Brian Lopes

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Brian Lopes
Lopes at the World Championships in Fort William
Lopes at the World Championships in Fort William
Personal information
Full name Brian Thomas Lopes
Date of birth September 6, 1971 (1971-09-06) (age 36)
Country Flag of the United States United States
Height 5'9"
Weight 160
Team information
Current team Oakley
Discipline MTB–Four-cross
Role Rider
Major wins
Flag of the United States Norba National Championship (9 Wins)
UCI World Cup (6 Wins)
UCI World Championship (4 wins)
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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  1. ^ Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 195, ISBN0-7360-5624-6
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  3. ^ Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 195, ISBN0-7360-5624-6
  4. ^ Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 196, ISBN0-7360-5624-6
  5. ^ Brian Lopes
  6. ^ Brian Lopes