Max Plaxton

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Career Highlights:

2006 Bronze Medal U-23 World Championships

2 X Pan-American Champion

2 X World Relay Champion

5 X National Champion

8 X Norba Pro Podium including 1 win

Diverse Weather, Good Times!

June 3, 2009

It has been a whirlwind the last couple of weeks. I spent weekend of May 23-24 camping with some great friends on the very beautiful Hornby Island, which is nestled between Vancouver Island and the mainland. I truly recommend the island to everyone to check out. The island it self is quit small, but there is some of the best single track you could ever imagine along with pristine protected beaches. At low tide we picked and chucked fresh oysters after each ride-delicious!

After a great weekend, it was time to get home and get ready for the Bump N’ Grind in Pelham, Alabama. I got a couple great motor-pacing sessions in and had the Specialized Epic working to perfection, thanks to my good buddy Troy at Pro City Cycle-Victoria.

Travel was smooth getting down to Alabama, and I was stoked to meet up with the team again. My first impression of the race course was that it was fast, very fast. It was hard to say how the race might unfold due to the lack of technical sections, high speeds, a couple pavement sections and 90-100 degree weather with 80 % humidity. The one thing I do know is that Team Sho-Air had the numbers on our side with 3 or 4 potential winners. The race proved to be a tactical one as expected. I had good legs, but was not feeling great on the road sections. Fortunately, my Tassie team mate Sid rode a very smart race attacking a group of 5 guys (myself included) on a steep road popper near the end of the last lap. He took an awesome win and I came in 3rd, 22 seconds back keeping my lead in the overall standings. Overall it was a great weekend for the Team and I can smell a race win inching closer for myself.

Now in Colorado adjusting to the altitude and getting some sweet riding in at Sammy J’s place. The US Cup Pro XCT # 4 in Colorado Springs is just around the corner, and I feel we could not be preparing better. We just did an amazing 3.5 hour mountain bike ride with some amazing single track, hail, rain, thunder and lighting. Despite the lungs burning a bit, I think it’s the first of many great rides here! Nothing better then ripping down some great green moist trail for the first time…….

Big thanks to the organizers of the Bump N’ Grind, Scott Tedro, and Ty Kady at Sho-Air for making it all happen. I don’t think people realize how much effort and time is put into the series to make it a success. If everybody at the race could say a small thanks to the organizers I think it would go a long way.

Happy Riding

Max “The Mountie” Plaxton

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