Matt Wilhelm

Matt not only has the bike skills to entertain, but also has the brains to educate. Graduating Magna Cum Laude from Millikin University, while competing as the top American flatland rider in the X-Games was no easy feat. Now that Matt is out of school he has been touring the world and competing in countries as far away as Brazil, Portugal, Korea, Germany, Czech Republic, and Japan. Matt is not just competing however, he is winning many of these prestigious competitions. Below are some of his professional titles:

In addition to being the number one flatland rider in the U.S., Matt is also the best show rider. He frequently performs at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL as part of the highest rated show in their history.

Most notable is Matt's appearance on 30 Seconds to Fame on FOX where he won the $25,000 Grand Prize for his skills in front of an estimated seven to nine million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research.

He has toured the country for The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids tour helping to educate today's youth about the dangers of tobacco use. 2005 will be his third consecutive year on the tour.

Matt also performed on a nine-city tour with Olympic gold medalists, NFL hall of famers, and other professional athletes on The Go For It Road Show. Elementary school students packed arenas (sometimes up to 15,000 at once) to watch Matt perform and hear what he had to say about making dreams into reality.

He has appeared on TV over 50 times (not including reruns) and in over 60 magazines both domestic and international.

Matt Wilhelm shares all of these unique experiences with your students to help them discover their potential.