ABOUT
MAYA PAPAYA
I started wrapping in 2019. My love for cars helped me discover vinyl wrapping while working for an agency as a graphic designer. I started my own business in June that same year. In 2020, Covid-19 hit the world and all my jobs were cancelled. It was then, where I was searching for a hobby to help through that tough time, that I found the love and passion for mountain bikes and all things cycling. I started riding every day, then found the love for racing and started racing XC (and winning), learning how to jump and drop, and then, I found I could wrap bikes too! After that, I have mainly focused in wrapping bikes and that's how this website was created. Many people don't know bikes can be wrapped or protected. And this is a way to help them see it can be done and there are endless possibilities!
I was born in Puerto Rico. I moved to the States in 2017 after hurricane María.
I started riding MTB in January 2020 as a way to escape Covid-19 lockdown. I had my first fracture on February 8th. I never settled for less, and continued riding even with an arm brace on until I was ready to remove it.
Later that same year, one of my friends started training me to build speed so I became interested in XC racing, and racing in general, as long as it was on a bike. I signed up for the second to last race of the 2020 Coconut Cup series. First time racing in the base category I came in second riding with my heavy 35 pound trail bike the Trek Fuel EX 5. Then I raced the last race and came in second again. I started training more and bought a 2017 Specialized Epic World Cup. I signed up for the Florida State Championship Series and always had a podium spot, winning 5 of the 7 races in the series. Finally, I won the Championship in her category that year.
In 2021, I signed up for the second race of the Florida Endurance Series and won first place.
In 2022, I have been focusing more on freeriding and looking forward to enduro races this year. Aside from that, I enjoy everything mountain bike related. There has not been a day that passed without me thinking about mountain biking.
Event Highlights
2020 - Florida State Championship Series - Florida State Champion – Women’s Base
2021 - Florida Endurance Series - El Lagarto - Women's Sprint 30 - 1st Place
2021 - Graham Swamp 360 - 2 person Team Race - 2nd Place
2022 - Florida Freeriders Gwazi Birthday Bash Jump Jam - Women's category - 1st place
2022 - Adrenaline Bikeworks Jump Jam - Women's Category - 1st place
2022 - Bentonville Bike Fest E-bike Enduro - Open Women Category - 1st place
2023 - Bentonville Bike Fest E-bike Enduro - Expert Women Category - 1st place
2023 - Arkansas Enduro Series - E-Bike Women Category - Overall Champion
2024 - Gravity National Championships - Red Bull Whip Off - Women’s Category - 1st place
2024 - Go Nuts Downhill - The Final Nutcracker Race - Women's Pro - 3rd Place
2024 - Go Nuts Enduro - The Final Nutcracker Race - Women's Expert Bike - 1st Place
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