Of the eight riders competing, "Cowboy" Kenny Bartram said that five of them had never landed the trick they intended to try to dirt. These riders included at least Charles Pages (Decade Air), Travis Pastrana (Rodeo 720), Paris Rosen (Front Flip), and Kyle Loza (rumored bike flip). And by round two, basically half of the field was out. Pastrana crashed big on his Rodeo 720 attempt, as did Pages on his Decade Air and Rosen on his front flip.
Scott Murray crashed in both of his double-backflip attempts, and solid runs by both Todd Potter and Blake "Bilko" Williams were put on the back burner by a return of Kyle Loza's "Electric Death", which won him the gold last year.
New trick or old, though, Loza got the gold for the second year in a row with the same trick. Will Pastrana be back with his Rodeo next year? That's a safe bet. So will Loza be content to stay with his tried-and-true body varial? Probably not.
Results:
1. Kyle Loza 89.20
2. Blake Williams 88.00
3. Todd Potter 83.40
4. Travis Pastrana 61.40
5. Paris Rosen 57.80
6. Charles Pages 55.00
7. Scott Murray 51.80
8. William Watts 37.60
