Brian Thomas Lopes (born September 6, 1971, in
Mission Viejo,
California
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) is a professional
mountain bike racer
Mountain bike racing (shortened MTB or ATB racing) is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the discipline relatively late in 1990, when it sanctione ...
who specializes in
four-cross. Lopes started riding
BMX
BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation.
History
BMX began during the earl ...
in his childhood and turned professional at seventeen years old.
[Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 195, ]
He started mountain biking in 1993 and has since won a total of 18 titles – 9
NORBA National Championships, 6
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* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer I ...
World Cup wins and 4
UCI UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer I ...
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"
[Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 196, ] and won two NEA (World Extreme Sports Award) for "Mountain Biker of the Year" in 2000 & 2001.
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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
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PlayStation 2.
Lopes is currently sponsored by Ibis Bicycles,
Oakley
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Places
Antarctica
*Oakley Glacier
United Kingdom
* Oakley, Bedfordshire, England
*Oakley, Buckinghamshire, England
*Oakley, Dorset, England
*Oakley, Fife, Scotland
* Oakley, Gloucestershire, England
* Oakley, Hampshire, En ...
, 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
External links
brianlopes.comuci.ch
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American male cyclists
Four-cross mountain bikers
1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Mission Viejo, California
UCI Mountain Bike World Champions (men)
American mountain bikers