Champion. Both Bestwick and Tabron’s highest score after three runs were 91.00, but Bestwick was awarded gold after the highest and lowest scores were dropped in the tie breaker. "The other day I bought a Barcelona shirt with my last name and the number 8 on the back. I wouldn't wear it, but now I can!" Exclaimed, Bestwick. The crowd of was in full effect, cheering the competitors on. “These guys are out here firing it up and these Spanish fans make for an awesome contest,” said Bestwick.
Silver medalist Simon Tabron landed not only one 900, but twice during the finals. Australian Vince Byron rounded out the podium with Bronze after landing the first ever Seatgrab 540 Indie on Vert– a trick that Bryon invented himself. There were several other first-ever tricks landed during the finals, including Chad Kagy’s first-ever Frontflip Flair who only started practicing it two weeks ago and barely missed a spot on the podium.
Final BMX VERT X-Games Barcelona 2013.
1. Jamie Bestwick 323 State College, Penn., USA 91.00
2. Simon Tabron 331 Carlsbad, Calif., USA 91.00
3. Vince Byron 324 Brisbane, Australia 90.33
4. Chad Kagy 326 Gilroy, Calif., USA 90.33
5. Coco Zurita 334 Santiago, Chile 88.66
6. Steve McCann 328 Melbourne, Australia 88.66
7. Dennis McCoy 329 Kansas City, Mo., USA 88.00
8. Austin Coleman 325 Los Angeles, Calif., USA 85.00
9. Mykel Larrin 327 Racine, Wis., USA 83.66
10. Zack Warden 333 St. Louis, Mo., USA 82.33
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