Brian Thomas Lopes (born September 6, 1971, in Mission Viejo,

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) is a professional

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who specializes in four-cross. Lopes started riding

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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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World Cup wins and 4

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.Brian Lopes
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

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PlayStation 2. Lopes is currently sponsored by Ibis Bicycles,

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, 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.com

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes, Brian 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