Watch the world’s first BMX quadruple backflip

Nitro Circus rider Jed Mildon must have been defying all the laws of physics to land the first-ever quadruple backflip on a BMX bike.

Mildon and fellow rider James Foster went head to head to score this amazing trick first, which required a custom built ramp and four years of preparation.

In the video, there are some very nasty falls to start. Foster ended up breaking his ribs and was forced to watch Mildon complete the trick from the sidelines.

“I broke two ribs on the second try, and went back six weeks later to try it again, and ended up breaking two more ribs on my first attempt back,” Foster told RIDE BMX.

In total, Foster sustained 10 broken ribs and a separated shoulder trying to complete the stunt.

After months of tweaking the ramp, Mildon finally nailed the four flips.

“It was like going up 100 levels of commitment,” he told Ride BMX. “So, so hard to figure out! Once I figured it out, it was reasonable safe to commit to.”

Mildon is no stranger to achieving crazy stints. Back in 2011, he did the first-ever BMX triple backflip and the video also went viral.

Does Mildon think it’s possible to push this trick to five flips?

“Of course it’s possible, good luck, though!” And then he laughed.