From Sandy Mitchell [1],
Your Guide to Cleveland, OH [2].
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The Dew Tour, now in its third season, is the most watched and attended action sports event in the world. The 2007 tour (sponsored by Mountain Dew), which features BMX, skateboarding, and freestyle motocross, will hit Cleveland from July 19 to 22, 2007 -- the second of five stops on the tour.
Sporting Events:
The four-day Dew Tour, held at Cleveland's Northcoast Harbor (behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [4]), includes freestylemotocross [5], BMX (motocross on bikes), and skateboarding. The world's best in all of these sports compete for $3.5 million in prize money.
Other Activities:
Other activities at the Dew Tour include videogaming, skate interactive courses, a two-story 3200-square foot House of Dew with a DJ and a variety of other activities, an airbrush tattoo parlor, an unlimited supply of Mountain Dew, and a Friday night concert. One admission includes access to all sports and non-sporting events.
2007 Schedule:
The 2007 Dew Tour schedule includes:
Thursday, July 19, gates open at 2pm
Friday, July 20 - gates open at 3pm
Saturday, July 21 - gates open at 1pm
Sunday, July 22 - gates open at 1pm
Admission and Tickets:
A three-day pass to the Dew Tour is $35 with a free ticket to the qualifying events on Thursday included. Kids 12 and under are $5 and also get a free Thursday ticket. Premium "Action Zone" seating is available for Friday - Sunday, beginning at $100/day. Admission to the concert and the outdoor festival is included in all rates.
For more information and/or tickets, call 216 241-5555 or visit the Dew Tour Web site. [6]
Parking:
Parking is always kind of tricky at North Coast Harbor, but there are limited spaces in the E. 9th St. Pier lot (usual rate is $8) and ample parking at the nearby Great Lakes Science Center log (also $8) and across the shoreway in the Cleveland Municipal lot and the Williard Park Lot off of E 9th St. (rates vary by event). (BETTER YET--TAKE RTA www.gcrta.org [7] OR RIDE YOUR BIKE)
Contact Information:
Dew AST Tour
c/o Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
50 Public Square, Suite 950
Cleveland, OH 44113
216 621-0600
Dew AST Tour
1-800 DEW-TOUR
(Created 6-09-07)
For more information about the Dew Tour
Dew Tour Official Site [8]What is Motocross? [5]
Attractions near the Dew Tour
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [4]USS Cod [9]Great Lakes Science Center [10]
More about Championship Skateboarding
Scenes from the 2005 Dew Tour [11]Shaun White Profile [12]A Skateboard Tricks Glossary [13]
Related Articles
Grand Prix of Cleveland -- Profile of the Grand Prix of... [14]Cleveland Browns Stadium - A Fan's Guide [15]ASPT Dew Tour News, Links, Information, Resources and M... [16]2005 Free Flow Tour Schedual Confirmed Appearances [17]
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Links:
[1] http://cleveland.about.com/mbiopage.htm
[2] http://cleveland.about.com/
[3] http://cleveland.about.com/gi/pages/mmail.htm
[4] http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandattractions/p/Rockhall.htm
[5] http://motorcycles.about.com/library/glossary/bldef157.htm
[6] http://www.astdewtour.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=88&Event=2&subnav=Events&page=Tickets
[7] http://www.gcrta.org
[8] http://www.astdewtour.com/
[9] http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandattractions/p/cod.htm
[10] http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandattractions/p/glsc.htm
[11] http://skateboard.about.com/od/dewactionsportstournews/ss/DASTJournal05.htm
[12] http://skateboard.about.com/od/proskaterbios/p/ProShaunWhite.htm
[13] http://skateboard.about.com/od/skateboardtricksglossary/Skateboard_Tricks_and_Riding_Dictionary.htm
[14] http://cleveland.about.com/od/summerevents/p/grandprix.htm
[15] http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandbrowns/p/brownsstadium.htm
[16] http://skateboard.about.com/od/dewactionsportstournews/a/DastHub.htm
[17] http://skateboard.about.com/od/events/a/05FreeFlowTourS_2.htm
[18] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/system/files/skateboarder.jpg