| Brian Lopes | |
| Fullname: | Brian Thomas Lopes |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1971 |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight: | 160 lb |
| Nickname: | Flyin' Brian |
| Birth Place: | Mission Viejo, California, United States of America |
| Currentteam: | Intense/Maxxis/Pearl Izumi/Lazer/X Fusion |
| Discipline: | MTB - Four-cross, Dual Slalom, Enduro, Downhill |
| Proyears1: | 1989–2012 |
| Proteam1: | – |
| Majorwins: |  Norba National Championship (1 Wins)UCI World Cup (1 Wins) UCI World Championship (1 wins) |
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.
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.
On April 13, 2012, Lopes won the first race of the new cross-country eliminator World Cup series in Houffalize, Belgium.