Mitch Ropelato

The 17 year old from Ogden, Utah burst onto the 4x world stage this year with a dramatic second place in Bromont in only his second world cup. He'd caught the eye two weeks prior to this race at the US National Championships in Sol Vista where he was crowned Junior DH champ and Pro Mens 4x Champ. Known for is his incredible track speed, if he can develop his strength and power to improve his gate and first straight it's surely only a matter of time before he's a real contender for the world cup overall.

He currently rides for Canfield and with his input they've developed a custom frame with sliding dropouts and internal headset.

He went back to his bmx roots a couple of weeks ago racing at the ABA Grands in Tulsa, Oklahoma competing in the 17-20 cruiser class on his mtb! With two days racing he made the main both times winning on the friday but unfortunately crashing in the first turn on sunday.

Friday night race of champions (coming from gate 6)

Sunday grand nationals (gate 1)

Interviewed by Warner at the worlds