--- description: Watch Jed Mildon a BMX rider do a quadruple back flip at the Pastranaland compound in video by Nitro Circus title: Watch a BMX Rider Nail a Quadruple Backflip image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch a BMX Rider Nail a Quadruple Backflip  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 13, 2015 5:06 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 13, 2015 5:06 PM CUT A daredevil is being hailed as the first BMX rider to complete a successful quad backflip. New Zealander Jed Mildon rode the bike and did four backflips off a 21-foot-tall box jump on Sunday in Maryland at the motorsports park Pastranaland (named after stunt performer Travis Pastrana). In an interview with [_Ride BMX Magazine_](http://bmx.transworld.net/features/revolution-day-exclusive-interviews-jed-mildon-james-foster-on-the-quad-flip/#MlFDSq1Lq6JyIJrS.97 "undefined")_,_ he said the stunt was the culmination of nine months of “physical” training and four years of “mental” training. 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