Lopes finishes second at Fort Williams

Lopes came back to race the 4X after a rough tumble at the first world cup held in Vigo, Spain 2 weeks earlier. He was ready to put on a good race for the hundreds of UK fans that stood in the rain to support the riders. Lopes went on to advance all his heats despite the rainy and cold weather, meeting up with Prokop (Author/Czech Rep.), Kovarik (Intense/Aus.) & Deldycke (France) in the finals. Prokop got out of the gate first Lopes nipped at his heels, then Lopes dove to the outside to gain speed...Prokop guarded his lead as Lopes closed the gap....but it was not enough to catch Prokop.This is what Lopes had to say…

"I felt I raced well, the first straight-way was a roll of the dice, so I raced as best as I could and I am happy with my results.” Brian Lopes, current World Champion 4X

For the women Jill Kintern had a great race in the finals, coming out the victor once again!


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