5 things you never knew about Tony Cairoli

Italian legend Antonio Cairoli is without doubt one of the all-time greats of motocross. Eight world championship titles and still counting confirms that and when it comes to riding his factory Red Bull KTM there are none better. Here are five things about Sicilian-born TC222 you may not have known.
1. He’s the king of pasta
Not only is Tony Cairoli the king on the track but off the track he's a king when it comes to eating pasta. Well he is Italian! Tony likes nothing better than tucking into a kilo of pasta per day, normally split over two sittings. Could this be the secret behind his amazing speed?
2. He spins the wheels of steel
A superstar on the track and a superstar DJ off it, to get away from the intensity of the FIM World Motocross Championship, Cairoli spends hours mixing music when at home relaxing in Italy. As his girlfriend, Jill, told us recently, "he's an amazing DJ."
3. Is 11 his favourite number?
Two years stand out as arguably Cairoli's best in his world championship winning years. In 2007 (MX2) and 2012 (MXGP), Cairoli won an incredible 11 Grand Prix rounds. In 2007 he also won supercross titles in Italy and the European SX championship too boot. Adding to his dominant world title campaign of 2012, Cairoli also swept to both moto wins at the Motocross of Nations in the deep sand of Lommel, Belgium.
4. Four wheels are sometimes better than two
Rally is another sport which Cairoli has a huge amount of passion and respect for. When he's away from motocross, he enjoys racing in the annual Monza Rally Show in his Red Bull Citroen DS3 WRC. Peter Berardi, CEO of Magneti Marelli, explains, "It's always an honour to have multiple world champion Tony Cairoli in our team when he races in Monza."
TC’s amazing looking Citroen DS3 WRC© Magneti Marelli Checkstar
5. He’s a social media legend
In the world of professional sport, social media plays a huge role in athletes' engagement with their fans. In motocross, Cairoli leads the way by a country mile when it comes to fun, entertaining and interesting posts across his social media platforms. With a combined fan base of nearly 1,000,000 followers, Cairoli is streets ahead in the MXGP social stakes. Just like he usually is on track.
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