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FROSTBURG, Md. (AP) — Josh Sheehan has become the first person to land a triple backflip on a motocross bike.
Sheehan completed the feat Tuesday at Pastranaland, the action sports park owned by Travis Pastrana in Maryland.
The 29-year-old Australian reached a speed of 60 mph and hit a 37-foot takeoff ramp built at an 81 degree angle. He reached a height of 80 feet while whipping his 200-pound motorcycle around three full revolutions.
Sheehan practice the jump by landing into an air bag before completing it at Pastrana's complex.
Pastrana was the first rider to complete a double backflip at the 2006 X Games in Los Angeles.
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