Park may have brought up some new names and new results, but the vert results look like a copy and paste from every single event last year. But what can you do when Jamie Bestwick is still riding in perfect form at whatever age he is (ain't gonna hear it from him). So it would appear the battle for second place begins, as familiar names follow behind Jamie and end up competing for 2 spots on the podium instead of 3. My question is "when is Coco Zurita's riding going to get noticed and earn him a cup?"

Here are the results in plain English (or names...):

PARK
1. Kyle Baldock
2. Dennis Enarson
3. Ryan Nyquist
4. Brett Banasiewicz
5. Scotty Cranmer
6. Gary Young
7. Harry Main
8. Garrett Reynolds
9. Mark Webb
10. Daniel Dhers

VERT
1. Jamie Bestwick
2. Chad Kagy
3. Simon Tabron
4. Steven McCann
5. Vince Byron
6. Coco Zurita
7. Jan Valenta
8. Jimmy Walker
9. Austin Coleman
10.Dennis McCoy

Anybody notice that name at the bottom of the park results... Daniel Dhers? I'm guessing the judges were actually enforcing the rules of using the course and being creative, which doesn't work well with Daniel's box-jump, quarter, spine, quarter, repeat routine. Makes sense too, as those who used the course's diverse lines and transfers best are on the top of the list. And Baldock's double flip cannot be argued with as he takes the top spot.

photo from allisports.com

I thought this edit was going to be good, but I was wrong. It's f---ing great. Two pretty different styles of BMX coming together in an epic mix, and even some doubles stunts for those who remember doubles on vert. X Games should bring that back. Check out the last clip...

San Jose, Calif. - December 11, 2010 - BMX riders and X-Games Gold Medalists Ryan Nyquist and Joey Garcia challenged Silicon Valley corporate execs in a tricycle race at this year's Big Bike Build on Saturday, December 11th, 2010. In its sixth year, Big Bike Build 2010, presented by TurningWheels for Kids, brought together more than 700 volunteers to build 2,400 bikes for underprivileged kids in one day at the San Jose Convention Center's South Hall, 435 S. Market St., San Jose.

The work whistle blew at 8 a.m. with bicycle construction peaking at 11 a.m. when volunteers set down their tools to watch the first-ever Great Tricycle Race, pitting the pros against local all-stars including: Gene Banman, CEO of Zero Motorcycles; Dan Fenton, CEO of Team San Jose; Rich Gamboa, Vice President of UBS; Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group; Joe Parisi, CEO and Founder of Therma Corp.; Joe Rodriguez, Columnist for the San Jose Mercury News; Josh Thompson, former Strikeforce Mixed Martial Arts champ; Wes Wasson, Chief Marketing Officer and Sr. Vice President of Citrix Systems; Tom Werner, CEO of SunPower Corporation; Chris Wilder, Executive Director of the Valley Medical Center Foundation

Nyquist and Garcia didn't make it past the qualifying round while Barry Arata from Bomber Builders took home first place.

"We definitely weren't in the lead," Nyquist said. "So after that it was all just fun and games. We rubbed a little bit. I think Joey almost flipped me over. It was good."

Nyquist has taken the Dirt Crown twice in the Dew Tour ('09 and '10) and won 13 X-Game medals in his legendary BMX career, spanning more than 15 years. Garcia won the Gold medal at the 1996 X-Games and Bronze medals at the 1995 and 1998 X-Games. Their participation was arranged by volunteer Mathew Mardesich, president and CEO of ROG & Co., Inc., which develops action-sport terrain parks for kids.

"To be honest, I don't know if I've ever seen this many bikes in one place before," Nyquist said, "and the fact that they're giving away every single bike is fantastic. It's going to make a lot of kids happy on Christmas morning."

Twenty children from CityTeam Ministries also participated in the Big Bike Build by helping build the bikes they would take home, along with a helmet and lock. The remaining bikes were arranged to be given to more than 25 Bay Area charitable organizations for distribution."A bike is still the No. 1 requested item by children above an iPod or video game or anything else," states Runsvold. "A bike provides a child with--not only health benefits--but a great deal of independence and joy."

To date, TurningWheels for Kids has raised nearly $900,000 to purchase new bikes and helmets, and it has recently started to visit local neighborhoods to assist with and teach children routine maintenance of the bikes. Thanks to two individual donors who pay all modest administrative fees, 100 percent of donations go to buying bikes and helmets.

Bike Build's Sixth Annual Holiday Push
Hundreds of Santa's Helpers to Build 2,400 Bikes for Needy Kids in
Santa Clara County on Saturday, December 11, 2010

Once-only visual - Corporate Execs racing BMXers on tricycle!

Visuals:
11:00 a.m. - The Great Tricycle Race - a grueling competition mounted on tricycles where competitors will try to defeat professional BMX Athlete and X Games Gold medalist Ryan Nyquist.
8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - The Convention Center's South Hall begins to resemble Santa's Workshop as volunteers scramble to assemble bicycles following the starter's whistle at approximately 9:00 a.m. As the day progresses, the area becomes a sea of bikes!
11:00 a.m. - CityTeam Ministries is partnering to bring 20-30 children who will participate in the bike building and be fitted for bikes and helmets.
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Bikes as far as the eye can see during the height of the day's activities.

Why:
TurningWheels for Kids provides free bikes for children in need, to support better physical and emotional well-being. The program serves low-income children who are at high risk for obesity and related health issues and whose families do not have the means to support an active lifestyle that includes regular exercise.

TurningWheels for Kids was the vision of Susan Runsvold, a nurse manager at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, who wanted to buy bikes at Christmas and give them to underprivileged children; children she believed might otherwise not receive any present from Santa. Runsvold began what she hoped would be a tradition of collecting money from her friends and colleagues to purchase as many bikes as possible for holiday distribution. To date, TurningWheels for Kids has raised nearly $900,000, and it has recently started to visit local neighborhoods to assist with and teach children routine maintenance of the bikes. Thanks to two individual donors who pay all modest administrative fees, 100 percent of all donations go to buying bikes and helmets.

Each year, the bikes are bought in bulk, costing on average $85 for a bike and helmet, and are built by hundreds of volunteers coming together for one day of group bike construction, with thousands of children receiving a brand new bike and safety helmet.

For more information, visit www.turningwheelsforkids.org.

I have become quite accustomed to calling Greenville, North Carolina its famed nickname "Protown, USA". Home to dudes like Dave Mirra, Ryan Nyquist, Ryan Guettler, and more. Mark Losey has spent a long time covering the riders that came in and out of Greenville, so it only makes sense for him to produce a movie based entirely on the town that started it all.

Keep in touch with Losey and the progress of the film on facebook.