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ADAM CIANCIARULO
Here we have a rider who didn’t race much on a big bike in his amateur career but was still elected to be one of the greats when he turned professional. Why? Because AC was one of the best supermini riders ever seen, in fact every time he lined up, the rest of the field pretty well just battled for second place because they knew they didn’t have a shot at the W. Adam also had a professional factory deal with the powerhouse team of Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki at such an early
age, he rode regularly with his idol, the seemingly unbeatable Ryan Villopoto. Not only did Cianciarulo ride with RV but he also started to train with world renown trainer Aldon Baker, who is easily without a doubt the best motocross trainer in the world. Aldon helped lead the domination of the sports greats such as Carmichael, Stewart and Villopoto. With what looked like to be all the right keys for success everyone had AC pegged as the next greatest of all time. Although he
has shown signs of brilliance and great speeds Cianciarulo has yet to win a championship but has come close. Injuries have riddled the young star since turning professional and he is currently trying to turn his career back around. AC is keeping his rubber side down more often this year and if he does seem to make a mistake it is usually a small one which is much better than his big crashes that got him injured. Pro Circuit will take this motocross season as a good one for AC and hopefully he can return to his winning ways in 2017.
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