Prokop AUTHORized to win in 2009
24.02.2009

You would spend a long time with searching for a better example of loyalty in the field of the Mountain Bike World Cup. Michal Prokop and Author bikes were always the benchmark for rest of the fourcross scene. Hand in hand, they brought home the rainbow jerseys from the Fourcross World Championships in Lugano 2003 and Rotorua 2006. Put two World Cup overall titles, ten World Cup wins, three Jeep King of the Mountain titles plus two Euro Champ titles on and what you get is the gravity mountain biking history making alliance. Never worse than second in the World Cup 4X overall standing from 2003 to 2007… that’s true domination!

Prokop became the face of Author, the leader of Czech cycling industry and top player on the European market. First generation of the Author Prokop 4X signature frame joined the wide range of Author products back in 2005 and still remains to be the first choice of many 4X riders. With unbelievable 19 wins and five titles of seven years of the World’s unique Czech 4X Cup history, the quality was approved.

Prokop says… "Even the whole cycling industry gets currently really hard times and many riders had to change team colors, Author was well prepared for that situation and still remains the one of the strongest bicycle producers in Europe. Those guys supported my career a lot for a long time and they also have big plans for the future. They are involved in the mountain bike racing ever since 1994 and understood what a racer needs. I can ride frames made exactly in accordance to what I feel to be the best for me. High-end bikes are available to me no matter what I am going to do, training on road, flying above trails or working hard on a velodrome.

After all that Olympic BMX rush, I am looking forward to be back on a big bike. There are some new but already hell fast kids in the World Cup and it seems that also some more BMXers want to try what is fourcross about. Anyhow, I will play my game and then we’ll see if it’s enough for rainbow jersey from Canberra or another World Cup trophy. You know me, I am living for winning… I will fight for A gang!”