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

It’s been a great start to the year for me.....

April 28, 2009

It’s been a great start to the year for me and for the Sho Air /Specialized Team. I had some very solid training down in Tasmania over the winter where my parents currently live and work at the moment. I was fortunate to meet Sid Taberly which in a way led to me getting on board with the team which I am very excited about.

Fontana Pro XC Tour # 1

After a bit of a disastrous trip down to Chile for the Pan American Championships I was pretty eager to get the Pro XC series under way. Having slept at 9,000 feet down in Chile I knew I was feeling good the moment I stepped foot back in the USA and at sea level. I always tend to have a good run in Fontana and this year was no different. I had the best legs all year and pretty much just went for it leading a lot of the race only to be beat by the strongest rider on the day. Hats off to the Geoff for taking the all time most USA Series wins surpassing John Tomac. At least I made him work for it. On the other note Fontana was my first race aboard the S-Works Epic. All I can say is WOW. No bike I have ever ridden before even comes close to the performance of this bike.

Sea Otter Pro XC Tour # 2

After some great weeks of training up in the NORCAL area I was ready for the Sea Otter. I opted to not to race the Short Track and keep the legs fresh for The XC. I think it was a good call since the race on Sunday was super hard. I am not a huge fan of the heat unlike some of my teammates. It’s not like I don’t perform well but I think I go better when it’s cold an wet and muddy, sort of how it is up at home in my native Canada. There was some serious fire power in the lead group in the race. Sauser, Stander, Wells to name a few. I barely hung to the lead group on for the 1st lap but managed to crawl into the draft at a key moment going into a big head wind. The race got pretty tactical and it was great to have a team mate in the group. I basically watched Sauser ride away and tried to recover from the heat while sitting on. It worked well and Sid and I were able to finish 2ndand 3rd respectively. It was a hard day but I had a lot of fun on the bike in the 100 degree heat and suffering. The 3rd place gave me the overall lead in the Pro XC Tour Standings so I can’t complain! Thanks to Scott and Ty and the whole crew at Sho Air and Specialized for making it happen. It’s going to be a great year on and off the bike with everyone.

Next up is some solid time at home in Victoria resting up and then get some great training leading up to the Pro XC Tour # 3 and # 4 in Alabama followed by Colorado Springs. I can’t wait to ride my new bikes here at home in my local trails which should be getting mint right about now. There is no place like home. I did have an excellent time in California I must add. Californians know how to live it up, bro!

With Stoke, Max

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