Ramping it up! French daredevil rides motorbike off a 558ft cliff before performing a double somersault and parachuting down
- The footage features motocross star Tom Pages and was taken in Avoriaz, France
- The 36-year-old has five X Games gold medals and is an X-Fighters champion
- He approached the 23ft (7m) launch ramp on a motorcycle at 80 km/h (50 mph)
This is the moment a French daredevil rides a motorbike off a 558ft cliff before performing a double somersault and parachuting down.
The footage features a world-first trick by motocross star Tom Pages and was taken in Avoriaz, France.
The 36-year-old daredevil, who has five X Games gold medals in addition to two silvers and a bronze, said he wanted to combine motocross and parachuting in a remarkable, one-of-a-kind stunt.
This is the moment a French daredevil rides a motorbike off a 558ft cliff before performing a double somersault and parachuting down in Avoriaz, France
The footage features a world-first trick by motocross star Tom Pages and was taken in October
The video montage shows Pages approach a 23ft (7m) launch ramp on a motorcycle at 80 km/h (50 mph) and then drive off over the cliff.
He does a double front flip more than 55m from the sheer cliff freefalling at 150km/h before deploying a specially designed Red Bull parachute for himself and a second orange chute for the motorbike.
He then glides over the stunning gorge and a French ski resort before landing 30 seconds later and 170m below.
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The 36-year-old daredevil, who has five X Games gold medals in addition to two silvers and a bronze, said he wanted to combine motocross and parachuting in a remarkable, one-of-a-kind stunt
Tom Pages has five X Games gold medals and is a multiple Red Bull X-Fighters champion
The montage features a number of views of the stunt including overhead, from the side and below.
It then cuts to a view of Pages's helmet as he launches himself over the cliff, as well as a view from the top of his helmet.
The multiple Red Bull X-Fighters champion said: 'What's going to get me stoked after that?
'I don't know. I'm going to have to find something even more stupid to have fun.'
French freestyle motocross rider and world champion Tom Pages poses during a photo session in Paris on November 16, 2021
The video montage first shows Pages approach a 23ft (7m) launch ramp on a motorcycle at 80 km/h (50 mph) and then drive off it over the cliff
He does a double front flip more than 55m from the sheer cliff freefalling at 150km/h
Pages spent a number of years preparing for the audacious stunt and the project was put on standby due to Covid-19.
'I enjoy parachuting in my spare time when I’m not riding,' he told TMZ.
'I took it step by step. I started training in a wind tunnel, then skydiving in 2015 with the Soul Flyers – Vince Reffet and Fred Fugen.
Before deploying a specially designed Red Bull parachute for himself and a second orange chute for the motorbike
He then glides over the stunning gorge and a French ski resort before landing 30 seconds later and 170m below
The montage features a number of views of the stunt including overhead, from the side and below
'Next came my initiation to BASE jumping from a helicopter, then from a bridge on Reunion Island with Loïc Jean Albert (air sports pioneer).
'Afterwards, I learned to jump from a cliff with Aurélien Chatard aka Bras Noir (Black Arm).'
Ultimately, with the support of his sponsors, Pages realised his dream in October.
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