Watching one of the biggest competitions you never heard of. Nitro Circus 2018 Paris Throw Down competition
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Did you guys know about this one? I didn't!
In 2018, as part of the Nitro Circus Live tours, the crew rolled into Paris and had one of the biggest competitions that never happened. As comps go, we think of X Games, X-Fighters, Night of the Jumps or even Nitro World Games.
But this time in 2018, with Tom Pages present on his home turf, Travis Pastrana and the crew set about creating one of the biggest comps that was really just for the Paris crowd on the night.
Until now, Clint Esposito and I have our grubby little hands on some epic footage thanks to John Mathews giving us a heads up. And it was pretty epic!
Bilko with the One-handed Nac 360, Tom casually throwing body varials and Travis landing his Double Backy 360 on pedal power.
Riders in:
Travis Pastrana Blake Williams Josh Sheehan Tom Pages Gregg Duffy Adam Jones Harry Bink Jarryd McNeil Beau BambergJaie Toohey Ryan Williams Beaver Fleming Dusty Wygle Jed Mildon Todd Meyn Matt Whyatt Andy Buckworth
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