Brian Lopes

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Brian Lopes
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Lopes at the World Championships in Fort William
Personal information
Full nameBrian Thomas Lopes
NicknameFlyin' Brian
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Mission Viejo, California, United States of America
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Team information
Current teamIntense/Maxxis/Pearl Izumi/Lazer/X Fusion
DisciplineMTB–Four-cross, Dual Slalom, Enduro, Downhill
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1989–2012
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Template:Flagicon Norba National Championship (1 Wins)
UCI World Cup (1 Wins)
UCI World Championship (1 wins)

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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.[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.

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  1. ^ a b Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 195, Template:ISBN
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  3. ^ Lopes/McCormack, "Mastering Mountain Bike Skills", page 196, Template:ISBN
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