Athletes are pre-qualified based on their rankings at the end of the 2008 Dew Tour season. Additionally one-two wild cards per discipline have been selected. Athletes who are not pre-qualified may compete as Open Qualifiers at the Nike 6.0 BMX Open to earn a spot in the preliminary rounds. The full list of pre-qualified athletes is as follows:
BMX Park
Daniel Dhers, Mike Spinner, Ryan Nyquist, Rob Darden, Garrett Reynolds, Craig Mast, Ryan Guettler, Steven McCann, Drew Bezanson, Dennis Enarson, Marcus Tooker, Gary Young, Seth Klinger, Dave Mirra, Austin Coleman, Alessandro Barbero, Anthony Napolitan, Morgan Wade, Alistair Whitton, Kevin Kiraly, *Scotty Cranmer, *Allan Cooke.
BMX Vert
Jamie Bestwick, Chad Kagy, Simon Tabron, Steven McCann, Dennis McCoy, Jimmy Walker, Zack Warden, Jay Eggleston, Francisco Zurita, John Parker, *Kevin Robinson.
BMX Dirt
Cameron White, Corey Bohan, Dennis Enarson, Luke Parslow, Ryan Nyquist, James Foster, Ryan Guettler, Rob Darden, Cory Nastazio, Anthony Napolitan, Nate Berkheimer, TJ Ellis, Diogo Canina, Steven McCann, Chris Gerber, *Chris Doyle, *Brandon Dosch.
*Indicates wild cards
The Nike 6.0 BMX Open schedule of events is as follows: Friday, June 26th
Gates Open at 1pm
12:30-3pm BMX Park Prelims
3:15-3:45pm BMX Street Specialty Competition
4-5:30pm BMX Dirt Prelims
5:30-7pm Concert – Lupe Fiasco
7:30-9pm BMX Dirt Finals
Saturday, June 27th
Gates Open at 11am
12:30-2pm BMX Park Finals
3-5pm BMX Vert Prelims
7:30-9pm BMX Vert Finals
**Schedule is subject to change**
The complete 2009 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
-Nike 6.0 BMX Open June 26-27 Chicago, Ill.—Grant Park
-Wendy’s Invitational Aug. 13-16 Portland, Ore.—Rose Quarter
-Toyota Challenge Sept. 17-20 Salt Lake City, UT—EnergySolutions Arena
-PlayStation® Pro Oct. 15-18 Orlando, Fla.—Amway Arena
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