2008 TEAM MAXXIS

Team Maxxis is one of the top professional mountain bike race teams in the world. Comprised of top tier cross country and downhill World Cup racers, the team is one of the few teams to race both XC and gravity events. When not travelling around the world to race the World Cup circuit, the team races the NMBS series in the US, where Geoff Kabush is one of the winningest racers in mountain bike history. With top racers from around the world, the team has a very diverse background. Our athletes are supported by one of the best staffs in the industry and are sponsored by the best equipment in the business. Check back for current race results and diary entries from the team.

Meet the Team:

 

Geoff Kabush
DOB: April 14, 1977

Nationality: Canadian

Career Highlights: 99 U23 Canadian Champion, 00 Olympian, 02, 05, 06, 07 Elite Canadian Champion, 04-07 STXC NMBS Champion (14 Career Victories),  04, 05, 07 XC NMBS Champion, 07 Pan-American Champion, 04 Canadian Cyclocross Champion

Favorite Race: Grouse MT, BC Cups

Best Tire: Maxxlite 310 (bike) MA-v1 (Car)

Tunes of Choice: Stars, Wilco, Death Cab, TEgan and SAra

WORDS OF THANKS: Thanks most of all to my wife Ms. pink, my family and friends who have supported me over the years. Plus a special thanks to Litespeed for the sweet rides and the team sponsors for getting them going. Last, I have to thank Oakley for the shades, Rocket 7 for the kicks and Cateye!

 

Mathieu Toulouse

DOB: August 3, 1976

Nationality: Canadian

Career Highlights: 06 pan-am silver medalist, 07 nmbs santa ynez xc 5th

Favorite Race: Mont Sainte Anne

Best Tire: ridgeline
Tunes of Choice: Navet Confit, Vieux Farka Toure, Patrick Watson, Carinhos Brown, m.i.a.

WORDS OF THANKS: Thanks to all the people who have helped me over the years, way to many to list, also a special thanks to magura and fsa for coming on board with the team this year.

 

Sabrina Jonnier

DOB: August 19, 1981

Nationality: French

Career Highlights: 06, 07 world
championships

Favorite Race: San Romolo itl, Mont Sainte Anne, can

Best Tire: High Roller

Tunes of Choice: Depends on the moment of the day and what I feel, but most of the time Queen is the winner

WORDS OF THANKS: I would like to thank all the people that have helped me reach my goals! My family, friends,
Stephane Girard my coach the French National Team and of course all of the sponsors that make it happen

 

Cameron Cole

DOB: March 2, 1988

Nationality: New Zealand

Career Highlights: 06 JR DH World Champ, 12th 05 4X Worlds

Favorite Race: Any cool place, with a fun track all in good company

Best Tire: Minion DHF (Best thing since sliced Bread)

Tunes of Choice: All Sorts, but right now Bloc Party

WORDS OF THANKS: Big Thanks to my Parents who always helped out. Thanks to my Girlfriend Amy who organizes my career riding. Cheers to all the Kiwi Boys (Kirkaldie, Rankin, MOnkey, Blinki, Baron, Leov, Skinner, Mavis and the rest). Lester Perry at Quiet Chaos Clothing. Aaron Fernadez at NZride.com. Iron Horse bikes for helping me out over the years, and for being a Huge part of team Maxxis. Last the whole Maxxis Crew, Christopher inside and the staff who take me to the Races

 

Luke Strobel

DOB: June 24, 1986

Nationality:  American

Career Highlights: 1st World Cup Top 15 at sT Anne, Winning the North Carolina NMBS Slalom, Riding for Team Maxxis

Favorite Race: Fort William, Scotland

Best Tire: Split Between Minion Fronts and Wet Screams

Tunes of Choice: SLAYER, old Metallica, Modest Mouse, Drive by Truckers, Black keys, Pink Floyd, The Devil Makes Three, Radiohead, Queens of the Stone Age, Rodrigo and Gabrialla, Sublime and you always got to have some Tom Petty.

WORDS OF THANKS:  GOT TO START WITH thanking Mom and Dad for encouraging and supporting me through the years. Everyone at The Downhill Zone : Darren, Scotty and Adam for keeping me running since day 1. To Gary and Adam for being the best mechanics ever, and everyone else at Maxxis, thanks Christopher. And Martin Whitley at 23 Degrees, thanks man.
 
All the sponsors for making this 2008 season possible:  Ironhorse, LiteSpeed, Fox Racing Shox, Rockstar Energy Drinks, Scott Optics,  Magura, E.thirteen, Industry Nine, Fi’zi:k, Cateye, Louis Garneau and Gibson for all those sweet guitars: thanks guys.

 

Gary Wolff

DOB: Who Cares I’m the Boss

Nationality: BRITISH MATE!

Career Highlights: Crushing colorado Master in a skin suite, and throwing the Peoples elbow

Favorite Race: 02 mtb Worlds,
kaprun austria, fort william all the time. 05 cx worlds st wendal ger. 03 mtb worlds lugano, ch.

Best Tire: advantage 2.0

Tunes of Choice: Devo, Kate Bush, Pistols,

 

Adam McGrath
DOB:  Nov 14, 1987

Nationality: YANK

Career Highlights: Being Alive, Life seems like a good CAREER Highlight

Favorite Race: Best mtb race for me was NZ Worlds, All Cross Crusades, and 05 CX Worlds in St. Wendal GERMANY

Best Tire: Minion F paired with high Roller, For CX the Raze

Tunes of Choice: Bob Marley, Nightmares on Wax, CASH, BLACK REBEL FUNGRASS NINJA UNIT, OR ANYTHING THAT GIVES YOU THAT ERIE FEELING.

WORDS OF THANKS: Well I should thank all the people who have helped me along the way, FOR MAKING ME SMILE, THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT. I also have to thank Iron HOrse for stepping it up this year, and to Dumondtech, Ultimate Support, Genuine innovations, and Stans for making my life as a wrench simple and fun

 
 

Paul Schlitz

DOB: Sept 27, 1965

Career Highlights: Working with Volvo Cannodale when Sauser won the Houffalize world Cup. Securing the DH World Cup overall with Greg Minnaar in 05 While working for G-Cross Honda

Race: St Anne, great Running trails and the Quebecois

Best Tire: Maxxis

Tunes of Choice: Snow patrol, The Frey, Shiny Toy Guns, Sum 41, Matchbox Twenty

WORDS OF THANKS: I know that a MTB team cannot work without a plethora of different sponsors, but as a soigneur one of my main concerns is our nutritional sponsor. Every Team I’ve worked with; Volvo Cannodale, Trek/VW, & G-Cross Honda were all Power BAr Teams, and I’m glad it will continue with Team Maxxis