Motocross Star Jayo Archer Dead At 27 After Trick Practice Crash

Motocross star Jayden “Jayo” Archer — a two-time X Video games medalist and the primary particular person to land a triple backflip in competitors — died this week after crashing throughout trick observe in Australia.

He was simply 27 years outdated.

Archer — a member of the famend motion sports activities group Nitro Circus — was reportedly trying to recreate his famed upside-down transfer throughout drills in Melbourne on Wednesday … when he tragically misplaced management of his bike.

Travis Pastrana, Nitro Circus’ co-founder, mentioned in a statement to ESPN he was devastated to study of the information.

“This really hit home,” the motocross legend mentioned. “Jayo grew up in a time when action sports was at its biggest, and he always wanted to do the big stuff like the double and the triple, even though there weren’t a lot of places to showcase those bigger tricks.”

“He was a great human first,” Pastrana added, “a hard worker second and a bad motherf***er third.”

Archer first started racing for Nitro Circus when he was a young person … however gained nationwide notoriety in 2022 — when he grew to become the primary rider ever to hit a triple backflip on the Nitro World Video games in Australia.

After the stunt, he proposed to his girlfriend, and she or he mentioned sure. The 2 had been reportedly set to get married this yr.

“Jayo was the epitome of passion, hard work & determination,” Nitro Circus mentioned in a put up on its Instagram web page. “He pushed what was possible on a dirt bike to heights never seen before. A positive influence to those around him. And above all else a great human being and friend to us all.”

“Sending our thoughts and love to Jayo’s family and friends. We love you mate.”