{"id":1058,"date":"2013-01-26T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-01-26T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2015-06-11T16:09:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T23:09:08","slug":"mikey-sylvestri-fires-up-dh-season-with-win-in-nevada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/2013\/01\/mikey-sylvestri-fires-up-dh-season-with-win-in-nevada\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikey Sylvestri fires up DH season with win in Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Gifted&#8221; One Industries-sponsored downhiller floats over Bootleg Canyon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the second year in a row, talented up-and-comer downhill rider Mikey Sylvestri has won the <a href=\"\/\/www.downhillmike.com\/index.html\">Nevada State Downhill Championships<\/a> this past weekend at Boulder City, Nevada. The\u00a0Dean Racing Development (DRD) and One Industries-sponsored rider <strong>demolished the competition by nearly 5 seconds<\/strong> on Bootleg Canyon&#8217;s rough, moon-like terrain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1072\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/\/oneindustries.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=vapor\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1072  \" title=\"Mikey Sylvestri at Bootleg Canyon, Nevada\" src=\"\/\/www.livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mikey-sylvestri-bootleg-canyon-dh.png\" alt=\"Mikey Sylvestri in One Industries gear at Bootleg Canyon, Nevada\" width=\"463\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mikey-sylvestri-bootleg-canyon-dh.png 662w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mikey-sylvestri-bootleg-canyon-dh-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mikey-sylvestri-bootleg-canyon-dh-331x300.png 331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mikey Sylvestri finishes first the Nevada State Downhill Championships at Bootleg Canyon, Nevada. Photo: Ian Cook\/mybikestand.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sylvestri has been described as &#8220;one of the most gifted U.S. prospects in recent years&#8221; and <a href=\"\/\/www.pinkbike.com\/news\/Interview-Mikey-Sylvestri-2011.html\">pinkbike.com observed in a interview<\/a>\u00a0that &#8220;he&#8217;s got they eyes of the industry on him, in fact, <strong>he&#8217;s the buzz<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Says 23-year-old Sylvestri of his recent win, \u201cI had a great time this weekend out in Bootleg and I\u2019m pretty pumped on my win there! I felt strong and I knew all of the lines well, so I knew I was going to be competitive.\u00a0 My qualifier went pretty smooth, and I knew I had it in me to finish on top for finals. I\u2019m just happy to <strong>start the season off with a win<\/strong> and focus on what\u2019s ahead!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Mike Sylvestri for his outstanding results.\u00a0As a new addition to the DRD team, Mikey is proving himself a force to be reckoned with.\u00a0All DRD team riders ride in <a href=\"\/\/oneindustries.com\/\">DH helmets, gloves and apparel by One Industries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To follow Mike Sylvestry<\/strong>\u00a0connect with him on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mikey.sylvestri\">Facebook<\/a> (Facebook.com\/mikey-sylvestri) and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikeysylvestri\">Twitter<\/a> (@mikeysylvestri). Follow DH news at with One Industries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/oneindustries.com\/\"><strong>ABOUT ONE INDUSTRIES<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>San Diego-based One Industries changed the look of motocross in 1997. Today they\u00a0deliver industry-leading downhill, and all-mountain helmets, gloves, armour, and apparel to hardcore &#8220;Army of ONE&#8221; riders around the world.\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/oneindustries.com\/\">oneindustries.com<\/a>. One Industries gear is\u00a0available from selected <a href=\"\/\/www.livetoplaysports.com\/en\/find-a-dealer\/\">cycle and sport dealers in Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Gifted&#8221; One Industries-sponsored downhiller floats over Bootleg Canyon For the second year in a row, talented up-and-comer downhill rider Mikey Sylvestri has won the Nevada State Downhill Championships this past weekend at Boulder City, Nevada. 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