Kyle Loza (born May 15, 1986) is an FMX (

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) rider residing in Trabuco Canyon, California. He is the founder and member of the group Riders 4 Christ and is a

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. He and his wife Casey front an Orange County rock band called "Piranha Fever". Loza has been playing guitar since he was 8 years old as well as drums. He also produces all of their music in their recording studio. Casey plays bass and writes lyrics.

Riding

Loza won back-to-back-to-back gold for Moto X Best Trick in the

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in 2007 with a move he invented called The Volt, and

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in 2008, with another of his invented moves – Electric Doom. He was the first person to have won three X Games Moto X Best Trick gold medals in a row. He also won silver at the inaugural X Games

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in September 2007. He also won a gold medal at X Games 15 in which the judges went with Loza's Electric Doom to Kiss of Death but some Internet fans thought another competitors "innovation" should have taken gold. He now holds the record for winning three consecutive gold medals for Best Moto X Trick and is the only one in the history of the

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to achieve this. To win his third gold medal he showed the crowd an improved version of the trick which led him to gold in 2008 on the

. The trick is called "Electric Doom". Loza chose to sit out of last Moto X best trick due to a nagging wrist injury.

Riders 4 Christ

Riders 4 Christ are a group of Evangelical Christian

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riders. The team is made up of Greg Hartman, Tori Norris, Kenny Bartram, Kyle Loza, Nate Adams,

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, Destin Cantrell, Jimmie McGuire and Bryan Dowdy. Their vision is to push their sport while showing that their faith is a truly important part of their lives.

Personal life

Loza is married to Casey Patridge, and together they have two sons. Casey has a daughter.

X Games competition history

References

External links

Kyle Loza
at ESPN.com
KyleLoza.comRiders4Christ.comRiders4Christ Facebook page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loza, Kyle 1986 births Living people X Games competitors Freestyle motocross riders Sportspeople from Rancho Santa Margarita, California American evangelists