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With spina bifida, and is paralysed. he s now become a wheelchair motocross athlete. and he s the youngest person in britain to land the backflip he s now hoping to take it even further by landing the first double backflip. we are joined now by ben and his mum angela, good morning to you both, how are you? good, yes. and we can also talk to lily rice who became the first person in the uk to do a backflip in a wheelchair along with her dad mark. good morning to you as well, lily and mark. ., good morning to you as well, lily and mark- i - good morning to you as well, lily and mark. i will - good morning to you as well, lily and mark. i will go l and mark. hello there. i will go back to you. and mark. hello there. i will go back to you, and and mark. hello there. i will go back to you, and some - and mark. hello there. i will go back to you, and some people. and mark. hello there. i will go i back to you, and some people will have had a first glimpse of what you have had a f
We ve got a special message from someone you might recognise. this is from aaron wheelz fotheringham, who as you ll know invented the sport of wheelchair motocross. whatsapp, ben, its wheelz and first of all i wanted to congratulate you for stomping your first backflip ever. ., , . for stomping your first backflip ever. ., ,, ever. not ust a huge accomplishment for ou, ever. notjust a huge accomplishment for you. but ever. notjust a huge accomplishment for you. but a ever. notjust a huge accomplishment for you. but a huge ever. notjust a huge accomplishment for you, but a huge accomplishment l for you, but a huge accomplishment for you, but a huge accomplishment for the whole sport of wc mx. it s been a privilege for me to watch you from the first time i met you until now, just to see how much you have progressed, how much passion and drive you put into your riding. it is super inspirational for me and for everyone that comes into contact with you, so please,, please keep
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