The class of Skateboard Vert for the past decade or so showed once again he's not ready to pass the torch quite yet. On his final run of the competition Bucky Lasek found his rhythm landing combo after combo, including a fakie to fakie 540 and a McTwist 540 earning a score of 88.50 which was enough to take the lead from Pierre-Luc Gagnon.

After a long rain delay which included the evacuation of the competitors, staff, and fans from the beach due to lighting concerns one of the most competitive vert comps was set to go in Ocean City Maryland.

PLG had an opportunity to regain the lead but was unable to link together enough tricks to better Lasek's 88.50. The Vert competition is better than ever with the crop of young talent nipping at the heels of the experienced guys. Fourteen-year-old Mitchie Brusco finished in 6th place at his first ever Dew Tour while Skate Bowl champ Pedro Barros proved his abilities translate to the vert finishing in 4th.

Shaun White was back on a skateboard once again proving he's a serious contender in Vert but will have some work to do if he plans on winning this week at X Games.

As you would expect Lasek was ecstatic after his comeback victory "Oh man, I'm speechless right now, I guess I just like the pressure. I need something to push me and Pierre killed it. Shaun was ripping. Pedro was on fire. Adam, I've never seen him skate that good. And it was just go time. I think I just used that and I went off their momentum."

His excitement from his win won't last long as the competition resumes in Los Angeles on Saturday night as these guys battle it out for Gold at X Games 17.

Official results form the Dew Tour Pantech Open-
1 Bucky Lasek 88.50
2 Pierre-Luc Gagnon 87.75
3 Shaun White 86.25
4 Pedro Barros 82.50
5 Adam Taylor 77.25

photos courtesy of Alli Sports.