Cam Sinclair

Cam Sinclair

Cam Sinclair

Motocross career

He 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.

First double backflip

Sinclair landed the first double backflip at the third event of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009. It was a June 2009 event in Fort Worth, Texas. He landed two double backflips in the competition and finished third at the event. The double backflips were in the qualifier and quarterfinals.

2009 Madrid Crash

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. Thankfully surgeons were able to stop the bleeding. Sinclair has currently been moved out of hospital in Madrid back to Melbourne and is undertaking a rehab process.

Personal life

Sinclair lives in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and is currently engaged to his girlfriend, Brooke.

References

^ "Cam Sinclair to take on the world this weekend!". ESPN. 2008-09-28. http://espn.go.com/action/news/story?id=3607410. Retrieved 2009-07-03.

^ "Cam Sinclair Lands First Double Backflip in Freestyle Motocross Competition". Yahoo! Sports/Grind TV. 2009-07-01. http://www.grindtv.com/moto/blog/4052/cam-sinclair-lands-first-double-backflip-in-freestyle-motocross-competition/. Retrieved 2009-07-03.

^ "Aussie makes FMX history with double backflips in Texas!". Fullnoise. 2009-06-28. http://www.fullnoise.com.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_full&News_id=5634. Retrieved 2009-07-03.

^ Leyba, Ryan (2009-06-28). "And the Winner is...". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/action/fmx/blog?post=4292489. Retrieved 2009-07-03.

^ "Cam Sinclair Makes History with First X-Fighters Podium". Racer X Online. 2009-06-29. http://www.racerxonline.com/article/cam-sinclair-makes-history-with-first-x-fighters-podium.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-22.

External links

Official website

Categories: Living people | Sportspeople from Melbourne | 1984 births | Australian motorsport people

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