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December 31, 2008 - Robbie Maddison, an Australian motorbike rider from the town of Kiama, New South Wales jumped his motorcycle to the top of the Arc de Triomphe at the Paris Las Vegas (the same night Robbie Knievel made a far-less impressive jump at the Mirage in Las Vegas). Speeding down the strip outside Paris Las Vegas casino at approx 56mph, he launched his Yamaha motocross bike up a giant ramp, flew approximately 121 feet through the air and landed on top of a replica of the Arc de Triomphe.
The stunt was equivalent to jumping on a 10-story apartment building.
After landing safely, the 27-year-old showman performed one last death-defying stunt, dropping off the Arc de Triomphe and free-falling to a landing ramp below.
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