2019 Monster Energy Cup Supercross Results: Cianciarulo Wins In 450 Debut
With three riders—Adam Cianciarulo, Malcolm Stewart, and Eli Tomac—tied for the lead going into the final 2019 Monster Energy Cup Main Event of three, Cianciarulo and Tomac battled toe-to-toe for the entire race with Cianciarulo coming out on top. Winning the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Supercross in his debut in the 450 class earns Cianciarulo $100,000.Adam Cianciarulo takes the overall win.
Tomac won the first Main, establishing himself as the only possible candidate to win the $1 million that comes with winning all three Mains. However, a high-side crash on the second lap while running in P2 dropped Tomac out of contention for the $1 million payout. Tomac remounted in P9 and worked his way up to P3 at the finish. With Cianciarulo going 2-2 in the first two Mains, and Stewart taking a win in Main Event 2 after a P3 in the first Main Event, the result was three riders had four points going into the final Main Event.Cianciarulo (#9) and Tomac (#1) battled throughout Main Event 3.Cianciarulo led all 10 laps of Main Event 3, though he had Tomac breathing down his neck from the second lap to the checkers, except with Tomac went through the Joker Lane on lap 9. With Cianciarulo taking the Joker Lane on the final lap, Cianciarulo emerged with a slight lead over Tomac. Tomac was unable to show Cianciarulo a wheel on the last lap, and Cianciarulo took the win at the $100,000 bounty for the overall win. Stewart never figured in Main Event 3, as a mediocre start had him in P6 early on. Stewart worked his way up to P3 to round out the overall podium.Malcolm Stewart turned three Main Event podiums into an overall podium finish.Vince Friese rode impressively, leading four laps in both Main Event 1 and 2. Friese went 4-5-5 to finish one point ahead of 2019 MXGP World Champion Tim Gajser, who had a 7-4-4 night.Photography by Will EmbreeMain 1 Results
Eli Tomac, Kawasaki
Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki
Malcolm Stewart, Honda
Vince Friese, Honda
Justin Barcia, Yamaha
Jeremy Martin, Honda
Tim Gajser, Honda
Chad Reed, Honda
Benny Bloss, KTM
Kyle Chisolm, Suzuki
Tyler Bowers, Kawasaki
Alex Ray, Suzuki
Jerry Robin, Honda
Justin Starling, Kawasaki
Ryan Breece, Yamaha
Adam Enticknap, Suzuki
Robbie Wagerman, Yamaha
Tevin Tapia, Yamaha
Mike Alessi, Yamaha
Austin Politelli, Honda
Scott Champion, Honda
Aaron Plessinger, Yamaha
Main 2 Results
Malcolm Stewart, Honda
Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki
Eli Tomac, Kawasaki
Tim Gajser, Honda
Vince Friese, Honda
Jeremy Martin, Honda
Benny Bloss, KTM
Justin Barcia, Yamaha
Tyler Bowers, Kawasaki
Justin Starling, Kawasaki
Kyle Chisolm, Suzuki
Chad Reed, Honda
Austin Politelli, Honda
Alex Ray, Suzuki
Adam Enticknap, Suzuki
Ryan Breece, Yamaha
Aaron Plessinger, Yamaha
Robbie Wagerman, Yamaha
Mike Alessi, Yamaha
Tevin Tapia, Yamaha
Scott Champion, Honda
Jerry Robin, Honda (DNF)
Main 3 Results
Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki
Eli Tomac, Kawasaki
Malcolm Stewart, Honda
Tim Gajser, Honda
Vince Friese, Honda
Justin Barcia, Yamaha
Benny Bloss, KTM
Aaron Plessinger, Yamaha
Justin Starling, Kawasaki
Chad Reed, Honda
Tyler Bowers, Kawasaki
Kyle Chisolm, Suzuki
Alex Ray, Suzuki
Jeremy Martin, Honda
Adam Enticknap, Suzuki
Austin Politelli, Honda
Mike Alessi, Yamaha
Ryan Breece, Yamaha
Robbie Wagerman, Yamaha
Scott Champion, Honda
Tevin Tapia, Yamaha
Jerry Robin, Honda (DNS)
2019 Monster Energy Cup Supercross Final Results, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory + Steve ’Stavros’ Parrish
byMotos and Friends by Ultimate Motorcycle
Hello everyone and welcome once again to Ultimate Motorcycling’s weekly podcast—Motos and Friends. My name is Arthur Coldwells.
Our first segment features the new Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory. Senior Editor Nic de Sena brings us his report on the flagship version of Aprilia’s upright middleweight machine. He gives us insight into whether it’s worth spending the extra money on the Factory version, and also of course, whether this sporting Aprilia is really the motorcycle for you.
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In this segment, Associate Editor Teejay Adams chats with (arguably) one of the most interesting Suzuki race riders of all time. the iconic RG500 alongside teammate double World Champion Barry Sheene. The two were almost as famous for their exploits off-track, as for their success on it. Those were the days! Steve also raced the Isle of Man TT for about ten years where he won 13 Silver Replicas, and got a podium finish. His insight into that particular brand of mayhem are fascinating.
But there’s waaay more to Steve Parrish than his motorcycle racing. He is also the most successful Semi-Truck racer ever, and, little known piece of useless trivia—he’s my birthday twin: 24th February. He is a natural entertainer and you can’t miss his recounting of the world’s most entertaining—and arguably terrifying—double-decker bus ride ever. If any of you were actually on that hell-ride then we’d love to hear from you!
