Brian Lopes
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Lopes at the World Championships in Fort William | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Brian Thomas Lopes |
Date of birth | September 6, 1971 |
Country | United States |
Height | 5'9" |
Weight | 160 |
Team information | |
Current team | Oakley |
Discipline | MTB–Four-cross |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
Norba National Championship (9 Wins) UCI World Cup (6 Wins) UCI World Championship (4 wins) |
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Infobox last updated on: | |
June 26, 2007 |
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.[1]
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.[2] Lopes has also held world records in bunny hopping, in terms of both distance and height.[3]
He was nominated in 2001 for an ESPY "Action sport Athlete of the Year"[4] and won two NEA (World Extreme Sports Award) for "Mountain Biker of the Year" in 2000 & 2001.[5] 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 Oakley, Bell, Marzocchi, Shimano, Kenda, Easton, Hayes, Sun/Ringle, Fizik, ODI, & MRP.[6]
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- ^ Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 195, ISBN0-7360-5624-6
- ^ Brian Lopes
- ^ Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 195, ISBN0-7360-5624-6
- ^ Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 196, ISBN0-7360-5624-6
- ^ Brian Lopes
- ^ Brian Lopes