23 Honda rider still landed on the podium at seven of the first eight races. He scored six wins and was on the podium at 13 of 17 rounds. 2 KTM rider finished in the top five in every main event he started, collected two victories and finished on the podium nine times. 46 rider to crack the top 10, Justin Hill found his groove late in the season, logging three consecutive top-five finishes at the final three rounds. For Cianciarulo to finally make the podium with a third-place finish at round 16 in Denver, Colo., was the icing on the cake.

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