Bike: KTM SX 250
FMX since: 2000
Web: www.matrebeaud.com

SWISS AIR FORCE

Three years ago, if Mat Rebeaud was asked to give an interview after one of his numerous wins in FMX competition the journalist had better hope he spoke some French or else it was going to be a very short interview. Meanwhile Mat's English has improved dramatically - and the same goes for his riding skills.
At the beginning of 2005, Mat moved to California to take the opportunity of training in sunshine, because back home in his native Switzerland the weather is often dominated by rain and snow. The risk paid off - at the end of 2005 Mat was number one in the IFMXF ranking, and in January 2006 he won his first silver medal at the Winter X-Games. In March 2006, he won the Red Bull X-Fighters event in Mexico City ahead of his hero Travis Pastrana (USA), claiming: "This is the best day of my life!"
In 2007, having just recovered from a broken femur, Rebeaud was back on track stronger than ever before. With only two weeks of training on the motorcycle after rehab, he just missed the podium at the Red Bull X-Fighters 2007 stop in Mexico City. Shortly afterwards, he won the Night of the Jumps on his home turf in Basel, Switzerland and came in second behind Travis Pastrana at the Red Bull X-Fighters tour stops in Slane Castle, Ireland and Madrid. 
In 2008 Mat won the first stop of the series in Mexico City, placed second in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), claimed his first victory on US soil at the Red Bull X Fighters in Fort Worth Texas, won another Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid, claimed an X-Games Silver Medal in Moto X Freestyle, and won his fourth Red Bull X-Fighters of the year in Germany to become the Tour Champion even before the last event in Poland - where he place third! What a year for the 26-year-old Swiss flyer.
Despite never hitting top form, Rebeaud was still in with a chance of winning the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009 at the season finale in London, but eventually missed out on back-to-back titles as Nate “The Destroyer” Adams powered to victory.
2010 started with an almost deadly crash while practising for the first event in Mexico. Rebeaud was happy to back on the bike in summer to ride the Red Bull X-Fighters event in Moscow as his first contest in the year. The 10th place demonstrated that Mat was not really in shape, but it was a good opportunity to gain new confidence for the event Madrid where he could grab a strong 2nd place.
Finishing on six position in London and ending up fifth in Rome made an overall of 7th in the final Tour Ranking, which is quite remarkable for only riding 2/3 of the tour.

Career Highlights

2010
• 7th, Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour
• 5th, Red Bull X-Fighters Rome, Italy
• 6th, Red Bull X-Fighters London, UK
• 4th, X-Games 16 Moto X Freestyle
• 2nd, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid, Spain
• 10th, Red Bull X-Fighters Moscow, Russia

2009
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters World Series
• 6th, Red Bull X-Fighters London, UK
• 4th, X-Games 15 FMX Park, USA
• 6th, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid,  ESP
• 2nd, Red Bull X-Fighters Fort Worth, USA
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Calgary, Canada
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Mexico City, Mexico

2008
• 1st Red Bull X-Fighters Global Series
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Warsaw, Poland
• 1st, Red Bull X-Fighters Wuppertal, Germany
• 2nd, X-Games 14 L.A., USA
• 1st, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid
• 1st, Red Bull X-Fighters Fort Worth
• 1st, Red Bull X-Fighters Mexico City
• 2nd, Red Bull X-Fighters Rio de Janeiro
• 3rd, AST Panasonic Open Baltimore
• 4th, EXPN Moto X World Championships San Diego
• 1st, Night Of The Jumps Basel Day 2, Switzerland
• 2nd, Night Of The Jumps Basel Day 1, Switzerland

2007
• 2nd, Overall Red Bull X-Fighters Series
• 2nd, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid
• 2nd, Red Bull X-Fighters Slane Castle
• 8th, AST Dew Tour Vans Invitational
• 9th, AST Dew Tour Playstation Pro
• 1st, Night Of The Jumps Mannheim, Germany
• 1st, Night Of The Jumps Basel, Switzerland

2006
• FIM IFMXF World Champion 
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid 
• 2nd, Summer X Games 2006
• 1st, Red Bull X-Fighters Mexico City 
• 2nd, Winter X Games Moto Best Trick 
• 1st, freestyle.ch

2005
• 1st, freestyle.ch
• 3rd, Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid 
• 1st, IFMXF-Ranking 
• 8 Wins on the Night of Jumps Tour 

2004
• 3rd, IFMXF Ranking 
• 2nd, IFMXF World Championships Hamburg, Germany
• Holder of World Highest Air record (11 metres)