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

Round one of the H2O Overdrive Triple Crown.....

March 16, 2010

Round one of the H2O Overdrive Triple Crown All Mountain Series presented by Specialized, is in the bag.

Was a fantastic weekend of mountain bike racing for all who participated, as there was nothing but smiles everywhere. I had good legs for all three races, although I went down twice which is not normal for me! I hate crashing whilst in a race, but some of that So-cal dirt is like an ice rink and very slippery.

The XC was really hard. There was no rest at all and the race played out to be pretty tactical. Being my first race in 6 months and with real intensity, I decided to keep it smart. With the help of my super teammate Sid, I was able to attack at the right time and get a decent gap and hold it for the final 2.5 laps of the 6 lap race to take my first win of the season. It was hard out in front but I knew Sid would cover any attacks from behind, and it easily could have been Sid out there and myself following others. It's pretty amazing having 2 top riders on the same team and what we can accomplish.

The Short Track was the next day. I only did 1 short track in 2009, and those who were out with me the night it before, knew I was not in top form the next day! I felt good in the short track although I was a little farther back at the start then I would have liked to have been with such a high pace. I had a good spill about half way through the race and got run over by probably the tallest guy in the pack Mr. Trebon! I got up quick but my stem was bent at about 3 o'clock so I decided to ride the race out and not take any risks knowing Sid was up there and he is one the best Short Track racers out there. Sure enough he took the 2nd consecutive win for the team. I rolled in for 5th and happy about it considering the crash and there was one last leg to go.

The 3rd and final race of the weekend was the Super D Time Trial. I have always liked Time Trials and in fact my first pro win ever came in a TT, beating the then Langford native dirt guy and now road pro Ryder Hesjedal at the Nova Desert Classic. I was 18 at the time and was pretty pumped about it. Back to the topic, I pre-rode the SDTT with our team manager Slim Kady and the 2 Canadians on team Kona; Kris and Barry. I really liked the track and it had a really good mix of short climbs, fast single-track downhills with some sketchy off camber corners. I knew I had only given about 70% effort in the short track so I had a good chance to win the final stage and also the overall. The run was going really well until about halfway, when I hit the ground again. I could not believe it. It was in a pretty bad spot to go down too as I lost all my momentum. I got off the ground super fast and had to put the chain back on and got going as fast as I could. I gave it all I could for the rest of the way and to my surprise, I posted the first fastest time and it held as everyone else came in and ended up beating Kabush by 3 seconds. I knew I had gone fast but with the crash, I really thought I had lost it. But the legs were good and I wanted it pretty bad. In retrospect, I think the crash put me back a good 10-15 seconds. I took the overall crown with Sid in 2nd, so a 1-2 for Team Sho-Air and victories in every stage; we definitely owned the weekend.

Pretty happy to start the season off on a good note with the first intensity in several months, and I could not be happier with how the team performed, everyone from Manny setting up my ridiculous fast Epic, to Davy for her good looks, to Pip for making me nervous and reminding me I am at a bike race and no F*cking around! John “blogger” Muller is doing fantastic job so kudos to him, and also Tad keeping it real with his hairy skier legs keeping a little hippie vibe going with all the greased up metrosexual cyclists you tend to find at a bike race.

Thanks to Scott Tedro and his awesome wife Jessica for giving me red carpet treatment, making this all happen and I can't wait for the rest of the season. Thanks Specialized for providing us with THE BEST product out there. I won't go on too much about how fast the new Epic is, but it is really unreal period. I can only say it's up to everyone out there to try one out for his or her own experience. Thanks Randy @ H2O Overdrive for his support in the series and the product he provides us with.

Back to the North Pole for a week or so, then driving down to Cali in my Subie for a month or two. Can't wait.....

-Max

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