Logan Bolopue | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, United States | 19 November 1994
Current team | Sherco Factory Team |
Logan Bolopue (born 19 November 1994 in Beach Creek, Pennsylvania, United States), is a National motorcycle trials rider. Bolopue won the American NATC Expert National Championship and currently rides in the NATC Pro Class for Sherco.
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Bolopue has progressed through the trials ranks quickly, winning the junior class after his debut season in 2009 then following up with a championship win in the 125cc expert class in 2010. In 2011 Bolopue moved up to the Expert class and won the title ahead of defending champion Ray Peters. [1] He moved up to the Pro class in 2012 and in 2013 finished 3rd behind Patrick Smage and Bryan Roper. The 2014 championship was again won by Smage with Czech rider Martin Matejick runner-up and Bolopue in 3rd for the season. [2]
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Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Rank | |
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2009 | Sherco | NATC Highschool | NE - | NE - | TN - | TN - | VT - | VT 1 | NY 1 | NY 1 | 90 | 5th | |||
2010 | Sherco | NATC Expert 125 | OK 2 | OK 2 | RI 1 | RI 1 | NY 1 | NY 1 | CO 1 | CO 1 | CA 1 | CA 2 | 180 | 1st | |
2011 | Sherco | NATC Expert | TX 1 | TX 1 | PA 2 | PA 3 | TN 3 | TN 1 | TN 1 | 145 | 1st | ||||
2012 | Sherco | NATC Pro | CA 9 | CA 8 | CO 8 | CO 8 | OH 6 | OH 7 | RI 7 | RI 7 | 96 | 7th | |||
2013 | Sherco | NATC Pro | NY 3 | NY 4 | VT 4 | VT 3 | AZ 3 | AZ 4 | NM 2 | NM 3 | MN 4 | MN 4 | 181 | 3rd | |
2014 | Sherco | NATC Pro | CO 3 | CO 4 | KS 3 | KS 3 | PA 4 | PA 4 | TN 5 | TN 5 | 133 | 3rd | |||
2015 | Sherco | NATC Pro | TX 6 | TX 5 | AZ 5 | AZ 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | OH 5 | OH 5 | WY 4 | WY 4 | 164 | 5th | |
2016 | Sherco | NATC Pro | FL 6 | FL 5 | TN 5 | TN 7 | OR 7 | OR 4 | CO 7 | CO 7 | 107 | 6th |
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