Race Report: 2019 Nevada State Gravity Champs

The first round of the DVO Winter Gravity Series is a wrap with KHS Factory Racing sweeping the Men's DH podium with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 48 gravity-fueled State/Regional Championships medals were awarded, $3,000 in cash to pros from DVO and GT Bicycles, $100 cash to the fastest Junior Expert provided by, Trucker Co. The GT raffle for the Sanction frame and prizes to all amateurs. It is no surprise that there were lots of stoked faces in the crowd and on the race courses.


2019 DVO Mob n Mojave is on February 15-17, 2019. Register early HERE

The Enduro race had a very respectable 18 Pro Men, 5 Pro Women and over 100 amateurs competing. The Bootleg Enduro courses tend to get more gnarly and less pedally as the series goes into round 2 and 3. Next event promises one stage down the face!



With pay-outs going 5 deep and equal pay for men and women, we expect the women's field to continue to grow.


Seen here is DVO's Geoff Welch. This dude seems to be pretty happy and we think it may just be the DVO and Bootleg combination. It's the only place we see him and he is the biggest kid out there. Viva la DVO and Bootleg.


There were many other "regular sized" kids in attendance. Seen here is the podium for the Boys DH 11-12 age bracket.



KHS's Bryce Helbling airing it out near the bottom of the DH course. Legendary local bike shop, All Mountain Cyclery (AMC) with the help of many locals just finished a couple of new table top jumps. The 1st one is 42 feet from the take-off to the sweet spot. AMC operates shuttles on weekends and is also the home of Bootleg Canyon.



An awesome total of 32 kids competed in the 14 and under age brackets for all race disciplines. We think that is a Bootleg Canyon record and can't wait to see how many kids show up for the 2019 DVO Mob n Mojave next month. This photo is of standout/prodigy Teagan Heap. Teagan turns 12 this August and rides for Onyx Racing, DEITY, FiveTen, WolfTooth, All Mountain Cyclery, TRP, DVO Troy Lee Designs and Merge4.



Nikolas Nestoroff seen here on his way to 1st place DH finish, $500 in DVO cash and the State/Regional DH Champ honors until next year at this time. Nik made it down the DH course in a blazing 3:15.76 seconds.



A few more event photos provided by the official event photog: Jim Black





It was a KHS sweep for first thru third for the DH event, with Nikolas Nestoroff coming in 1st, Steven Walton aka The Swaltonator coming in 2nd and Logan Binggeli taking 3rd.



The Pro Women's DH podium was a joyous occasion. DVO cash and State/Regional Champ honors were enjoyed by Amanda Wentz taking home her 1st State Champ win, Chelsea Kimball 2nd, Jordan Scott 3rd, McKenna Merten 4th and Lexi Fite coming in 5th. This was McKenna and Lexi's pro debut. Great job ladies!



The Pro Men's DH podium was graced by Nikolas Nesteroff in 1st, Steven Walton 2nd, Logan Binggeli 3rd, Steve Wentz 4th and Dave (Death Manual) Seaquist in 5th. Dave seen here shielding his newest addition to his family from the champagne spray with his broken hand from the Open Chainelss DH race. Dave, take it easy.



Registration is open for round 2 of the 2019 DVO Mob n Mojave, Enduro presented by GT Bicycles. Early Bird Pricing HERE

Final Results can be found HERE
Event photos available directly from the event photog:
Enduro pictures HERE
Downhill pictures HERE

Official event website with all event details including course maps for the next race HERE

A huge thanks goes out to the late Brent Thomson for having the vision, passion, strength and friends for making these mountain bike trails. Also, not possible without the Boulder City Parks Department, DVO Suspension, GT Bicycles, All Mountain Cyclery, MJT Designs, ODI Grips, Box Components, KHS Bicycles, Trucker Co, Mynesweepers,Fly Racing, Deity Components, Kore North, Ford Motor Co and Kali Protectives.

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