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Fresh off of a dominant end to the Monster Energy Supercross season, Cooper Webb (Red Bull KTM) is confident going into the 2021 Pro Motocross championship as he looks to continue momentum in the great outdoors.

Having captured his second premier class championship in Supercross, Webb took full advantage of the recent break between the Supercross and the nationals to let his success sink in ahead of the 12 round, 24 moto campaign that is Pro Motocross.

With just two weeks of outdoor riding and testing under his belt coming in, he’s content where he’s at and ready to build into what will be a long summer as the series runs through mid-September.

“The break went by quick, that’s for sure,” Webb explained. “I was able to take a week off and kind of recoup and kind of enjoy it and take it all in. Then we did some stuff for sponsors and celebration stuff and we got right back to outdoor mode the following week.

“It’s been good so far, we did testing Monday and Tuesday, picked my setting, finished the week and then spent all last week riding outdoors. So definitely tight as always going into the first round and yeah we’ll see where we’re at.

“The bikes really good and I’m in a good spot so we’ll see where we line up on Saturday and just try to build as the season goes on, but at the same time want to come out firing.”

While some of his competitors might have had the opportunity to switch focus to outdoor testing in the closing stages of Supercross, Webb’s still confident he’ll be able to contend for the championship.

“I really do feel confident going into this championship,” he continued. “I feel like I’ve made a big step with the bike this year, getting more comfortable with it as far as outdoors go. Yeah, I think this year’s a golden opportunity to be a contender for outdoors as well. That’s the goal.

“It’s going to be stacked, we’ve got guys back that were injured in Supercross and there’s a lot of us that can go win. So I think consistency is really going to pay off but it’s a long summer and anything can happen.”

During his run to the Supercross championship, there was constant speculation regarding his decision to opt for the WP spring shock over their air shock option on his KTM 450SX, a decision that will continue into Pro Motocross.

“We’re spring shock right now, and that’s what we’ve been getting most comfortable with,” he explained. “I’m sure we’ll do a bit of tweaking here and there but I feel like that’s the direction we’re headed right now.”