Sinclair competed for the LG World Championship in 2008. He was injured while practicing for a double backflip in June 2008 and he was unable to compete until September 2008.[1]
First double backflip in a Freestyle Run With Nick Swainedit
Sinclair landed the first double backflips in a freestyle motorcross run at the third event of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009. It was a June 2009 event in Fort Worth, Texas.[2] Sinclair landed two double backflips in the competition and finished third at the event.[3] The double backflips were in the qualifier and quarterfinals.[4]
2009 Madrid Crashedit
Sinclair was seriously injured in Madrid in July 2009 when he under rotated a double back flip. Cam was fighting for his life in a critical condition in Madrid. He suffered a broken shoulder, broken cheek bone, a ruptured liver and was knocked unconscious. Due to the rupture in his liver he had emergency surgery for internal bleeding, which was stopped by the surgeons. After retraining himself using therapy to walk and ride again, Sinclair is back competing, and he did one of the greatest comebacks in action sports history by successfully completing the double back flip again at X Games XVI, winning his first X Games gold medal in Moto X Best Trick.
Personal lifeedit
Sinclair lives in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and married longtime girlfriend, Brooke, on 7 January 2011 the couple has a daughter born Lotti Mae Sinclair on 15 August 2012[5] She was born in Surrey, British Columbia.
Referencesedit
^"Cam Sinclair to take on the world this weekend!". ESPN. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
^"Cam Sinclair Lands First Double Backflip in Freestyle Motocross Competition". Yahoo! Sports/Grind TV. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
^"Aussie makes FMX history with double backflips in Texas!". Fullnoise. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
^Leyba, Ryan (28 June 2009). "And the Winner is..." ESPN. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
^"Cam Sinclair Makes History with First X-Fighters Podium". Racer X Online. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
External linksedit
Official website
December 18, 2023
sinclair, cameron, sinclair, born, april, 1984, australian, freestyle, motocross, rider, associated, with, metal, mulisha, group, cameron, sinclairpersonal, informationfull, namecameron, sinclairnickname, sincsnationalityaustralianborn, 1984, april, 1984, pear. Cameron Sinclair born 12 April 1984 is an Australian freestyle motocross rider associated with the Metal mulisha group Cameron SinclairPersonal informationFull nameCameron SinclairNickname s Cam SincsNationalityAustralianBorn 1984 04 12 12 April 1984 age 39 Pearcedale Victoria AustraliaSportSportMotocross Supercross freestyle motocrossEvent s X Games Dew Tour Metal mulisha X Fighters Contents 1 Motocross career 1 1 First double backflip in a Freestyle Run With Nick Swain 1 1 1 2009 Madrid Crash 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksMotocross career editSinclair competed for the LG World Championship in 2008 He was injured while practicing for a double backflip in June 2008 and he was unable to compete until September 2008 1 First double backflip in a Freestyle Run With Nick Swain edit Sinclair landed the first double backflips in a freestyle motorcross run at the third event of the Red Bull X Fighters World Tour 2009 It was a June 2009 event in Fort Worth Texas 2 Sinclair landed two double backflips in the competition and finished third at the event 3 The double backflips were in the qualifier and quarterfinals 4 2009 Madrid Crash edit Sinclair was seriously injured in Madrid in July 2009 when he under rotated a double back flip Cam was fighting for his life in a critical condition in Madrid He suffered a broken shoulder broken cheek bone a ruptured liver and was knocked unconscious Due to the rupture in his liver he had emergency surgery for internal bleeding which was stopped by the surgeons After retraining himself using therapy to walk and ride again Sinclair is back competing and he did one of the greatest comebacks in action sports history by successfully completing the double back flip again at X Games XVI winning his first X Games gold medal in Moto X Best Trick Personal life editSinclair lives in Melbourne Victoria Australia and married longtime girlfriend Brooke on 7 January 2011 the couple has a daughter born Lotti Mae Sinclair on 15 August 2012 5 She was born in Surrey British Columbia References edit Cam Sinclair to take on the world this weekend ESPN 28 September 2008 Retrieved 3 July 2009 Cam Sinclair Lands First Double Backflip in Freestyle Motocross Competition Yahoo Sports Grind TV 1 July 2009 Retrieved 3 July 2009 Aussie makes FMX history with double backflips in Texas Fullnoise 28 June 2009 Retrieved 3 July 2009 Leyba Ryan 28 June 2009 And the Winner is ESPN Retrieved 3 July 2009 Cam Sinclair Makes History with First X Fighters Podium Racer X Online 29 June 2009 Archived from the original on 31 January 2013 Retrieved 22 July 2009 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cam Sinclair amp oldid 1097921132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,