INTERNATIONAL: A 20-year old star, Kieran Reilly has added his name to the likes of Mat Hoffman, Kevin Robinson and Dave Mirra after the young British BMX star has landed a world first triple flair trick in mid-January at the Asylum Skatepark in Nottinghamshire, England.

Reilly who is from Newcastle first came to the attention of global BMX fans when he landed a 720 over a spine at Unit 23 in Glasgow when he was just 11 and dwarfed by the bike he was riding.

Over the last 12 months, he has positioned himself as one of the most exciting BMX prospects and is now part of the British Cycling setup - who considers him one rider to watch out for at the 2024 Paris Games.

It was not all plain sailing for Reilly at Asylum Skatepark as the triple flair - where he managed three full backflips and a 180° rotation at the end off a custom roll-in and ramp - was landed after 13 days of riding and around 20 previous attempts, which shows just how determined he is.

Reilly, who first started trying the triple flair in May 2021 says he is constantly trying to progress the tricks he got or learn new tricks every time he rides.

When you do a double flair, you're pretty much doing a double backflip and then spinning just at the end. For a triple, you literally add another flip before you drop your shoulder and turn. It's one of those tricks you can only attempt a couple of times because when you crash, you crash hard. He has mentioned that he couldn’t have done it without the help from Red Bull who assembled an amazing crew for him.