The PBR is honored to visit Worcester for the tenth year. East Coast PBR fans have returned year after year, showing their loyalty by showing up in record numbers and drowning the DCU Center with foot stomping, hand clapping and non-stop allegiance to the PBR's 45 toughest cowboys. "Worcester is one of the most exciting and fun events on the Built Ford Tough Series.  As PBR continues to get more pressure and bigger offers to play larger cities and venues, the PBR has always continued to keep Worcester on the tour because of the great fans," confirms PBR's Chief Executive Officer, Randy Bernard.

Excepting injuries that may occur at events prior to PBR's Worcester stop, cowboys expected to compete include PBR's first and only three-time World Champion Adriano Moraes (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Brazilian sensation Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, BZ) and PBR World Champion Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas).  Also scheduled to be in attendance are fan favorites Mike White (Lake Charles, La.) and "Ironman" J.W. Hart (Overbrook, Okla.).  Last year's event winner Chris Shivers won't be competing in Worcester due to injuries (broken ankle, broken fibula and tibia) sustained at the Hawaii All Star Challenge.

Tickets to the PBR's Worcester Classic are available at the DCU Center Box Office, by calling (617) 931-2000, or log on to http://www.ticketmaster.com/. Tickets prices start at $20.50 (upgrade to $30.50, 50.50 and $100.50) and provide two hours of non-stop action featuring riders from Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and the United States.

Former Worcester Classic Event Champions:

1998 - Owen Dunn
1999 - B.J. Kramps
2000 - Terry Don West
2001 - Paulo Crimber
2002 - Gilbert Carrillo
2003 - Lee Akin
2004 - Adriano Moraes

2005 - Greg Potter/Justin McBride

2006 - Chris Shivers

About the PBR:

More than 104 million viewers tune in each year to watch the PBR on prestigious stations such as NBC, VERSUS and FOX, as well as a host of foreign networks throughout the world. With more than 500 hours of prime-time programming annually, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air. In addition the event attracts more than one million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure, which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour and the Discovery Tour (designed especially for entry-level contestants). The PBR's governing board of directors is comprised of renowned bull riders who have developed the event into a stand alone sport that is expanding and growing at an unprecedented pace in the global sports arena. The PBR is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., and has more than 1200 athletes competing in more than 250 PBR sanctioned competitions.

For additional information regarding the Worcester Classic or the Professional Bull Riders please call (719) 471-3008, or log on to http://www.pbrnow.com/.

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