanly.

One of the big highlights of the event was Mike Hucker Clarks double backflip. There have only been a few pulled in competition over the past several years, so he was definitely stoked to get it done. One of the biggest surprises was the run delivered by Dew Tour newcomer T.J. Ellis. A turndown flip, no-handed front flip, and a double whip landed him in a solid fourth place. This year is proving to be the time for the rookies to shine, so the vets better stay on their toes.

Other highlights included:

- Dave Dillewaards double whips and a 360 tailwhip to barspin, along with massive airs over the first set.

- Chris Doyles unfailing consistency, punctuated by a 720, which is a new trick for him.

- Ryan Guettlers triumphant return from a brutal crash in Louisville. His flawless frontflip, double whip, and 720 proved once again that itll take a lot to keep him down.

- Diogo Caninas smooth 720 and double-whip 360.

- Luke Parslows savage attacks, including the most picture-perfect, butter-smooth frontflips, aggressive flip turndowns, and nail-biting flipwhips.

- Ryan Nyquists old-school truckdriver to one-footed x-up. That’s a lot to squeeze into a 360.

- The fact that youd need a slide-rule to figure out the timing on Corey Bohans tricks. He blasted a massive one-footed 360 invert over the first set that brought cheers from any trail rider in attendance, simply because of how stylish it was. Set two brought a no-handed one-footer to a no footed can-can, which involved more hand and foot movement than a Bob Fosse dance number. He saved the best for last, with a Bohan-trademark barspin to tailwhip over set three to win first place once again.

The finalists will grab a hot meal and a good nights sleep, returning in 24 hours to put it all on the line. Its hard to believe that seven of them will be back at the Pepsi Center for Park prelims on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be holding back anything on Dirt. These guys know how to run it wide open, and with $15,000 up for grabs, they’ll definitely keep it pinned.

Results
1. Corey Bohan
2. Luke Parslow
3. Ryan Nyquist
4. T.J. Ellis
5. Chris Doyle
6. Ryan Guettler
7. Dave Dillewaard
8. Michael Clark
9. Anthony Napolitan
10. Diogo Canina
11. Allan Cooke
12. Gary Young