Brian Lopes
American mountain bike racer (born 1971)
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::summary American mountain bike racer (born 1971) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Brian Lopes |
| fullname | Brian Thomas Lopes |
| image | BrianLopes2007WorldChampionshipsFortWilliam.jpg |
| caption | Lopes at the World Championships in Fort William |
| birth_date | |
| height | 5 ft 9 in |
| weight | 160 lb |
| nickname | Flyin' Brian |
| birth_place | Mission Viejo, California, United States of America |
| currentteam | Intense/Maxxis/Pearl Izumi/Lazer/X Fusion |
| discipline | MTB–Four-cross, Dual Slalom, Enduro, Downhill |
| proyears1 | 1989–2012 |
| proteam1 | – |
| majorwins | USA Norba National Championship (1 Wins) |
| UCI World Cup (1 Wins) | |
| UCI World Championship (1 wins) | |
| :: |
| name = Brian Lopes | fullname = Brian Thomas Lopes | image = BrianLopes2007WorldChampionshipsFortWilliam.jpg | caption = Lopes at the World Championships in Fort William | birth_date = | height = 5 ft 9 in | weight = 160 lb | nickname = Flyin' Brian | birth_place = Mission Viejo, California, United States of America | currentteam = Intense/Maxxis/Pearl Izumi/Lazer/X Fusion | discipline = MTB–Four-cross, Dual Slalom, Enduro, Downhill | role = | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 1989–2012 | proteam1 = – | majorwins = USA Norba National Championship (1 Wins) UCI World Cup (1 Wins) UCI World Championship (1 wins)
Brian Thomas Lopes (born September 6, 1971, in Mission Viejo, California) is a professional mountain bike racer who specializes in four-cross. Lopes started riding BMX in his childhood and turned professional at seventeen years old.
He started mountain biking in 1993 and has since won a total of 18 titles – 9 NORBA National Championships, 6 UCI World Cup wins and 4 UCI World Championship titles. Lopes has also held world records in bunny hopping, in terms of both distance and height.
He was nominated in 2001 for an ESPY "Action sport Athlete of the Year" and won two NEA (World Extreme Sports Award) for "Mountain Biker of the Year" in 2000 & 2001. Lopes has also co-written a book, Mastering Mountain Bike Skills with Lee McCormack. Lopes has also been featured in a videogame; Downhill Domination on the Sony PlayStation 2.
Lopes is currently sponsored by Ibis Bicycles, Oakley, Lazer, X-Fusion, SRAM, Kenda, Novatec Wheels, WTB, ODI, Magura, Pearl Izumi, Go Pro, HT, KS, Chris King & MRP.
On April 13, 2012, Lopes won the first race of the new cross-country eliminator World Cup series in Houffalize, Belgium.
References
References
- Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 195, {{ISBN. 0-7360-5624-6
- [http://www.brianlopes.com/index.html Brian Lopes] {{webarchive. link. (August 30, 2007)
- Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 196, {{ISBN. 0-7360-5624-6
- [http://www.brianlopes.com/bio.html Brian Lopes] {{webarchive. link. (August 27, 2007)
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