Thomas
Pagès
France
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FMX
Date of birth | March 25, 1985 |
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Birthplace | Nantes, France |
Age | 40 |
Nationality | France |
Career start | 2005 |
Disciplines | FMX |
Thomas Pagès is one of those rare examples of riders who are determined to take FMX to the next level. The super-talented Frenchman has gone from practising in his own backyard and competing with the best riders in the world, to progressing the sport time and again through his series of never-been-done tricks.
In 2008, Pagès became the first rider ever to stick a double grab flip at the World Moto X Championships. In the same year, he and brother Charles became the first duo to get the frontflip down on film – a move that sent shockwaves through the FMX community and propelled the brothers into the limelight, giving them both a legendary status within the sport.
Further success for Tom was to follow with his victory at the Masters of Dirt in Vienna, as well as several mind-boggling runs during his first season on the Red Bull X Fighters World Tour. In 2012, Tom picked up two FMX Awards – Best International FMX Rider and Best European FMX Rider – and in 2013 he won the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour.
As for 2014, Tom put up a good fight and took the X-Fighters win in Madrid. However, he was bested by fellow competitors Josh Sheehan, Levi Sherwood and Dani Torres to take fourth place overall. That didn't stop him from changing the game again though, when he successfully debuted his Bike Flip in Madrid.
He's been back at the top of the game ever since. Narrowly missing out on the 2015 Red Bull X-Fighters title at the final round in Abu Dhabi, while in 2016's only event in Madrid it was another victory for Tom. He's also added X Games gold to his list of accolades, winning the FMX event in Minneapolis in 2018, while at the 2019 event in Shanghai he took first place in the Best Whip category.
Then, in 2021, Tom once again produced the unthinkable as he became the first FMX rider to combine a Double Frontflip with a BASE jump – performing the trick off a massive cliff in Avoriaz, France. Requiring two years of planning, the successful jump was captured in the documentary Flight Mode.