Nominees Announced For The 14th Annual Transworld Ride Bmx Nora Cup Awards

Sept. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- The 14th Annual TransWorld Ride BMX NORA Cup Awards will be held at The Pearl Theater at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, September 23.  For the first time ever, the awards show will be offering special seating for general admission, open to all ages.

“I can’t wait for this year’s TransWorld Ride BMX NORA Cup! The Pearl Theater inside The Palms is the perfect place to honor the best riders in BMX,” said TransWorld Ride BMX Editor in Chief Keith Mulligan.  “Once again we’ve got an insane lineup of legendary presenters sure to make BMX’s biggest night something to remember.”

In the midst of Interbike, North America’s largest international bicycle trade event and show, TransWorld Ride BMX will host its prestigious Number One Rider Awards show honoring BMX’s top pro riders in seven various categories. The winners are determined by polling professional BMXers, and the nominee categories are: Number One Racer, Number One Flatlander, Number One Street Rider, Number One Ramp Rider, Number One Dirt Jumper, Best Video Part, and Video Of The Year.

And the official nominees for the 14th Annual TransWorld Ride BMX NORA Cup Awards are…

Number One Racer:
Josh Meyers
Maris Strombergs
Sam Willoughby
Khalen Young

Number One Flatlander:
Terry Adams
Matthias Dandois
Martti Kuoppa
Jesse Puente
Moto Sasaki

Number One Street Rider:
Ty Morrow
Garrett Reynolds
Dakota Roche
Nathan Williams
Rob Wise

Number One Ramp Rider:
Jamie Bestwick
Drew Bezanson
Dennis Enarson
Chase Hawk
Gary Young

Number One Dirt Jumper:
Corey Bohan
Mike “Hucker” Clark
Chris Doyle
TJ Ellis
Dennis Enarson

Best Video Part:
Corey Martinez - This is United
Garrett Reynolds - Props Issue 75
Dakota Roche - Let 'Em Talk
Dave Thompson - Props Issue 76
Nathan Williams - This Is United

Video Of The Year:
Cuts (Animal)
Let 'Em Talk (Cult)
Range of Motion (Ride BMX)
The Birth of Big Air (Dickhouse Productions)
This is United (United)

In addition to the awards, TransWorld Ride BMX will be hosting the world premiere of WETHEPEOPLE’s film, Anytime Now. Check out the teaser here: http://bmx.transworld.net/1000098654/1/wethepeople-full-length-dvd-trailer/  

A special thanks goes out to our sponsors Red Bull, DC, The Palms Resort Casino and WETHEPEOPLE for helping to make this event possible.  

For more information on TransWorld Ride BMX and its NORA Cup Award Show, stay tuned online at ridebmx.com.  For specially discounted room rates at the Palms (valid September 20–25) call toll free 1-866-942-7770 and request the Ride BMX NORA Cup referral rate.

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About TransWorld Ride BMX

The number one media brand in the industry since 1992, TransWorld Ride BMX has fueled participation in the sport from day one by chronicling and sharing insights on the BMX lifestyle and experiences that educate new enthusiasts while continuing to inspire veterans of the sport. Found online at ridebmx.com, TransWorld RideBMX is based in Carlsbad, California, and is a product of TransWorld Media, the world’s leading action sports media company.

TransWorld is a division of the Bonnier Corporation. Bonnier Corporation (www.bonniercorp.com) is one of the largest consumer publishing groups in America and the leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences through more than 40 special-interest magazines and related multimedia projects and events.