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Cycle News 2021 Issue 12 March 23

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SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS 11 & 12 / MARCH 16 & 20, 2021 AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS P58 BY RYAN NITZEN PHOTOGRAPHY BY BROWNDOG WILSON S mooth, no. Precise, maybe. Razor-sharp, yes. Razor- sharp is the best way to describe the racing we saw during rounds two and three of the Super- cross residency in Arlington, Texas. Cooper Webb notched his name in the history books with a three-round sweep at AT&T Stadium, bringing home his fifth and sixth victories of the season on Tuesday and Satur- day nights, respectively. The Webb Wagon is certainly gaining steam there's no doubt about that, but his title rivals aren't out of this one just yet. Ken Roczen and Eli Tomac both gave the 2019 champ a run for his money this week, trading seconds and thirds during the final two rounds of Texas racing. Webb debuted the red plate on Tuesday night and shows no signs of relin- quishing it, as he grew his points lead to now 15 points over Roczen. Tuesday night's race really set the tone for the rest of the week. Webb suffered a nasty crash in the whoop section and went face-first into the Arlington soil. Many thought this would spell disaster for the remainder of his day. But in typical Webb fashion, he entered the night show without a trace of doubt and SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Razor - Sharp Cooper Webb never wavered despite heavy pressure by his two closest rivals Ken Roczen and Eli Tomac, sweeping all three Arlington rounds. RACE

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