Bryan Roper (motorcyclist)
| Bryan Roper | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | 14 July 1993 Glendale, Arizona, United States |
| Current team | Gas Gas |
Bryan Roper' (born 14 July 1993 in Glendale, AZ, United States), is an American International motorcycle trials rider.
Biography
[edit]In 2010 Roper finished 2nd in the NATC Expert series after being runner up to eventual winner Ray Peters at seven rounds. He switched to the Pro class for the final round in California, finishing in 5th place.[1]
His first full season in the NATC Pro class was 2011, a season in which he was consistent and finished 4th overall, his best ride being a 3rd place at the final round in Tennessee. He was selected as a member of the US Trial des Nations team alongside Karl Davis Jr, Eric Storz and Andrew Oldar. The event was held in Tolmezzo, Italy.[2]
2012 was a similar story, 4th overall at seasons end with podium finishes at the California, Ohio and both Rhode Island events. He also competed successfully in Endurocross during the season.[3]
Roper's best season to date was 2013, finishing second in the NATC Pro series to defending champion Patrick Smage after taking 2nd and 3rd places in New York, and runner-up twice in both Vermont and Arizona.[4] Roper never finished off the podium all season. He also competed in the FIM Junior World Championship US rounds, taking a pair of 14th place point scoring finishes.
Only contesting the final four rounds of the 2014 NATC series, due to World Championship obligations, Roper finished 5th in the Pro championship, his best score being a pair of 3rd places in Pennsylvania.[5] The FIM Junior World Championship Spanish round produced a 14th place finish.
More International events during 2015 brought Roper home in 15th place in the FIM Junior World Championship. Best scores were 8th and 7th at the US round, with more point scoring finishes in Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Portugal. On the home front Roper finished 3rd in the NATC Pro series, best finishes of 2nd in both Texas and Arizona.
In the newly renamed 2016 FIM Trial 2 World Championship, Roper scored 11th and 10th at the opening Spanish rounds.
Roper switched from Sherco and joined Geoff Aaron's Gas-Gas US national team at the start of the 2017 season.[6] Competing as a member of the US Trial des Nations team, Roper, Patrick Smage and Daniel Blanc-Gonnet finished 2nd in the Trophy class to the Australian squad.[7] Roper finished 4th in the NATC Pro series, and also won the prestigious Trial de Espana event in California.[8]
National Trials Championship career
[edit]| Year | Class | Machine | Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Rd 8 |
Rd 9 |
Rd 10 |
Points | Pos | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NATC Expert
|
Sherco | OK 2 |
OK 2 |
RI 2 |
RI 2 |
NY 2 |
NY 3 |
CO 2 |
CO 2 |
CA - |
CA - |
150 | 2nd | |
| 2010 | NATC Pro
|
Sherco | OK - |
OK - |
RI - |
RI - |
NY - |
NY - |
CO - |
CO - |
CA 5 |
CA 6 |
31 | 9th | |
| 2011 | NATC Pro
|
Sherco | TX 4 |
TX 4 |
PA 4 |
PA 4 |
TN 4 |
TN 6 |
TN 3 |
111 | 4th | member of US Trial des Nations team[2] | |||
| 2012 | NATC Pro
|
Sherco | CA 5 |
CA 3 |
CO 4 |
CO 5 |
OH 4 |
OH 3 |
RI 3 |
RI 3 |
136 | 4th | |||
| 2013 | NATC Pro
|
Sherco | NY 2 |
NY 3 |
VT 2 |
VT 2 |
AZ 2 |
AZ 2 |
NM 3 |
NM 2 |
MN 3 |
MN 3 |
213 | 2nd | |
| 2014 | NATC Pro
|
Sherco | CO - |
CO - |
KS - |
KS - |
PA 3 |
PA 3 |
TN 4 |
TN 4 |
78 | 5th | |||
| 2015 | NATC Pro
|
Sherco | TX 4 |
TX 2 |
AZ 2 |
AZ 3 |
NE 3 |
NE 3 |
OH 4 |
OH 3 |
WY - |
WY - |
170 | 3rd | |
| 2017 | NATC Pro
|
Gas Gas | TX 4 |
TX 4 |
KS 3 |
KS 4 |
OH 4 |
OH 4 |
RI 4 |
RI 4 |
147 | 4th | member of US Trial des Nations team[7]/ El Trial de Espana winner[8] |
International Trials Championship career
[edit]| Year | Class | Machine | Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Rd 8 |
Rd 9 |
Rd 10 |
Rd 11 |
Rd 12 |
Rd 13 |
Rd 14 |
Rd 15 |
Rd 16 |
Rd 17 |
Rd 18 |
Points | Pos | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | FIM Junior Championship | Sherco | JAP - |
JAP - |
USA 14 |
USA 14 |
AND - |
AND - |
SPA - |
ITA - |
CZE - |
GBR - |
GBR - |
FRA - |
FRA - |
4 | 25th | ||||||
| 2014 | FIM Junior Championship | Sherco | AUS - |
AUS - |
JAP - |
JAP - |
EUR - |
EUR - |
ITA - |
BEL 28 |
GBR - |
GBR 27 |
FRA - |
SPA 14 |
SPA 19 |
2 | 34th | ||||||
| 2015 | FIM Junior Championship | Sherco | JAP - |
JAP - |
CZE - |
CZE 14 |
SWE - |
SWE 13 |
GBR - |
GBR - |
FRA - |
FRA - |
AND 15 |
AND 13 |
USA 8 |
USA 7 |
POR 9 |
POR - |
SPA - |
SPA - |
33 | 15th | |
| 2016 | FIM Trial 2 Championship | Sherco | SPA 11 |
SPA 10 |
JAP - |
JAP - |
GER - |
GER - |
AND - |
AND - |
FRA - |
FRA - |
BEL - |
GBR - |
GBR - |
ITA - |
ITA - |
11 | 24th |
Honors
[edit]Related Reading
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "US Mototrials Results Archive". mototrials.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "US TdN teams announced". trialstrainingcenter.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Roper leads Endurocross". off-road.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Dropping in on Roper". dirtrider.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Smage remains undefeated after Pennsylvania". cyclenews.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Gas Gas announces 2017 US team". trialmaguk.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "US team 2nd". On the Pegs. December 2017.
- ^ a b "Trial de Espana past winners". socaltrials.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "NATC Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2021.