Michal Prokop

Michal Prokop is a Czech professional BMX and mountain bike four-cross rider, born in Prague on 1 April 1981, who began racing at the age of five. In four-cross he won two World Cup gold medals and three world championship jerseys, in 2003, 2004 and 2011, in the men's elite category. In BMX racing he was an eight-time Czech champion, won three gold medals at the European Championships and took the men's cruiser bronze medal at the 2002 UCI BMX World Championships. The Czech cycling union named him King of Czech Cycling in 2006. He earned an automatic berth from the UCI world ranking to ride the men's BMX event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he placed sixth in his quarterfinal heat and was eliminated.