Robbie Maddison, a motocross star, found an unusual way to cross the Thames on Monday morning when he leapt the gap of an open Tower Bridge.
“We had a matter of minutes on the bridge and had to time everything to the second – there were so many factors to get right, but we pulled it off.
“It was an incredible feeling to fly between the two towers and over the Thames.”
Maddison said he had been planning a stunt in London since his last feat – leaping off a ramp on to a life-size replica of the Arc de Triomphe in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve last year.
“People say I’m crazy, but I just want to push the boundaries of my sport and my body to the limit and I love taking on these huge challenges,” he said.
Maddison, who also holds the record for the world’s longest ever motorbike jump (350.7ft – 106.9m), will perform at Battersea Power Station on August 22 as part of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009.
from: telegraph.co.uk
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