Adam Cianciarulo, the 2019 AMA Pro Motocross 250cc Championship winner who retired in 2024, was recently spotted out at Glen Helen Raceway in Southern California. Present for the media launch of the 2026 Kawasaki KX250, Cianciarulo, who has enjoyed a 20-year relationship with Monster Energy Team Green, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki and the Monster Energy Kawasaki factory team, was out to create some on-bike POV content for this weekend’s curtain dropping SuperMotocross World Championship round set for The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“During Supercross, Feld Entertainment decided that it would be cool if I could do a track preview on Friday,” said Cianciarulo of his midweek session.
“So we go and we put the helmet camera on and made some good content for Race Day Live and our show, and of course the main broadcast on Peacock. I really haven’t ridden much. I’ve only ridden two times this year. So I was talking to Kawasaki and we were able to put something together where we got out to the test track. We just wanted to make sure that I could still do the jumps and everything. You lose your timing and all that stuff pretty fast, so I’m grateful to Kawasaki for letting me put some Supercross suspension on my bike and, man, I had a blast. It took me a while. It took me a while to feel comfortable, but by the end of the day I was having so much fun.
“I was the type that when I stopped racing, I did not dislike dirt bikes or not like riding. There have been times it has been a struggle on the results side of things and that can kind of take the fun away from riding a little bit, but for the most part, I’ve always had fun on my dirt bike. It’s what I love to do. I really haven’t ridden that much since May 2024, when I stopped racing. The reason being is that I just had multiple things on my body that just really hurt me for a long time. And just talking with my doctors and everybody, they just kind of recommended that I take as much time off as I could. Right now I’m getting to the point where the body is starting to come around a little bit. My hand and my nerve injury, which was a big reason why I retired, is starting to feel a little better. My knees are feeling better. So all that makes me motivated to ride.”
Cianciarulo’s next mission will take him to the 2025 Boost Mobile AUSX Supercross Championship round slated for October 25, 2025 at Sharks Stadium in Cronulla, Sydney, Australia.
“That of course leads to Australia, which I’m very excited about,” said Cianciarulo, who will be present in Australia to do TV commentary work, put in exhibition laps and do meet and greet work. “I’m actually going to Australia for a month, believe it or not. Mostly I’m just doing broadcasting stuff for the races over there. You know it’s kind of a thing where I’m just trying to contribute to that AUSX Supercross Championship and the AUSX Open. It’s something that I always wanted to do in my career and it just never really worked out. So yeah, I’m actually going to go over there and we have our first event on October 25 in Sydney and then the we have the AUSX Supercross Championship, which is in Melbourne on November 22. I’m going to go over there with my girlfriend. We’re going to have a nice little vacation. And yeah, I’m going to do some riding too. No racing, though! No racing!”
Cianciarulo provided his take on the 2025 SuperMotocross World Championship.
“Well, I think the Playoffs with the single points and the double points and triple points is very interesting,” he said. “Of course the goal is to see who is the best in general at the end of the year. And it’s also to create a lot of excitement. I think from a fan’s perspective, this is best case scenario. Hunter and Jett Lawrence fighting for a championship in the premier class is awesome. I mean to have two brothers fighting for this championship in a winner-take-all scenario, you couldn’t get a better storyline if you tried. I have a lot of admiration for both of those guys.
“And also, Eli Tomac has just been riding so good. It’s good to see him on the podium and he was right in it too. In the 450 class, man, it’s going to be one for the books.
In the 250s, obviously Haiden Deegan is trying to close out his 250 career on top and he’s just been unbelievable. I mean, one of the best 250 careers I think we’ve ever seen. Truly. He talks big talk, but he backs it up almost every time. And of course with him getting into Levi Kitchen last weekend, that was crazy and that’s going to put him in a spot now where he might have to, how should I say? He might have to get a little creative if he wants to win the championship with Jo Shimoda riding so well.
“I think both classes coming down to the last race in a pretty much winner-take-all scenario, I love these Playoffs for that reason. I really do. The tracks are fast. The racing is really intense. It’s really close. I’m really excited for it.”