A wheelie long way up: BMX rider tackles world’s first floating skatepark

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A wheelie long way up: BMX rider tackles world’s first floating skatepark
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A British BMX rider has spoken of completing a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ after he performed tricks on a floating skatepark more than 2,000 feet above the ground

Balloon flies around 30 miles over the Cotswolds for stuntA British BMX rider has spoken of completing a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” after he performed tricks on a floating skatepark more than 2,000 feet above the ground.

Kyle executed several highly technical BMX tricks and achieved the feat while wearing a parachute and contending with a constantly swinging bowl. The 31-year-old Scot, from Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, has competed in professional BMX events since 2008 and is an athlete for Red Bull.“I went straight to the edge, looked over and thought: ‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,’ he said. “All through riding that little bike, I was like: ‘This is one that I’ll be taking to the grave.

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