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"\"&lt;div class=\\\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-above\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;div class=\\\"field-items\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;div class=\\\"field-item even\\\" property=\\\"content:encoded\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;With a full slate of prelims ahead for Thursday, we caught up with a few Dew Tour pros to get their take on the courses here in Portland.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Part of the beauty of the Dew Tour is that the course is different for every stop, which both the skaters and the BMXers appreciate.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI like the change, that it\\u2019s not the same ramp every stop and they change it up and keep it fresh,\\u201d said Bucky Lasek, who\\u2019s set to compete in skate vert prelims from 3:30-5pm. \\u201cIt\\u2019s more exciting. I dig the hole, I dig the gap. I love it. Everyone\\u2019s getting it dialed in today for prelims.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=\\\"Bob Burnquist\\\" height=\\\"370\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.allisports.com\\/images\\/uploads\\/640Bob-BurnquistIndy.jpg\\\" width=\\\"247\\\" \\/&gt;\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0 &lt;img alt=\\\"Rob Lorifice\\\" height=\\\"370\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.allisports.com\\/images\\/uploads\\/640Rob_TailGrab540.jpg\\\" width=\\\"247\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\\"clear: both\\\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bob Burnquist\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0 \\u00a0 \\u00a0 \\u00a0\\u00a0 \\u00a0 \\u00a0 \\u00a0 \\u00a0 \\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0\\u00a0 Rob Lorifice&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Skate vert prelims kick off the day\\u2019s competitions, followed by skate park from 5:30-7:30pm and then BMX dirt prelims to round it all out from 7-9pm. And it seems like across the board, the courses have the approval of the Dew Tour athletes.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI like the course a lot. It\\u2019s a bit different with a lot more transition, so I think it could be a bit of a challenge,\\u201d said Tyler Hendley of the skate park course located outdoors. \\u201cYou\\u2019ll see some of the normal skaters have to skate a little differently; you aren\\u2019t going to see the same tricks. My favorite thing is where the picnic bench is, I like that gap because it\\u2019s big and wide.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cFuzzy and his crew did an awesome job on the course,\\u201d added Ryan Nyquist, who won the BMX dirt competition in Portland last year. \\u201cIt\\u2019s big and it\\u2019s smooth, which is perfect. The fact that we\\u2019re indoors is real good, and it seems like they got really creative with the course. It will make for a lot of good riding. I think with the course and its layout, it\\u2019s going to be a really good contest.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=\\\"colton\\\" height=\\\"370\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.allisports.com\\/images\\/uploads\\/640Colton360whip.jpg\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Colton Satterfield&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;As for predictions, it seems like it could be anyone\\u2019s game all weekend long.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cFor dirt, Brett Banasiewicz,\\u201d said Andy Buckworth. \\u201cHe\\u2019s amazing. He\\u2019s absolutely killing it. I think he has a really good chance of winning again. I\\u2019m going to go ahead and call it out \\u2013 top three, top five at the worst. But I think everyone out here could pull out a win.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cBrett had a really good event in Chicago, in his first ever dirt competition,\\u201d agreed Nyquist. \\u201cAll eyes are on him to see what he can do. I always say this, but there are so many guys that can win this contest that it really just comes down to who has the best day.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cBob is killing it, Shaun and Pedro are both skating good, and Pierre\\u2019s always a good bet,\\u201d Lasek added.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=\\\"jordan\\\" height=\\\"370\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.allisports.com\\/images\\/uploads\\/640skate_street_practice_hoffart_jordan_nosegrind_crosland_081210-3.jpg\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jordan Hoffart&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThis could be anybody\\u2019s game, because it\\u2019s not the same course as in Boston,\\u201d Hendley said. \\u201cIt\\u2019s a bit tighter, and the real street skaters could have their time to shine. I think SoCal is on the come-up at this stop because you get the elements of real skateboarding.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Guess you\\u2019ll just have to come down to the Rose Quarter to see how it all pans out.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Speaking of which, click &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.allisports.com\\/dew-tour\\/event\\/wendys-invitational-2010\\/info\\/tickets\\\"&gt;here&lt;\\/a&gt; for tickets, and &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.allisports.com\\/dew-tour\\/event\\/wendys-invitational-2010\\/info\\/event-info\\\"&gt;here&lt;\\/a&gt; for the full schedule of events.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\\/p&gt;&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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