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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 3:47pm PDT
Cam Sinclair Lands First Double Backflip in Freestyle Motocross Competition Run
By: Chris Mauro
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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Posted by binarywolf_01 July 3, 2009 08:41pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
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!
Reply by meowmix July 3, 2009 09:27pm PDTDelete |Report Abuse
thank you finnaly someone is saying what i was trying too
Posted by jhaala July 3, 2009 08:17pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
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.
Posted by project jay July 3, 2009 07:24pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
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
Posted by project jay July 3, 2009 07:21pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
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,
Posted by project jay July 3, 2009 07:19pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
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
Posted by elevateddirtgirl July 3, 2009 04:01pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
Wow, you guys are arguing like school girls... nice run Cam! I wonder who will drop their balls enough to do a triple.
Posted by bowwtomee July 3, 2009 03:39pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
Was that Bobby Trendy cheerin him on? WTF was that shiz...?
Posted by brittanygobang July 3, 2009 02:12pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
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
Posted by feenottrue July 3, 2009 01:49pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
Any fan of the sport knows who Travis is
Posted by szuru July 3, 2009 12:17pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
Lol maumeematt is right. And whaddya mean "Who's Travis Pastrana?" ?!
Reply by reverendross July 3, 2009 02:01pm PDTDelete |Report Abuse
Was clownin..
Posted by reverendross July 3, 2009 11:41am PDTReply | Report Abuse
Who's Travis Pastrana?
Reply by kanda444 July 3, 2009 04:08pm PDTDelete |Report Abuse
you don't consider "Best Trick" a competition?
Posted by maumeematt July 3, 2009 11:33am PDTReply | Report Abuse
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!
Reply by kanda444 July 3, 2009 04:09pm PDTDelete |Report Abuse
you don't consider "Best Trick" a competition?
Reply by jpeterson July 3, 2009 07:40pm PDTDelete |Report Abuse
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!!!
Posted by zippy21 July 3, 2009 11:13am PDTReply | Report Abuse
hay guess travis already did this this is not the first double back flip
Posted by iduddit July 3, 2009 10:47am PDTReply | Report Abuse
y'all are forgetting travis pastrana has done a double back flip to
Posted by peanut2981 July 3, 2009 09:01am PDTReply | Report Abuse
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!!!!
Posted by rossco July 3, 2009 08:06am PDTReply | Report Abuse
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.
Posted by duncare July 3, 2009 08:06am PDTReply | Report Abuse
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.
Posted by brks July 3, 2009 08:05am PDTReply | Report Abuse
travis pastrana landed the first one at the x-games, but cam's was pretty sweet either way
Posted by mordahturbo July 3, 2009 07:45am PDTReply | Report Abuse
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?
Posted by vbebber1 July 3, 2009 07:04am PDTReply | Report Abuse
The X Games are a competition as well cardan check your facts before you talk down to me son.
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