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Cycle News 2021 Issue 12 March 23

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"That was a huge confidence booster for me, to lead the whole race again with that amount of pressure," Webb said on Tues- day night. "Eli was probably the faster guy tonight, but I just tried to hit my marks and not make any mistakes. After that [practice] crash today, sometimes it's good for you to get those big hits, get went on to win the main event, in a dominant wire-to-wire per- formance. His competition kept him honest though, with both Tomac and Roczen riding perfect laps and staying within sight for the majority of the race. In fact, the top three's average lap time only varied 0.3 seconds for the entirety of the 24-lap main event! IIIMY OWN RACE: 94 KEN ROCZON 3-2 450SX Ken Roczen had his best chance to win at Arlington 3 but couldn't hold off Webb. "In the main event I got the holeshot, felt really good and led for most of the race, with most of the fast guys behind me," Roczen said a er Arlingtong 3. "I'm guessing they were studying me, and Cooper made the pass happen. I tried to keep on his wheel all the way un l the end, which is what I did, and we ended up in second. This finish was a lot be er. The dream is s ll alive, and we have five races to go. I've been ge ng be er and be er, and I'm not going to give up." 1 ELI TOMAC 2-2 450SX Eli Tomac had his chance to win both Arlington 1 and 2 a er ge ng good starts but couldn't get around Webb. "I fought the en re race and tried to find a clean line to pass him," Tomac said a er Tuesday's race. "And then with about four minutes le , I was going in for the pass and grabbed a li le too much thro le that caused me to spin out before the whoops which allowed him to get away just enough before the end of the race." A er Arlington SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS 11 & 12 / MARCH 16 & 20, 2021 AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS P60 Webb's win at Arlington 2 was especially impressive. From lap one to the end, Webb held off both Roczen (94), who finished third, and Tomac (1), who took second, for the confidence- boosting win.

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