Video: Aussie Cam Sinclair becomes the third man to land a double backflip

Back at the turn of the century, the idea of pulling a backflip on a motorcycle seemed impossible - nine years later, it’s now so commonplace that Crusty Demons announcers have to remind the crowd to cheer. Even if the kids have never seen it live before, they’ve seen it all over the web. Travis Pastrana became the first rider ever to land a terrifying double backflip back at the X-Games in 2006, raising the bar to yet another impossible height, and since he showed it was possible, other riders have been scrambling to add the latest holy grail of freestyle tricks to their repertoire.

Last weekend, Aussie freestyler Cam Sinclair became the third person in the world ever to land the double backflip at a freestyle event in New Zealand. Piloting a Yamaha YZ250F, Sinclair was airborne for a huge 55 feet and landed it with no fuss. Click through on our amazing lead photo for a huge desktop-sized download version. Video after the jump.

Despite an intense buildup, Sinclair said he felt little pressure and was simply looking forward to landing the jump safely. “It feels so amazing to finally get that first one away and I am so glad I got to do it on tour with all of my riding buddies,” said Sinclair. “It felt so good when they all ran up to congratulate me,” he said.

“The crowd was amazing and pumped me up so much before it, strangely I wasn’t nervous before it. I just wanted to get it done, I did and I am so stoked. I can’t wait to perform it in Australia in front of a home crowd.”

Congratulations Cam! Here it is on video:

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