BMX Invitees Announced For X Games 14

It’s about that time of year again…  the invited athletes for X Games 14 are being announced and BMX is one of the first out of the gate, with two new events (Super Park and BMX Street) joining the existing Vert and Big Air contests.  Of course most of the athletes who participated in park last year will be now invited to Super Park, including the top three of last year Daniel Dhers, Scotty Cranmer and Dave Mirra (pictured above).

Among the invited rider for BMX Street are Garrett Reynolds, Aaron Ross, Van Homan and Corey Martinez.

There will be one more round of invited athletes announced around June 24, 2008.

Keep reading for the official release from the Hoffman Sports Association.

BMX Freestyle Invited Athletes for X Games 14

The Hoffman Sports Association announced today the first round of invites for the BMX Freestyle competitions for ESPN’s X Games 14, to be held July 29-August 3 in Los Angeles. X Games 14 will bring back Vert and Big Air for BMX Freestyle, as well, the event will include two new competitions: Street and SuperPark. SuperPark will comprise 20 riders in a pre-qualifying round to select for a 10-rider final. Detailed schedule and competition format to be released soon.

Invitees include:

Super Park – Full class will be 20 riders:
1. Daniel Dhers
2. Scotty Cranmer
3. Dave Mirra
4. Morgan Wade
5. Ryan Nyquist
6. Gary Young
7. Dennis Enarson
8. Josh Harrington
9. Ryan Guettler
10. Mike Aitken
11. Chris Doyle

Big Air – Full class will be 6 riders:
1. Kevin Robinson
2. Anthony Napolitan
3. Steve McCann
4. Chad Kagy
5. Morgan Wade

Street – Full class will be 12 riders:
1. Garrett Reynolds
2. Aaron Ross
3. Van Homan
4. Corey Martinez
5. Dakota Roche
6. Brad Simms
7. Brian Kachinsky
8. Sean Sexton
9. Josh Harrington

Vert – Full class will be 10 riders:
1. Jamie Bestwick
2. Simon Tabron
3. Kevin Robinson
4. Chad Kagy
5. Zack Warden
6. Jimmy Walker
7. Francisco “CoCo” Zurita
8. Steve McCann

The second and final round of invites will announce 9 riders for SuperPark; 3 riders for Street; 2 riders for Vert; and 1 rider for Big Air and will take place on or about June 24, 2008.

The Hoffman Sports Association (H.S.A.) was established in 1991 by the legendary BMX Freestyle athlete Mat Hoffman and is one of the leading BMX Freestyle events organizers in the World. The H.S.A. has worked with ESPN for more than 13 years to organize all its BMX competitions including all international X Games events. For more information about the H.S.A., visit www.hsabmx.com.