No.3 Pro 1987 Pro Cruiser U.S. Gold Cup West Champion 1987, 1988 National No.1 Pro Cruiser 1989 Pro Cruiser U.S. Gold Cup West Champion 1991 Pro Cruiser Grandnational Champion 1996 Veteran Pro Grandnational Champion 1995, '96, '97, '98, '99, 2000, '01 National No.1 Pro Veteran Cruiser 1997, '98 World Cup Vet Pro Champion 1998 World Cup Pro Cruiser Champion 1998 Veteran Pro Race of Champions (ROC) Champion 1999 Race Of Champions "A" Pro Champion 2001 Veteran Pro National No.1 2001 World Cup Veteran Pro World Champion 2002 "A" Pro National No.3 and Veteran Pro National No.2 2003 Veteran Pro Grandnational Champion United States Bicycle Association (USBA) 1984 Unlimited Pro† Grandnational Champion 1984 National No.1 Pro 1986 Pro Cruiser Grandnational Champion 1986 Pro Cruiser National No.2 †"Unlimited Pro" was the USBA's term for its senior professional class. It was renamed "A" Pro in the following racing season. International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF) 1987, 1989 Pro Cruiser World Champion 1987 Pro Cruiser Vision Street Wear World Cup* Champion *The Vision Street Wear World Cup was the direct descendant of the Murry World Cup. Murray stopped sponsoring the World Cup after the fifth 1986 edition due to the failure of Murray of Ohio bicycle company and the NBL to come to an agreement about the sponsorship fee Murray would have had to pay the NBL. If Murray continued its sponsorship, the 1987 addition would have been the sixth (VI) in the series. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) 2005, 2006, 2007 40-44 Cruiser World Champion. USA Cycling BMX 2008 and 2009 45 and Over Men Cruiser National Champion Notable accolades Winner of the BMX Plus! 1985 Racer of the Year Award with 44% of the reader survey vote. Won a Honda Elite Motor Scooter. This was the first ever BMX Plus! Racer of the Year award. 1988 ABA Hall of Fame Inductee. BMX product lines 1984 Mongoose Eric Rupe Signature Edition Frame Set. Product Evaluations: BMX Plus! February 1985 Vol.8 No.2 pg.24 Official BMX Plus! test article. BMX Action August 1985 Vol.10 No.8 pg.56 Official BMX Action test article. 2002 Mongoose "Eric Rupe" Signature Frame Product Evaluations: Racing habits and traits For whatever reason, Eric Rupe had rarely raced ABA since its inception in 1977 until January 1984. In fact until the GT Supernationals held on January 27, 1984 in Burbank, California it was only the fourth ABA national he ever attended. He happened to