Brian Lopes

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]

Brian Lopes

Lopes at the World Championships in Fort William
Personal information
Full name	Brian Thomas Lopes
Nickname	Flyin' Brian
Born	(1971-09-06) September 6, 1971 (age 53) 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.