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Cam Sinclair Lands First Double Backflip in Freestyle Motocross Competition Run

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By point grinder | Posted Jul 1st 2009

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During last weekend's Red Bull X-Fighters event in Texas, the third stop on the five event freestyle motocross (FMX) series, Metal Mulisha rider Cam Sinclair nudged the sport firmly into the next realm of performance by becoming the first rider ever to land a double backflip during a competitive freestyle run. To be clear, until last week the move had only been pulled by riders like Travis Pastrana in Big Trick competitions, like the X-games, but not in freestyle competition, where riders perform multiple moves on a timed run. What's more, Sinclair pulled the move in consecutive rounds while trying to fend off challenges from the world's best riders, impressing the big Texas size crowd.



Sinclair's feat represents the crossing of another risk threshold in a sport that was already filled with danger, a fact made painfully clear back in February of this year when Jeremy Lusk, one of the sport's favorite sons, died competing in Costa Rica while attempting a single backflip. His loss rattled the FMX world. Fortunately for Sinclair, bruised ankles were all he had to contend with after his hard landing in the semifinals. While not serious, the injury was enough to knock him out of competition, which paved the way for Nate Adams to take the win.

For more on Sinclair's reaction to the feat, click here.
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  • binarywolf_01 says:

    5 months ago

    the article mentioned the fact Pastrana did the double in X-Games.....but you guys sit and argue about who and what and you cant congratulate him on the run...i seen one person that did....especially after reading about Jeremy Lusk who lost his life after attempting a SINGLE....come on...it was still a feat you know. CONGRATS CAM!

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    • meowmix says:

      5 months ago

      thank you finnaly someone is saying what i was trying too

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  • jhaala says:

    5 months ago

    Read the article people. Sinclair IS the first to pull a double in a 'freestyle' event. Yes, Pastrana was the 1st to do a double in competition (2006 @ X-Games 12), but it wasn't a 'freestyle event' as the author mentions. Pastrana did it in the Best Trick event (1 run, 1 ramp, 1 trick). A freestyle event is a timed event with multiple ramps and multiple tricks.

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  • project jay says:

    5 months ago

    they say that Cam Sinclair was the first ever to do the double backflip, what very wrong way to say that, Travis Pastrana was the very first one to do the double backflip, maybe it was in the X-games, not in the red bull freestyle motocross

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  • project jay says:

    5 months ago

    if im not mistake, i think Travis Pastrana was the First One to have done the double backflip, i think it was 3 years ago, you can even see it in youtube,

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  • project jay says:

    5 months ago

    if im not mistaken , I think Travis Pastrana was the First One to have the the double back flip,, i think it was 2 years 3 years ago,, you can even see it in youtube

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  • elevateddirtgirl says:

    5 months ago

    Wow, you guys are arguing like school girls... nice run Cam! I wonder who will drop their balls enough to do a triple.

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  • bowwtomee says:

    5 months ago

    Was that Bobby Trendy cheerin him on? WTF was that shiz...?

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  • brittanygobang says:

    5 months ago

    Dude, how do you NOT know Travis...1. He's On Nitro Circus'(TM) , and was on Rob's Fantasy Factory.. 2. i agree with feenotrue.3. Maybe you should google some stuff... xD

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  • feenottrue says:

    5 months ago

    Any fan of the sport knows who Travis is

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  • szuru says:

    5 months ago

    Lol maumeematt is right. And whaddya mean "Who's Travis Pastrana?" ?!

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  • reverendross says:

    5 months ago

    Who's Travis Pastrana?

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  • maumeematt says:

    5 months ago

    CAN'T ANY OF YOU IDIOTS READ!!!! WE KNOW IT HAS BEEN DONE. READ THE HEADLINE!!!FIRST TIME IN A FREESTYLE COMPETITION!!! THAT'S THE HEADLINE IN THE ARTICLE. YOU DUMMIES PROBABLY WENT RIGHT TO THE VIDEO. LEARN TO READ!

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    • kanda444 says:

      5 months ago

      you don't consider "Best Trick" a competition?

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    • jpeterson says:

      5 months ago

      i know what it says but they make a big deal of it like is never been done that pisses me off... still a bad ass trick... look on youtube for the double front flip that was amazing bro!!!

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  • zippy21 says:

    5 months ago

    hay guess travis already did this this is not the first double back flip

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  • iduddit says:

    5 months ago

    y'all are forgetting travis pastrana has done a double back flip to

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  • peanut2981 says:

    5 months ago

    ya'll are just not reading the story right! yes Travis did it in the X-games but Cameron is the first to do it in a timed event! And what the f*#k no one even talked about METZGER!! HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED SOME CRAZY SHIT TOO!!!!

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  • rossco says:

    5 months ago

    They both did doubles, wow ooh stop bitchen about it. The headline is wrong, but hey when is the press always right? I look at it from the 909 view, more hype= more drive to exceed. Realize FMX is still in its youth and these people are only the pioneers.

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  • duncare says:

    5 months ago

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwQ8D26HzPM
    Cam is only the third person to land a double backflip, yahoo news headlines made it sound like the trick had never been done before at all even though its the first in a timed run.

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  • brks says:

    5 months ago

    travis pastrana landed the first one at the x-games, but cam's was pretty sweet either way

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  • mordahturbo says:

    5 months ago

    IT' (TM)S A Double Back flip, NOT A SINGLEL. HAS A DOUBLE BEEN DONE IN COMP. I DONT THINK A DOUBLE HAS BEEN DONE IN COMP. HAS IT?

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  • vbebber1 says:

    5 months ago

    The X Games are a competition as well cardan check your facts before you talk down to me son.

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