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As the 2019 Monster Energy Supercross Series made its way to Glendale for Round 2, all eyes were on Blu Cru riders Colt Nichols and Justin Barcia to see if they could repeat their opening round heroics. Both riders looked great at Anaheim 1, but as they quickly learned, the Glendale track would be night and day different. While the opening round was muddy, rutted and slow, the track inside State Farm Stadium was dry, hard packed and ultra-fast; a challenging contrast indeed. But these are the best SX riders in the world so they can adapt to what track conditions they face each weekend. What we ended up seeing at Round 2 was two new winners as Adam Cianciarulo and Blake Baggett grabbed their first victories of 2019. As he was at Anaheim 1, James Lissimore was once again trackside to bring us this week’s Yamaha Motor Canada Behind the Lens.
The storm before the even bigger storm.
Jason Anderson was much more relaxed at Round 2.
At 9:32pm in Glendale the 450SX battle was raging.
A well deserved first 450SX win for Team Baggett.
Will his solid riding and big win in Glendale transform Blake Baggett into a championship favourite in 2019?
Unlike the opening round when Barcia was out front, in Glendale he had to battle back from a so-so start.
Baggett’s late race pass on the champ came as a surprise to everyone.
Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin each take a different route through the technical Glendale rhythm section.
With not much to separate the riders on the Round 2 track, there were battles at every point during the main event.
After an okay first round, Jimmy Decotis rode great in Glendale to finish 5th in the 250SX main event.
Although Round 2 didn’t go as well for Jacob Hayes as the opening round did, he still rode well and is looking forward to Anaheim 2.
Marvin Musquin rode much better in Glendale and battled for the lead early in the main event.
Besides Jeremy McGrath, we thought Chad Reed was only allowed to do a Nac-Nac?
After two hectic rounds, Colt Nichols still holds the red plate in the 250SX class.
After a solid opening round, Jess Pettis came to Round 2 looking for another Top 10 finish.
A small mistake during the main event pushed Pettis back to 12th in the 250SX West class. But he still rode great and continues to impress everyone.
Pettis gets the classic pit sign late in the Glendale main event.
Aaron Plessinger appeared to struggle with the dry conditions in Glendale and would finish outside of the Top 5 in the 450SX class.
Your Glendale 450SX podium.
After a great heat race, Chad Reed didn’t get off to a great start in the main event and had trouble catching up.
Chad Reed’s charge to second place in the second 450SX heat race had the crowd on its feet.
After a solid opening round, Ken Roczen came into Glendale focused on winning his first main event of 2019.
After two rounds of supercross, Ken Roczen will carry the red plate into Anaheim 2.
State Farm Stadium in Glendale was a great host for Round 2 of the 2019 Monster Energy Supercross Series.
After some great riding in the early part of the main event, Malcolm Stewart crashed hard in the whoops and ended up breaking his femur.
JT$ was looking fly at Round 2.
Eli Tomac looks to be taking a more cautious and consistent approach to the 2019 SX series. Don’t worry though Tomac fans, he will win soon.
After riding very well at Round 1, Cooper Webb struggled with the Glendale track and finished well back.
Even top supercross riders need coaches. I’m actually surprised that more riders don’t have a coach helping them out.
Will this be the year that Adam Cianciarulo wins his first 250SX title?
Dean Wilson once again impressed everyone with his solid riding in Glendale.
