ROUND 16 / MAY 3, 2025
EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH / DENVER, COLORADO
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P78
icked, shifted down to first, and I
think it upset my start a little bit,
so I was buried."
Despite the mishap on the
start line, Cooper continu-
ously marched forward on the
dry
racetrack. He put on a
charge in the race's closing
stages, battling with Stewart
and finding themselves racing
up to Webb in second place.
Cooper's pass on Stewart
came in the final three laps
ready to ride a wide bike for that
second place."
Cooper fought his way to a po
-
dium finish in third. The number
32
started well outside the top
five after accidentally placing his
bike in second gear rather than
first for the higher elevation.
"I actually put it in second
gear on the gate when the board
went sideways," Cooper said.
"We're starting in first gear all
day, so it was just a habit. I pan
-
jeopardized his podium posi-
tion. Webb stayed calm and
held off his charging Yamaha
stablemate to take second at
the line. In the process, he lost
three points to Sexton but still
maintains a nine-point cushion
with one round remaining.
"I was just trying to go as
hard as I could for as long as I
could," Webb said. "At the end
there, I was really holding on
and expecting a fight. I was
Cooper Webb led early on but
settled for a safe second. He still
leads by nine points going into the
450SX season finale.
