Aussie Motocross Rider "Jayden Archer" died aged 27 during Training

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Freestyle motocross athlete Jayden "Jayo" Archer, an X Games medalist and the first rider to perform a triple backflip in competition, died while practicing the trick Wednesday morning in his hometown of Melbourne, Australia. He was 27.

A beloved member of the Australian motocross community and the Nitro Circus, the action sports media brand started by multisport star Travis Pastrana, Archer was known for pushing the progression of freestyle motocross at a time when there was little external reward for doing so.

One of only three riders ever to land the triple backflip on a dirt bike, Archer became the first rider to land the trick in competition in November 2022, when he landed it during Best Trick at Nitro World Games in Brisbane, Australia.

A member of the Nitro Circus for more than a decade, Archer performed in his first show in 2012 and worked as an assistant mechanic for years before rising to be one of its stars. He last performed the triple backflip publicly at a Nitro Circus Live Show in Jay, Oklahoma, in June 2023 and was working on becoming the first rider to land a quadruple backflip.

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