Solana Beach, Calif. – November 19, 2014 – The Recon Tour
PRO Final wrapped up a series of six amateur stops and three PRO stops in
Greenville, North Carolina at the private park The Unit. The exclusive venue
played host to professional BMX riders from all over the world, including
Australia, Venezuela and Brazil.
It was Monster Energy’s own Scotty Cranmer that would take
the top spot and win $8,000. Following close behind Daniel Dhers, Nick Bruce,
Rob Armour and Monster Army’s David Lieb. The competition was stacked with
other well-known competitors including previous Recon Tour PRO stop winner
Kevin Peraza, Pat Casey, and locals Rob Darden and Dan Foley.
For the first time, Recon Tour played host to two sets of
brothers competing against each other. Earlier in the year, Victor Peraza
finished first in an AM stop to earn his spot into the PRO Final and compete
against his older brother Kevin Peraza. While Matty Cranmer finished second at
the AM stop at The Incline Club in Lakewood, NJ and went on to earn his spot
into the PRO Final, where he competed against older brother Scotty, who won the
overall championship.
The Recon Tour’s unique format allowed for the little
brothers to advance into the contest, along with other amateurs including Case
Taylor, Parker Heath, Joel Bondu and Trent Newkirk. As the sole contest providing
amateurs the opportunity to advance to the PRO level through their results,
Recon Tour created a unique final filled with new talent.
Case Taylor won the overall Recon Tour AM Championship.
Having finished first at the AM stop at The Incline Club he advanced to the PRO
contest and then to the PRO Final, where his impressive 900 would land him the
overall AM championship in the PRO Final.
The contest was steep with competition and full of heavy
hitters. Scotty Cranmer won with signature moves like a helicopter and creative
tricks like a fufunu onto a banner railing and an ice pick on the highest wall
of The Unit. Dhers impressed with his standard barrel rolls, 720s and unique
transfers. While Nick Bruce rounded out the podium with bangers like a flair
drop-in and a flair double whip. All of the athletes showed off unique talent
and impressive lines that proved the progression of BMX is steady and bright.
Special thanks to the Hookit brand partners: Monster Army,
Replay XD, Hyper Bike co., Movietickets.com, Pro-Tec, Sunringle, ODI, Snafu,
Fugoo, Vans, and Vital BMX. Big thanks to Rob Darden, Dan Foley, Diogo Canina, Terrell
Gordy, Nick Jones, John Saxton and Mike Liard, Ian Abbott and Trish.
Final Results:
1st Scotty Cranmer
2nd Daniel Dhers
3rd Nick Bruce
4th Rob Armour
5th David Lieb
6th Matt Ray
7th Pat Casey
8th Joel Bondu
9th Kevin Peraza
10th Keith Schmidt
Full Results: http://therecontour.hookit.com/events/recon-tour-pro-finals/results/
About the Recon Tour
The Recon Tour,
created by Hookit and Monster Energy, is an intelligence-gathering mission to
find the best up- and-coming athletes in the nation through contests for BMX,
Snowboard and Ski. We work closely with key partners to support the future of
action sports and provide a better platform for the athletes to advance in
their sports. For more information on the Recon Tour, visit
www.theReconTour.com. Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/recontour on Twitter
@recontour, and on instagram @recontour. To get involved as a sponsor or
partner, please contact Robby Burleson at 888-874-3374 ext. 103 or
[email protected].
About Hookit
Hookit is a digitally
connected platform of tools and services created to support and connect
athletes, brands and sports.
Nearly 1M athlete’s
worldwide use Hookit to track their progression, promote themselves, build
their personal brand, and earn deals from their favorite brands. The newly
launched Hookit Score essentially measures the value of any athlete at any
level. Updated daily scores range from 1-10,000, and are based on athletes’
commitment, performance and reach in their sport. Brand partners are provided
with powerful tools to discover, manage and reward amateur and professional
athletes who actively support their brand. For more information visit
www.hookit.com.
About Monster Army
Monster Army is a
legion of athletes and fans that represent the Monster Energy brand all over
the world. Join pros like Scotty Cranmer, Jamie Bestwick, Ryan Villopoto, Danny
Kass and Rob Dyrdek, and get insider access to the Monster Energy lifestyle -
Athletes, Support, News, Music, Contests and Events. For more info, visit www.monsterarmy.com