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For
Immediate Release
Contact: Jody Meacham, 408 / 288-2934, jody@sjsa.org
SAN JOSE (Oct. 27, 2004) – San
Jose will host one of five stops on the Dew Action Sports
Tour’s inaugural season next year, bringing a four-day
nationally televised competition to the city that is
expected to attract more than 100,000 spectators downtown.
Chosen
from among 20 bidding cities, San Jose’s
event will run Sept. 7-11, 2005 and will be the fourth
stop on the first professional multi-sport tour in action
sports covering the disciplines of skateboarding (street
and vert), BMX (street, dirt and vert) and freestyle
motocross. The competitions and accompanying festival
activities – including live music, video gaming
and other interactive elements – will cover more
than a million square feet indoors at HP Pavilion and
outdoors in the adjacent parking areas.
"The Dew Action
Sports Tour and San Jose are an excellent combination
that will be good for our city,
the athletes,
and the tour itself," said Mayor Ron Gonzales, co-chairman
of the bid submitted by the San Jose Sports Authority. "Our
community will embrace this event because it will generate
excitement downtown, provide a real boost for local businesses,
and provide terrific television exposure worldwide."
“I used to go to San Jose a lot to ride, and I’m
unbelievably excited about it,’’ said bid
co-chairman Ryan Nyquist, a professional BMX rider
and Los Gatos native.
The Dew Action Sports Tour is
jointly owned by NBC Sports,
which plans 19 hours of primarily live coverage, and
Clear Channel Entertainment – Motor Sports, which
stages more than 600 specialized motor sports events
annually. A cable broadcast partner and additional programming
plans will be announced later.
Athletes on the tour will
accumulate points through the season toward the awarding
of a $1 Million Bonus
Pool based on final standings.
All five sites on the
tour’s inaugural season
have signed multi-year agreements.
The official name
of the San Jose tour stop, whose title sponsor will
be Toyota, will be announced later. The
tour’s founding partners include Mountain Dew as
tour title sponsor; Panasonic, Right Guard Xtreme, Vans® and
PlayStation® as the additional event title sponsors;
and associate sponsors Peanut Chews® and Pacific
Cycle™ -- owner and supplier of Mongoose®,
Schwinn® and GT® bicycle brands.
The Dew Action
Sports Tour is among more than 120 sports events brought
to the city by the San Jose Sports Authority.
Visit our website at www.sjsa.org.
| Date |
City / Venue |
Title sponsor |
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| June 8-12, 2005 |
Louisville / Kentucky Expo Center |
Panasonic |
| July 6-10, 2005 |
Denver / Pepsi Center |
Right Guard Xtreme |
| Aug. 17-21, 2005 |
Portland / Rose Quarter |
Vans® |
| Sept. 7-11, 2005 |
San Jose / HP Pavilion |
Toyota |
| Oct. 12-16, 2005 |
Orlando / TD Waterhouse Arena |
PlayStation® |
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