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Amsterdam Fact Sheet

EVENT OVERVIEW:		The LG Action Sports World Tour is the global points series for action sports, in which the world’s top pros in skateboarding, BMX, inline skating and freestyle motocross (FMX) attempt to qualify for the World Championships. The event in Amsterdam will be tied into the well-known Dance Valley festival and will feature the best 110 athletes from around the world, including all of the Netherlands’ top pros.

2006 DATES:		14 - 15 July

LOCATION:		Inside Dance Valley, located at Recreation Area Spaarnwoude (about 25 minutes west of Amsterdam)

DIRECTIONS:		For detailed directions and instructions, click here.

TV COVERAGE:		The event will be distributed to 440 million homes in 140 countries on the following networks: 2 Hours of national TV coverage on RTL 7 12 hours of national TV coverage on MTV/TMF 3 hours of pan-European coverage on Eurosport and Eurosport2 6 hours of pan-European coverage on the Extreme Sports Channel 4.5 hours of USA coverage on OLN

PRO COMPETITIONS:		BMX (street course and half-pipe contests) Inline Skating (street course and half-pipe) Skateboarding (street course and half-pipe) Freestyle Motocross (exhibitions)

PARTICIPANTS:		The event features one hundred ten (110) of the top professional athletes from skateboarding, BMX, inline skating and Freestyle Motocross, including many of the biggest names in those sports. The Tour consists of athletes from 23 countries. Some of the top pros that are expected to attend in this international field of talent include: Simon Tabron (UK), Fabiola da Silva (BRA), Mathias Ringstrom (SWE), Anthony Furlong (USA), John Parker (USA), Jake Brown (AUS), Taig Khris (FRA), Tobias Wicke (GER), Nel Martin (ESP), Eito Yasutoko (JAP), Takeshi Yasutoko (JAP), Beni Huber(SUI), Shane Yost (TAS) and former World Champion, Sven Boekhorst, from the Netherlands.

MUSIC:		More than 80 top DJs will perform live at the event as part of one of Europe’s largest outdoor music festivals.

EST. ATTENDANCE:		70,000 over two ticketed sessions

SESSION TIMES:		14 July, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM 15 July, 10:30 AM – 9:00 PM

TICKETS:		Tickets start at 39 Euros per day.

EVENT SCHEDULE:		14 July Inline Vert Prelims Freestyle Motocross Exhibitions BMX Street Course Finals Skateboarding Vert Finals 15 July Skateboarding Street Course Finals Freestyle Motocross Exhibitions BMX Vert Finals Inline Street Course Finals Inline Vert Finals Amateur Skateboarding Vert Finals

HISTORY:		2006 will be the tenth year of this series and the first year in the Netherlands. The LG Action Sports World Tour is the only global competition circuit in action sports.