Race Report: 2022 Nevada State Gravity Champs

The 2022 DVO Winter Gravity Series Enduro presented by GT Bicycles is off to its biggest start yet. With a combined total of 270 gravity racers with some vying for Dual Slalom bragging rights to crowning multiple State Champions in Enduro and Downhill. The entire 3-day weekend was fun for all racers including; regular racer dudes, serious racers, racing families, serious racing families, Junior Development Teams, Pro Factory teams, privateers, and everyone in between. Full results HERE

Registration is open for the remaining two events of the series. The DVO Mob n Mojave already has 120 registered and the DVO Reaper Madness currently has 70 registered and is at the lowest price. In these days of super inflation and sticker shock, the current price is only $100 and that includes shuttles for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Prices increase on the 1st of each month to $120, then up to $150 if you wait till the week of the event. We encourage all to sign up as early as possible so we can plan accordingly, have large fields and keep the price reasonable. As always, there is a combined $2,000 pro cash purse ($1,000.00 from GT for the Enduro and $1,000 from DVO for the Downhill) with equal pay for women and men, prizes for all that place in the top 3 if you are under 19, and medals for the top 3 finishers in each category and age bracket. Register HERE for the next race of the series.


Bootleg is not only gnar but produces the gnarliest riders out there, of all ages. Organizers tried to get more racers in the 6-10 age bracket by making the course easier. Well, the field size doubled and half the groms were bored on the easier course while the other half were pleasantly challenged. For the rest of the series, this age bracket will be split into a 6-10 Elite on the big course and a 6-10 Beginner on the "new" easier course. Yep, only at Bootleg Canyon.


Full details for the next event, DVO Mob n Mojave can be found HERE



GT Bicycles sponsored the Enduro race for the entire series with equal pay for Pro Women and the Pro Men. Here are the ladies showing off their medals and checks during the Pro Women Enduro awards. Seen here are Lia Westermann 1st racing for Pivot Cycles / Stan's NoTubes, Amelia Capuano 2nd racing for Michael David Winery/Cranked Naturals, Sydney Phillips 3rd racing for Mynesweepers, and Christine Mullins 4th racing for Bingham Cyclery/Peak Fasteners Elite.


Here are the Pro Men Enduro winners showing off their goods. 1st place Ryder Cook racing for Fezzari Factory Racing/DVO, 2nd place Chance Sims, 3rd place Scott Johnson racing for Desert Sun Reality/Parsons Auto/All mountain Cyclery, 4th place is Jason Tullis racing for Fezzari Factory Racing/DVO and Austin Hemperley coming in 5th and also racing for Fezzari Factory Racing/DVO. You could say that Fezzari Factory Racing/DVO did very well in the GT Sponsored Enduro race.


At all 2022 DVO events, amateurs can win cash if they ride an Intense as we are part of the Intense Podium Payback Program where you can get paid to race.

Justin Fiero is on his way to an 8th place finish in the Pro DH with a time of 4.20.04 and racing for GT/Nezium.

Joey Foresta is on his way to the 3rd spot on the box with a 3.54.5 and representing GT Bicycles DVO Kenda FSA Stans no Tubes.

Seen here is McKenna Merten representing Intense/100%/Monster Army on her way to a 4th place finish in the Women's Pro DH.

KHS Factory Racing's Kailey Skelton is on her way to a 1st place finish and State Champion title for another year.

This DVO Sponsored event has another $1,000 cash for the Pro DH awards. The last 6 racers each bounced the previous rider out of the hot seat in true World Cup fashion with times that no one thought could be beaten. First, Naish Ulmer/Factory KHS/Storm Cycles sets the tone with a 4.08.04, then Ryder Cook/Fezzari Factory Racing/DVO ousts Ulmer out of the hot seat with a 4.07.08, then Steven the Swaltonator Walton/KHS Factory Racing breaks the 4-minute mark with a 3.59.5 with 3 riders still to go. Then things got serious with Joey Foresta/GT Bicycles DVO Kenda FSA Stans exactly 5 seconds ahead of Walton with a 3.54.5 for a solid 3rd place finish. Just when we thought the fastest time of the day was just had by young Foresta, Cole Suetos/Intense/Fox Racing/ODI crosses the line almost 10 seconds ahead of Foresta with a 3.44.8, and that amazing time would only be good for a 2nd place finish as KHS Factory Racing's Nik Nestoroff won with a 3.40.08. For those of you that are familiar with Bootleg Canyon, the DH course was Armegeddon to Poop Chute to Snakeback. If that is not a course record it must be close?


The Pro Women's race proved to be just as exciting with McKenna Merten coming in 4th/Intense/100%/Monster Army, Amelia Capuano traveling all the way from Pennsylvania coming in 3rd with a 5.41.8 and racing for Michael David Winery/Cranked Naturals, St. George, Utahs Jordy Scott taking 2nd with a 5.13.9 and Kailey Skelton doing KHS Factory Racing proud again with another 1st place finish and destroying the field with a winning time of 4.48. Both Skelton and Nestoroff are reigning state champs for another year as they were last year's winners as well.


Full details for the next event, DVO Mob n Mojave can be found HERE

A huge thanks go 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, ODI Grips, Intense Cycles, CushCore, All Mountain Cyclery, MJT Designs, Box Components, KHS Bicycles, Trucker Co, Mynesweepers, Kore North, Alta Racks, Enjoy the Ride Hat Company, RAD Bikes, Therapy Ride Club, Peaks and Pedals Gear Exchange, Versus Bicycle Tires, Pivot Cycles, TRP Components, and Fezzari Bikes.