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KTM ANNOUNCES 2021 SUPERCROSS TEAM

W ith preparations underway for the 2021 race season , the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team has announced its threerider line-up to take on the coming season . Featuring two of the sport ’ s top contenders – Marvin Musquin and Cooper Webb – in the 450cc division , the team is also joined by rising star Maximus Vohland to its in-house 250cc effort as the orange-bleeder is set to make his professional debut in 2021 . Marvin Musquin , a decade-long veteran of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team , will return to the 450cc lineup in 2021 as he dives into the upcoming AMA Supercross Championship with vengeance after missing last year ’ s series due to a major knee injury . Missing nearly one-year of racing in total , the French rider returned to the dirt for the 2020 AMA Pro Motocross

Championship , where he eased his way back into action with a series of promising performances to claim fourth overall in the series . Musquin will continue to put in the work during the off-season to come back even stronger and ready to contest the 450SX title aboard the KTM 450 SX-FACTORY EDITION come January . Webb , the 2019 450SX Champion , followed up his ground-breaking year with a strong title defence last season as he brought the 2020 championship down to the final race , ultimately finishing runner-up with four race-wins and nine podiums . An ongoing back injury kept him sidelined for this past AMA Pro Motocross Championship , but the North Carolina native has been hard at work and is ready to do battle in 2021 . On the heels of inking another two-year
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