Tyler Chamberlain is Free Flow Tour BMX Vert Champ

Tyler Chamberlain, 21, has won the BMX Vert Free Flow tour contest in SLC.  The Free Flow tour is the amateur tour of the AST Dew Tour and Chamberlain went up against Kyle Noble and Kevin Colla for a chance to appear at next month’s PlayStation Pro BMX Vert finals.  He also wins a new Verizon wireless phone, an Ogio travel bag, a Playstation® Portable, and a $100 Wendy’s gift certificate.

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Tyler Chamberlain wins Free Flow Tour BMX Vert Finals in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY – Tyler Chamberlain won the BMX Vert event Friday at the Free Flow Tour finals. The competition was held at the AST Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge.

The 21-year-old Chamberlain of Herrick, Ill. achieved the win with his first run score of 88.00, landing a 540 and multiple barspin variations. Kyle Noble, of Indian Harbour Springs, Fla., followed with an 86.00 and Kevin Colla, of South Windsor, Conn., placed third with an 82.67.

“It feels really good to win the Free Flow Tour title,” Chamberlain said. “There are some things that I need to work on between now and Orlando, but I’m excited. To get an opportunity like this is unbelievable. I can’t wait to compete on the Dew Tour.”

With the win, Chamberlain earns a wildcard entry into the AST Dew Tour’s PlayStation® Pro, October 16-19.

The Free Flow Tour finals are a part of the Toyota Challenge event, a four-day competition that is the fourth of five stops on the AST Dew Tour, which features skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross. Saturday’s Free Flow action includes skateboard park and BMX park finals, while the Sunday schedule concludes with the skate vert finals.

The Free Flow Tour consists of 50 events across the U.S. and features 30 skateboarding (24 park and six vert) and 20 BMX (16 park and four vert) competitions. Encompassing the ‘Flow to Pro’ theme, the two overall skate and BMX park champions and the two overall skate and BMX vert champions win a wild card spot to compete against the pros at the final stop of the AST Dew Tour, the PlayStation Pro®, in Orlando, Fla.

AST Dew Tour-Free Flow Tour Finals Results
September 12, 2008, Salt Lake City

BMX Vert Finals
1. Tyler Chamberlain, Herrick, Ill., 88.00
2. Kyle Noble, Indian Harbour Springs, Fla., 86.00
3. Kevin Colla, South Windsor, Conn., 82.67.