When people think of FMX they generally think of Switzerland. At least they might once they hang out with Swiss freestyle rider Mat Rebeaud. In Mat's Firsthand, he takes us on a tour through his home in the idyllic Swiss countryside, complete with a visit to his own training area -- a piece of land that he rents from a local farmer, and maintains by himself. We also learn that Mat is rehabbed and
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When people think of FMX they generally think of Switzerland. At least they might once they hang out with Swiss freestyle rider Mat Rebeaud. In Mat's Firsthand, he takes us on a tour through his home in the idyllic Swiss countryside, complete with a visit to his own training area -- a piece of land that he rents from a local farmer, and maintains by himself. We also learn that Mat is rehabbed and ready to ride after having a surgery to remove an array of metal rods and pins that were holding broken bones together. Mat travels to southern california where he meets up with fellow FMX riders Levi Sherwood and Lance Coury to train at the Red Bull compound for the upcoming season of competition. After that we're off to Calgary, Canada with Mat as he competes in the X-Fighters competition with top riders such as Robbie Maddison, Nate Adams, and Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg. One last trip brings us out to the beautiful sand dunes of Glammis, CA for Mat's first visit to this mecca of moto. Good times are had by all of his fellow Red Bull team riders including longtime terrain standout Ronnie Renner.
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