250MX AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPION ADAM CIANCIARULO
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Interview
A
few days removed from
winning yet another bat-
tery of titles at the 2012
Loretta Lynn Amateur National
Championships in Tennessee,
15-year-old minicycle sensation
Adam Cianciarulo sat at a table
inside the Pro Circuit Racing
headquarters in Corona, Califor-
nia, and pondered a few things.
Permitted to talk about his im-
pending professional debut set
for the spring of 2013, teenaged
Cianciarulo spoke about his rise
through the ranks.
"Kawasaki just signed a deal
for me," said the then-diminutive
teenager. "It's a five-year deal,
and it's to be here at Pro Circuit
with Mitch Payton through my
Lites career, which is a dream
come true for me, for sure. It's
an unbelievable feeling. I've
always wanted to ride for Mitch
since I was a little kid. It's where
I want to be. I want to make the
best of it. I want to have a great
pro career, and this is the first
Many thought that when Adam
Cianciarulo graduated from
the amateur ranks, the road to
the top would be a short one.
It's been anything but short.
