Max Plaxton
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Date of Birth:
May 29, 1985
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Hometown:
Victoria-B.C, Canada
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Other Sponsors:
Team SHO AIR / Specialized, Can Coast Geoducks, WTB, Fox, Hayes, Crankbrothers, Raceface, Pro City Racing Victoria, Outdoor Gear Clothing Canada.
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Other Hobbies:
Surfing, Cooking, Wilderness Adventures, Cars, Snowboarding, Biking and the list goes on.....
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Career Highlights:
- 2006 Bronze Medal U-23 World Championships
- 2006, 2007 2x Pan-American Champion
- 2002, 2004 2x World Relay Champion
- 5x National Champion
- 8x Norba Pro Podium including 1 win
- 2009 22nd World Championships Pro XC
- 2009 2nd U.S. Cup Windham, NY Pro XC
- 2009 3rd Overall Pro XCT Series Ranking Pro XC
- 2009 2nd Canadian National Championships Pro XC
- 2009 1st Test of Metal Pro XC
- 2009 1st Pro XCT Colorado Springs Pro XC
- 2009 3rd Bump n' Grind Pro XC
- 2009 3rd Sea Otter Classic Pro XC
- 2009 2nd Fontana, California Pro XC
Q&A
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Up or Down
First up then down.
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Favorite discipline?
True XC Racing
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What's it mean to you to be riding for Oakley?
I am fortunate to be part of a great group of positive people that I can always count on. Oakley is my longest standing personal sponsor and they continue to support me each year with the best product.
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Where are you going to ride and train this year?
Split the time mostly between Canada, Tasmania and beautiful California.
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What is more important to you than mountain biking?
Enjoying Life
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Can you call out a single career highlight and why?
I would say my U-23 World Championships Medal. I crashed after the start and had to fight my way through most of the field. With out that crash, who knows how far I could of gone. But that is part of racing.
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Do you have any other special talents (music / write / draw / paint)?
Not Much, Grew up being a punk in Tofino B.C and surfing all the time.
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To me, Oakley is
Perfection.
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If you could be someone famous, who would you be?
Fame ain't all it's cracked up to be.
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What move / trick are you working on?
A Wheelie!
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When did you start your sport?
When I was 14 in Spain
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Strengths
Technical skills and climbing
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Favorite Breakfast
Omelet with yams and a soy latte
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Biggest obstacle you have had to overcome?
My attitude
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Techno or Metal
METALlica
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Confidence is:
Being over-prepared and pushing your self to the limit, and then some.
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What's your favorite number and why
I'd say number 99. Good ol' Wayne Gretzky. A Canadian legend.
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Who makes you laugh?
I find every person is funny in their own way
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If I had a younger brother, one piece of life advice I would give him is:
I do have a younger brother and it is not easy trying to give him life advice. I try to tell him that you make your own path in life and that nobody said is was going to be easy.
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Any last words?
Peace to the World.
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