Robbie Maddison Injured In Australia

Paul Carruthers | September 15, 2011

Australian freesetyler Robbie Maddison was injured while practicing for the Red Bull XFighters competition in Sydney, Australia, today. Though Maddison’s injuries are not yet known, he was airlifted to a Sydney hospital after the crash.

The 30-year-old crashed at the course that has been built on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour. He was flown to Royal North Shore Hospital.

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Paul Carruthers took over as the editor of Cycle News in 1993 after serving as associate editor since starting his career at the publication in 1985. Carruthers has covered every facet of the sport in his near-28-year tenure at America's Daily Motorcycle News Source.