The first Dew Tour of the year is going down next week in Chicago. I know my plane ticket is booked and I look forward to seeing a lot of you there. There are a few guys I think are going to make big impacts there, and here is why.

Dirt:

1. TJ Ellis. TJ has been on a roll this year with a big win at Fise and then at Warriors of Wood. He's more dialed than ever, completely healthy, and ready to win some of these big events. He's going to do big things this year.

2. Cam White. Cam definitely doesn't want to lose his title from last year and has been putting in the time on his bike he needs to stay on top of the game. Cam has been back out in Las Vegas for a few months now and has been riding TJ Lavin's yard once or twice every day. He's ready for another big year.

3. Rob Darden. Rob won the Extreme Thing dirt contest earlier this year and then went on to win Extreme Playgrounds in Germany. Rob's combination of consistency and style will definitely make him one of the highest placing dudes on the course this year.


Park:

1. Daniel Dhers. Daniel has been off to a bit of a rough start this year, but come on. We all know what he's capable of and we all know how much he loves to win. Daniel's combination of tricks and his ability to ride the entire course make him damn near unstoppable. Also, he's been putting in time at Woodward, so you know he's going to have a couple of fresh new moves.

2. Josh Perry. Josh has been around for a couple of years now, but it seems like everything is finally starting to fall into place for him. He moved to Greenville, is getting support from a couple of good companies, and has been riding better and harder than ever. He turned a lot of heads this year by totally shutting down the JoMoPro contest. If he can bring that same consistency and that 360 barspin to barspin to tailwhip to the Dew Tour, he's definitely capable of taking home a big win.

3. Mike Spinner. You can never count out Spinner. He's been fairly silent in the off season, which most likely means dialing in some new tricks. He's got a few moves that nobody else is messing with, and has been working on getting flairs dialed in. Quad whip right into a big flair? That'd be wild.

Vert:

1. Jamie Bestwick. Jamie Bestwick is the best vert rider of all time. That's all there is to it.

2. Chad Kagy. I think it's safe to say that Chad will do whatever it takes to snag as many wins as possible from Jamie this year. Also, being a Woodward local, you never know what new stuff he's going to bust out.

3. Simon Tabron. Simon is never one to count out. He's got a new bike this year (WeThePeople), a new place to call home (SoCal), and the most consistent 900's in the game. Are we going to see a whole new Simon? We'll see.

Street:

Garrett Reynolds/Dannis Enarson/JJ Palmere. There are only three teams to choose from, and I think this is the easy pick. You've all seen Writing on the Wall. It's no secret that Dennis and Garrett are two of the wildest dudes in BMX. Also, Garrett has a history of winning damn near every X-Games street contest that's ever existed. We haven't seen much of JJ in a while due to his injury, but he's also capable of some crazy stuff on street that nobody else is messing with. This team has got it.


Those are my picks. Am I a credibly source for anything? Probably not. Either way, I'll see you in Chicago!

-Kyle Carlson