What made you bring out the purple bike to Cleveland? I had it built up and rode it every now and then in Greenville. I really liked the crome so I took both bikes to Cleveland and was going to ride the purple one in dirt and the black bike in park but on the day I just stuck with the purple one. Are you superstitious in any way? No, not at all. You did great in Dirt. Did the course fit your riding style or doesn’t that matter too much to you? At most Dew Tours the jumps are big and pretty scary so I hold back till the finals but this course had smaller jumps so they were super fun to ride every day and I wasn’t scared to do all my tricks on them so by the finals the only trick I had not done was the 1080. Being on the podium again must have felt great. How does it feel when a plan comes together? Really good!! It’s cool to be on a podium next to Cam White and Ryan Nyquist. Feels great!!! Downside of the Cleveland Dew Tour is that you ended up in hospital during Park finals. What happened? Tried a 1080 and came up a bit sideways and sent my face into the landing. I have a broken nose, have to replace 5 teeth and have 14 stitches in my lip and nose. Sucks How long are you out for? I got home last night and feel a lot better today so I’ll either ride tonight or tomorrow. Next comps on the program? X-games in a week. Should be fun. Can’t wait to see Dave Mirra rally race
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 - 2:35 am