VOL. 51 ISSUE 9 MARCH 4, 2014 P87
Supercross Series in Arlington,
Texas, Cianciarulo (sin-sa-ru-low)
set the Supercross community
on its ear after claiming victory. It
wasn't the first time that a rookie
won in his first Supercross race
but it certainly doesn't happen
very often. And not only did he
win the race but he did it like a
seasoned veteran, grabbing the
holeshot and pretty much stay-
ing there. When his Monster En-
ergy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki team-
mate, Blake Baggett, a former
National MX Champion at that,
passed him for the lead at one
point, he did what very few racers
are capable of doing – passing
right back and holding on for the
win. Anyone who's ever thrown a
leg over an MX bike and raced,
knows exactly how difficult that is
to do. It certainly was an impres-
sive way to start off one's Super-
cross career.
A week later, at the Georgia
Dome in Atlanta, Cianciarulo
Wonder
Will Adam
Cianciarulo be
the next superstar
in Supercross? It's
already starting
to look that way
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
SHAN MOORE
A
dam Cianciarulo is one of
the most successful moto-
cross racers that has ever
emerged from the amateur ranks,
which is certainly something he
should be proud of. But with that
success comes the pressures of
being labeled the next big super-
star of our sport. Expectations
don't get much higher than that.
But the kid with the lengthy last
name seems well on his way of
living up to that label after we wit-
nessed the rookie's first two per-
formances in Supercross ever,
and they were pretty darn good
ones to say the least.
In his Supercross debut, the
opening round of the East 250
"
THERE'S
ALWAYS PRESSURE
THERE WHEN
YOU'RE WINNING
RACES AT SUCH
AN EARLY AGE,
BUT YOU GET
USED TO THE
PRESSURE.
"
Kid
