Vail’s Mountain Games: Brian Lopes outlasts risk factor at 46 years old
EAGLE — Take a look at Brian Lopes’ Instagram account and see him flying over a 50-foot ravine, launching over a truck or doing a back flip on his mountain bike. 
Your first thought might very well be, “that dude is 46 years old?”
The four-time World Cup mountain bike champion and BMX Hall of Famer certainly does not appear to be showing any signs of age. By all appearances, he seems to be laughing in the face of peril more now than ever.
“I wouldn’t say I’m taking more risk now than ever before,” said the California resident, who will once again be competing in this year’s GoPro Mountain Games Enduro bike race next week in Eagle, as well as the Games’ inaugural BMX event … both on the same day, no less.
“I think the risk for me personally is always pretty calculated. I don’t really feel I do stuff unless I know I can do it.”
Still going
Admittedly, when he’s pointing his front wheel straight down a cliff or throwing his frame sideways 30 feet over a dirt roller, there are a few butterflies.
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