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]
 Lopes at the World Championships in Fort William | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Thomas Lopes |
| Nickname | Flyin' Brian |
| Born | September 6, 1971 Mission Viejo, California, United States of America |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Intense/Maxxis/Pearl Izumi/Lazer/X Fusion |
| Discipline | MTB–Four-cross, Dual Slalom, Enduro, Downhill |
| Professional team | |
| 1989–2012 | – |
| Major wins | |
 Norba National Championship (1 Wins)UCI World Cup (1 Wins) UCI World Championship (1 wins) | |
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.[1]
He was nominated in 2001 for an ESPY "Action sport Athlete of the Year"[3] and won two NEA (World Extreme Sports Award) for "Mountain Biker of the Year" in 2000 & 2001.[4] 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.[4]
On April 13, 2012, Lopes won the first race of the new cross-country eliminator World Cup series in Houffalize, Belgium.
References
edit- ^ a b Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 195, ISBN 0-7360-5624-6
- ^ Brian Lopes Archived August 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 196, ISBN 0-7360-5624-6
- ^ a b Brian Lopes Archived August 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine