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Motocross star Robbie Maddison performs a backflip over Tower Bridge

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Posted by Pris on Jul 15, 2009 in News, Photos | Comments Off

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Motocross star Robbie Maddison found an unusual way to cross the Thames this morning…
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…by performing a no-handed backflip as he jumped the gap between the north and south side of the historic landmark at 2.55am
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“The whole experience was awesome,” said the 27-year-old Australian
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“We had a matter of minutes on the bridge and had to time everything to the second – there were so many factors to get right, but we pulled it off”
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“It was an incredible feeling to fly between the two towers and over the Thames”
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“People say I’m crazy, but I just want to push the boundaries of my sport and my body to the limit and I love taking on these huge challenges,” he said
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Robbie Maddison is the one of the most famous names in motocross. He holds the world record for the longest jump
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In May this year, he promoted the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour by jumping in front of a cowboy settlement at the historic ‘Bar U Ranch’ with the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains in Calgary, Canada
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Robbie Maddison performing a superflip during the Red Bull X-Fighters freestyle motocross competition at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Texas on June 14, 2008
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He saw in the New Year by jumping his bike more than 100 feet high and landing on the top of the 96-foot-high and 40-foot-deep replica of the Arc de Triomphe in front of Paris Las Vegas
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He leaps through the air as he attempts to break the world record for a ramp to dirt jump during the Crusty Demons night of world records held at Calder Park on March 29, 2008 in Melbourne
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He celebrates after breaking the world record for a ramp to dirt jump of 351 feet
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Robbie Maddison leaves his bike momentarily in mid-air in a great display of balance during the Freestyle Moto X demo event at the Gravity Games H20 in Perth on 17 October, 2004
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5796707/Motocross-star-Robbie-Maddison-performs-a-backflip-over-Tower-Bridge.html

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