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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has announced Cooper Webb will sit out RedBud’s fifth round of the 2023 Pro Motocross Championship after being ‘banged up’ in a practice crash earlier this week.

A short statement from the team confirmed that the two-time 450SX and former 250MX champion has been ruled out, without indicating a potential return date.

Webb finished third in the Monster Energy Supercross Championship this year and currently sits in that same position outdoors, the 27-year-old leading the inaugural SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) standings with seven rounds of 450MX remaining.

Despite Webb being out, the Red Bull KTM team will have Aaron Plessinger on-track in the premier class, as well as Maximus Vohland and two-time MX2 world champion Tom Vialle in the 250 category.