Bike stunt man Robbie Maddison is first to perform Tower Bridge backflip
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The Tower of London’s iconic lifting road bridge was open for passing ships yesterday morning but that did not stop an Australian motorcyclist crossing the Thames in style.
Robbie Maddison, a stunt rider, raced up one side of the raised bridge and flew through the air 100ft above the water. He performed a no-handed backflip before landing safely on the south side of the bridge.
The 27-year-old became the first person to leap the 25ft gap between spans at 2.55am yesterday. “The whole experience was awesome,” he said.
“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.