Coming into the 2022 AMA Supercross season, Adam Cianciarulo was battling an injury he suffered over the winter to his shoulder.
Today, however, a different injury has been said to sideline the up and coming talent for the remainder of the season.
“The start of this year has been challenging for me mentally and physically as I’ve done my best to overcome a slowly recovering shoulder injury,” Cianciarulo said in a press release. “I’m proud of what I’ve been able to achieve given the situation but, I’m obviously now faced with a big setback. I’m looking at this as an opportunity to fully rehab my body, so I’m focused on maximizing every day of recovery to get back to doing what I love at my best.”
Cianciarulo suffered an injury to his knee during Round 3 of the season at San Diego, specifically in the whoops at the track.
His calendar year might not be done, but the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider will not continue to fight for the title.
“As we’ve seen from Adam through previous years, he displayed exceptional promise and heart in his riding this season,” Kawasaki Racing Senior Manager Dan Fahie said. “His performances at the first couple of races were right on track with our hopes for him and he was progressing nicely into the swing of things. This injury will unfortunately stall that progress until Adam is healed up and ready to return to racing but, we will continue to fully support him through that time and look forward to his return.”
The AMA Supercross season will continue on Saturday, with the series second trip to Angels Stadium in Anaheim.
