Meet Robbie Maddison, the man behind the James Bond motorcycle chase

Meet the motocross icon behind the 'Skyfall' rooftop chase

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Date: NOV 14, 2012
Participants: Robbie Maddison
About this Video: To quickly describe Robbie Maddison, who doubled for Daniel Craig in the 'Skyfall' motorcycle chase scene, is like trying to fit 43 people into a VW Beetle, it just ain’t gonna happen. He and his motorcycle seemingly have the ability to bend the laws of physics as he jumps over, on, off or through some of the most incredible things your mind can imagine.

Maddo has jumped over a football field, held world records for longest distance jumped on a motorcycle (with a trick thrown in for good measure!), jumped onto the Arc de Triomphe replica at the Paris Las Vegas, then just for fun, jumped back down.

He has backflipped over the opened Tower Bridge in London, leaped 300 feet across the Corinth Canal and most recently jumped close to 400 feet over the San Diego Harbor with friend Levi Lavallee on a snowmobile next to him.

Starting to get the picture? On top of all that, Robbie is one of the most feared FMX competitors in the world. When he should be concentrating on those mammoth leaps, he comes out and wins X Games medals and Red Bull X-Fighters trophies just because he can. In this profile Robbie talks candidly about the injuries and scars his body has sustained in his quest to dream big.