KARL MAXON

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - Palmarès

106 Career Wins

1986 National Time Trial Champion

1986 National Team Time Trial Champion

1988 Corestates US PRO Championships – 7th Overall, 3rd American

1990 US National Team Member to Australia for Commonwealth Bank Classic, Fairmont Resort Tour of the Mountains, and the Tooheys Criterium Series

Multiple State/District Championships, both Time Trial and Road, Oregon and Southern California

USA and European select teams:

ACBB Peugot

Celo Europa

CKR Imports

FAGOR Electromenager

Gianni Motta / Linea MD Italia

Montgomery Securities

Painting Specialties

Shaklee

Ten Speed Drive Imports

Quick Release

Stage Races - Stage Wins and/or Overall Wins and/or Race Leader's jerseys in the following select stage races:

Cascade Cycling Classic

Redlands Bicycle Classic

Tour of Texas

Tour of Willamette

Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal

Tour Gaspesie

Tour of Canada

Tour of the Unknown Coast

BC Superweek

Tour de White Rock

Vulcan Tour

Burley Duet Tandem Race

106 Career Victories

43 2nd places

38 3rd places

1986 National Champion ITT

1986 National Champion in Time Trial and Team Time Trial

Team Fagor 1987

Team Fagor 1987

Tour of Texas 1986 Dallas FW Circuit Race

Tour of Texas 1986 Dallas FW Circuit Race - 1st Davis Phinney, 2nd Frankie Andreu, 3rd Karl Maxon

Below is Team Gianni Motta at the 1984 Tour of Texas. This was the initial version of the team formed. From left to right: Robin Morton (Team Manager), Greg Saunders, Dan Franger, Karl Maxon, Jeff Rutter, Claude Michely, Dag Selander, John Eustice, Steve Speaks, Gianni Motta. Robin was the groundbreaking first female Director Sportif in professional cycling. The team was the first US registered pro team, one year before Team 7-Eleven.

Gianni Motta 1984 - V1 debut
 
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KARL MAXON

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - Palmarès

Main Career - 1980-1992


1980

Cascade Cycling Classic

12th – Stage 1, Lava Butte Time Trial, Cat. 1-2-3

 

1st - Governors Cup Criterium

4th - Skinner’s Butte Criterium

 

1981

National Championships, Bear Mountain, NY

17th – Time Trial

 

District Championships, Oregon

2nd – Time Trial

 

Tour Gaspesie, Quebec, Canada

1st – Newport au Bonaventure Road Race

4th – Riviere au Renard Road Race

4th – New Richmond Circuit Race

4th – Carleton – Mont St, Joseph Time Trial

4th – Carleton Circuit Race

10th – Overall GC

 

Cascade Cycling Classic

1st – Time Trial

Race Leader one stage

 

1st - Clackamas River Road Race

1st - Skinner’s Butte Criterium

1st - Emerald City Time Trial


1982

Europe:

2nd - Grand Prix de Grasse, Trophy Maillard Road Race

3rd - Passey - Sur - Eur, Trophy Maillard Road Race, also 1st place KOM

3rd - Luxembourg – Metz Road Race

3rd - Rennes Circuit Race

 

Newberg Classic Stage Race

1st – Overall GC

1st – Stage 2 Time Trial

3rd – Stage 1 Road Race

4th – Stage 3 Criterium

1st - Emerald City TT


1983

National Championships, San Diego, CA

18th – Time Trial

22nd – Road Race

 

Pan American Games Qualifier, Redmond WA

1st – Redmond NW Bicycle Classic, 1st place Hot Spots, 2nd place KOM

 

District Championships, Oregon

1st – Time Trial

1st – Road Race

 

Cascade Cycling Classic

1st – Stage 1, Lava Butte Time Trial

3rd – Stage 2, Mount Bachelor Road Race

Race Leader two stages

 

Tour of Willamette

3rd – Overall GC

3rd – Stage 3, Wolf Creek Road Race

4th – Stage 5, McKenzie Road Race

4th - Points Overall GC

5th – Stage 6, University of Oregon Criterium

 

National Prestige Classic

4th – Santa Ynez Road Race

 

Northwest Rider of the Year – “Bicycle Paper” periodical (Seattle)

 

1st - Jack Frost Time Trial

1st - Wigrich Road Race

1st - Piece of Cake Halsey Road Race

1st - Watsonville Criterium

1st - Hell of the East Time Trial, 1st place Cobblestone Time Prize

2nd – Mount Tabor Rose Festival Circuit Race

2nd - Port Townsend Criterium

2nd - Scott Park Criterium

5th – Capitola Criterium

6th – University of Santa Cruz, Circuit Race

7th – Vulcan Tour, Ring of Fire Criterium

 

Europe:

16th - Prix Center Azur, Nice, France, Road Race


1984

Europe:

16th – Giro della Toscana

 

Giro d’Italia highlights:

6th – Overall GC, Trofeo Banco di Santo Spirito Points

13th – Stage 22 TT

21st – Stage 15 TT

38th – Prolog

 

Cascade Cycling Classic

3rd – Stage 1 Time Trial

5th – Overall GC

 

Vulcan Tour

2nd – Stage 2, Time Trial

4th – Stage 4, Road Race

 

Washington Trust Classic

4th – Stage 2, Seven Hills Road Race

5th – Stage 3, Manitou Park Criterium

5th – Overall GC

5th – Stage 4, Downtown Criterium

7th – Stage 1 Road Race

 

Tour of Willamette

1st - Stage 1, Greenhill Road Race

2nd - Stage 4, McKenzie River Time Trial

6th –Overall GC

Race Leader two stages

 

Wenatchee Stage Race

1st - Stage 1 Time Trial

1st - Stage 3 Road Race

2nd – Overall GC

 

Ketchum Stage Race

1st - Stage 3 Time Trial

4th – Stage 1, Sun Valley Criterium

 

1st - Umpqua Valley Road Race

1st - Umpqua Valley Criterium

1st - Crow Road Race

2nd – Hell of the East Time Trial, 2nd place Cobblestone Time Prize

3rd – Port Townsend Criterium


1985

Cascade Cycling Classic

2nd – Stage 1, Lava Butte Time Trial

 

Tour of Texas

2nd – Stage 3 Time Trial

 

British Columbia Superweek

1st – Gilford Town Square Criterium

4th – Victoria Criterium

4th – Overall GC

6th – Langley Criterium

 

Tour of Willamette

1st – Stage 2, McKenzie Time Trial

1st – Stage 4, Blanton Heights Road Race

3rd – Stage 1, Junction City Road Race

3rd – Stage 5, Skinners Butte Criterium

10th – Overall GC

 

Washington Trust Classic

2nd – Stage 2, Seven Hills Road Race

2nd – Stage 4, Downtown Criterium

8th – Manitou Park Criterium

9th – Overall GC

 

Vulcan Tour

3rd – Stage 2, Time Trial

 

Baleno NorthWest Prestige Trophy - Season long points series

2nd – Overall GC

 

Bellfountain Stage Race

1st - Overall GC

1st – Stage 1 Time Trial

1st – Stage 2 Road Race

 

1st – Governors Cup Criterium

1st – Port Townsend Criterium

1st – Lebanon Strawberry Criterium

1st – Tijuana Criterium, Mexico

1st – Pomay Cider Cup, Overall GC

2nd – Hell of the East Time Trial, 1st place Cobblestone Time Prize

3rd – Redmond Northwest Cycling Classic

5th – Wheat Thins Portland Mayor’s Cup Criterium

6th – Sandpoint Cycling Classic, Overall GC

9th – Phoenix / Scottsdale Road Classic

10th – Whistler British Columbia Stage Race, Overall GC


1986

National Championships, Boise, ID

1st – Time Trial – National Champion

1st – Team Time Trial – National Champion

5th – Road Race

 

District Championships – Southern California

1st – Time Trial

1st – Road Race

 

Redlands Bicycle Classic

1st – Hot Spots Points competition

2nd – Stage 4, Downtown Criterium

3rd – Stage 1, Oak Run Road Race

3rd - Prolog

 

Cascade Cycling Classic

2nd – Stage 1, Lava Butte Time Trial

2nd – Stage 2, Criterium

3rd – Stage 4, Mirror Pond Criterium

3rd – Overall GC

6th – Stage 2, Mount Bachelor Road Race

 

Tour of Texas

2nd – Stage 5, Team Time Trial

3rd – Prolog

9th – Overall GC

 

Vulcan Tour

1st – Stage 2, Team Time Trial

 

Vuelta de Bisbee

1st – Team Overall GC

2nd – Stage 3, Team Time Trial

6th – Stage 2, Mule Pass Road Race

6th – Overall GC

 

Washington Trust Cycling Classic

2nd – Stage 3, Time Trial

3rd – Overall GC

5th – Prolog

 

Baleno Northwest Prestige Trophy – Season long points series

1st – Overall GC

 

1st – Port Townsend Criterium

1st – Hell of the East Time Trial

2nd – Borrego Springs Desert Classic Road Race

2nd – Yuma Classic Criterium

2nd – Castlepark Criterium

6th – Victoria Day Road Race, Vancouver, Canada

6th – Phoenix Criterium

9th – Redmond Northwest Cycling Classic


1987

Europe

7th – Rond des Pyrenees, France, Road Race

 

Tour of Spain

8th – Stage 3, Time Trial

20th - Prolog

 

Tour d’Amourique, France

11th – Stage 1, Time Trial

17th – Overall GC

 

Cascade Cycling Classic

1st – Stage 2, Sunriver Circuit Race

5th – Overall GC

Race Leader two stages

 

Washington Trust Cycling Classic

3rd – Stage 2, Time Trial

 

District Championships – Southern California / Orange County Criterium Championships, Santa Ana Grand Prix:

1st – Southern California and Orange County Champion


1988

US PRO Championship Road Race, Philadelphia, PA

7th – Overall, 3rd – American

 

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, Classique Petro Canada

1st – Overall GC

1st – Prolog

1st – Stage 3, Parc Olympic Circuit

3rd – Stage 2, Mont Royal Road Race

 

Tour of Canada, Niagara Classic

1st – Stage 7, Stoney Creek to Milton Road Race

2nd – Stage 6, Team Time Trial

2nd – Overall GC

Race Leader one stage

 

Tour of Texas

1st – Corpus Christi, Team Time Trial

3rd – Stage 7, Fort Worth Criterium

4th – Stage 6, Dallas Criterium

5th – Prolog

 

Cascade Cycling Classic

4th – Stage 2, Sunriver Circuit Race

 

Tour of the Unknown Coast

1st – Overall GC

1st – Stage 1, Fairgrounds Criterium

2nd – Stage 2, Unknown Coast Road Race

 

1st – Santa Maria Criterium

2nd – Tour of Schenectady, NY, Criteruim

2nd – West Hollywood Criterium

3rd – University of San Diego, Criterium

3rd – Del Mar Grand Prix, Circuit Race

4th – Tour of Mount Hood, Stage 2, Criterium

5th – Gastown Grand Prix, Vancouver, Canada

10th – Scatalon International Pro Road Race, Hamilton / Toronto, Canada


1989

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, Classique Petro Canada

2nd – Stage 2, Time Trial

3rd – Overall GC

1st – Honda Laval Classique de Quebec, Canada

1st – Tompkins Hill Road Race

1st – Bayside Time Trial

1st – Elmira Road Race

3rd – Inn of the 7th Mountain – Mountain Bike Race

3rd – Tino Rossi Criterium, Quebec, Canada

5th – Canadian Tire Criterium, Toronto, Canada


1990

National Championships, Albany, NY

3rd – Time Trial

 

US National Team:

Commonwealth Bank Classic – Australia

2nd – Team Overall GC

5th – Overall KOM GC

17th – Overall GC

 

Fairmont Resort Tour of the Mountains – Australia

2nd – Overall KOM GC

3rd – Overall GC

4th – Stage1, Road Race

5th – Stage 2, Circuit Race

 

District Championships, Oregon

1st – Time Trial

 

Cascade Cycling Classic

2nd – Stage 5, Mirror Pond Criterium

Most Aggressive Rider Award

 

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, Canadian Tire Series Race

1st - Stage 2, Time Trial

Race Leader one stage

 

Tour of the Unknown Coast

1st – Stage 1, Time Trial

2nd – Overall GC

5th – Stage 5, Unknown Coast Road Race

Race Leader two stages

 

Vuelta de Bisbee

4th – Prolog

6th – Stage 1, Mule Pass Road Race

 

Eugene Celebration Stage Race

1st – Overall GC

1st – Stage 1, Road Race

2nd – Stage 2, Time Trial

3rd – Stage 3, Criterium

 

Gateway to the Wilderness Stage Race

1st – Overall GC

1st – Stage 1, Time Trial

2nd – Stage 3, Criterium

 

Redwood Curtain Stage Race

1st – Overall GC

1st – Table Bluff Road Race

1st – Bayshore Criterium

1st – Kneeland Hillclimb

1st – Samoa Time Trial

1st – Korbel Hillclimb

 

Burley Duet Tandem Stage Race

1st – Stage 3, Brownsville Time Trial

3rd – Stage 2, Criterium

4th – Stage 4, Cottage Grove Road Race

 

1st – ICC International Road Race, Calgary, Canada

1st – Silverton Health Fair Criterium

1st – University of Oregon Criterium

1st – Mount Tabor Rose Festival Circuit Race

4th – Banana Belt Road Race

 

1991

Canadian Tire Cup Series

Tour du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada

1st – Overall GC

1st – Stage 2, Time Trial

2nd – Team Overall GC

2nd – Stage 1, Road Race

5th – Stage 4, Road Race

 

Victoria Grand Prix

1st – Stage 2, Time Trial

3rd – Stage 1, Criterium

3rd – Prolog Team Time Trial

 

Tour de White Rock

1st – Stage 1, Time Trial

4th – Overall GC

Race Leader for three Stages

 

Redlands Bicycle Classic

3rd – Stage 1, Time Trial

 

Eugene Celebration Stage Race

1st – Overall GC

1st – Stage 1, Elmira Road Race

1st – Stage 2, McBeth Time Trial

2nd – Stage 3, Criterium

 

Oktoberfest Omnium, Mount Angel

1st – Stage 1, Criterium

1st – Stage 2, Criterium

 

Treetop Yakima Series

1st – Criterium

2nd – Road Race

 

1st – Tour of the Unknown Coast Road Race

1st – Riverside Canyon, CA, Criterium

1st – Bald Peak Newberg Road Race

1st – Newberg Classic Criterium

1st – Molalla Biathlon, Team

2nd – Victor Point Road Race

2nd – Banana Belt Road Race

3rd – Christopher Columbus Seward Park Criterium


1992

District Championships, Oregon

1st – Time Trial

 

Redlands Bicycle Classic

1st – Stage 1, Time Trial

3rd – Stage 5, Downtown Criterium

6th – Stage 6, Sunset Circuit Race

8th – Overall GC

Race Leader for three stages

 

Tour of Willamette

1st – Stage 5, Time Trial

7th – Overall GC

 

Bellingham / Old Fairhaven Stage Race

1st – Overall GC

1st – Stage 2, Time Trial

1st – Stage 3, Criterium

2nd – Stage 1, Road Race

 

1st – La Canada Circuit Race

1st – Port Townsend Criterium

1st – Mount Tabor Rose Festival Circuit Race

3rd – Portland Mayor’s Cup, Criterium

5th – San Luis Rey Road Race

12th – Nevada City Classic


1994

Burley Duet Tandem Stage Race

1st – Time Trial

2nd – Downtown Criterium

2nd – Overall GC

3rd – Windy Flats Brownsville Road Stage

3rd – Cottage Grove Road Stage

 

1997

Vulcan Tour

1st – Stage 1, Road Race

1st – Stage 2, Criterium

 

4th – Sharps Creek Road Race