CEDAR PARK, Texas – As the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour returned to Cedar Park, Texas, and the H-E-B Center for the second time in as many years, the world’s best bull riders showed up and showed out Friday evening. As two of 12 riders to record a score in the opening round of the Lone Star State event, 2002 PBR World Champion Ednei Caminhas (Indaiatuba, Brazil) and Alex Cardozo (Indaiatuba, Brazil) won Round 1 of the PBR Cedar Park Chute Out, now leading the hotly contested tour stop by a mere 0.5 points.
Logging matching 86-point rides, Caminhas outlasted Fly Trap (TC Bucking Bulls/Elite Bucking Bulls), while Cardozo made the 8 atop Systematic (UTC/Sellers Bucking Bulls).
Caminhas and Cardozo each netted 5.5 world points for the golden finish.
Rounding out the Top 5 in a three-way tie for third was Bob Mitchell (Steelville, Missouri), Alvaro Alvarez Aguilar (La Punta Lagos Moreno Jal, Mexico) and Ky Hamilton (Mackay, Queensland, Australia).
All marked 85.5 points, each contender left the H-E-B Center Friday evening having earned two world points.
For Mitchell, he conquered Captain Sorrow (Halpain Bucking Bulls) while Aguilar covered Fu Man Chu (S.A.W. Bucking Bulls) and Hamilton made the 8 aboard Driller (Richardson Land & Cattle Co.).
The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Cedar Park Chute Out was also a stop on the 2022 Million Dollar Bull Team Challenge.
TC Bucking Bulls/Elite Bucking Bulls won the performance with 274.35 points courtesy of the trips notched by Fly Trap, Whiz and Perch Trap.
Second place was Nothin’ But Try Ranch/Kinser Bucking Bulls with 271.57 points, while Richardson Land & Cattle Company was third with 271.24 points. Nothin’ But Try Ranch/Kinser Bucking Bulls’ team included Kangaroo, Light It Up and Feeling Dangerous, while the bronze effort from Richardson Land & Cattle Company was earned courtesy of outs recorded by Latch Party, Go Blue and Driller.
PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour action from Cedar Park, Texas, and H-E-B Center continues on Saturday, January 15, with Round 2 and the championship round. Action gets underway at 7:00 p.m. EST.
PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
PBR Cedar Park Chute Out
H-E-B Center – Cedar Park, Texas
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Alex Cardozo, 86-0-0-86.00-5.5 Points.
(tie). Ednei Caminhas, 86-0-0-86.00-5.5 Points.
3. Bob Mitchell, 85.5-0-0-85.50-2 Points.
(tie). Alvaro Alvarez Aguilar, 85.5-0-0-85.50-2 Points.
(tie). Ky Hamilton, 85.5-0-0-85.50-2 Points.
6. Dalton Krantz, 84-0-0-84.00-1 Points.
(tie). Francisco Morales, 84-0-0-84.00-1 Points.
8. Alex Marcilio, 83.5-0-0-83.50
9. Cladson Rodolfo Vieira, 83-0-0-83.00
10. Patterson Starcher, 80.5-0-0-80.50
11. Ouncie Mitchell, 80-0-0-80.00
12. Luciano De Castro, 79.5-0-0-79.50
Cannon Cravens, 0-0-0-0.00
Leonardo Lima, 0-0-0-0.00
Cole Skender, 0-0-0-0.00
Clayton Sellars, 0-0-0-0.00
Lucas Divino, 0-0-0-0.00
Casey Coulter, 0-0-0-0.00
Caden Bunch, 0-0-0-0.00
Zach Miles, 0-0-0-0.00
D.J. Parker, 0-0-0-0.00
Dakota Eagleburger, 0-0-0-0.00
Joao Augusto Cezere, 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Casper, 0-0-0-0.00
Marcus Mast, 0-0-0-0.00
Lucas Fideles Souza, 0-0-0-0.00
Hunter Ball, 0-0-0-0.00
Thor Hoefer II, 0-0-0-0.00
Quentin Vaught, 0-0-0-0.00
Gage Gay, 0-0-0-0.00
Alecio Ferreira da Costa, 0-0-0-0.00
Alex Guzman, 0-0-0-0.00
Bryan Titman, 0-0-0-0.00
Laramie Craigen, 0-0-0-0.00
Hayden Harris, 0-0-0-0.00
Jason Landing, 0-0-0-0.00
Carlos Gomes Junior, 0-0-0-0.00
Winston Lopez, 0-0-0-0.00
Ricky Aguiar, 0-0-0-0.00
James Harper, 0-0-0-0.00
Paul Knight, 0-0-0-0.00
Anthony Hopen, 0-0-0-0.00
Angelo de Souza Neto, 0-0-0-0.00
Elijah Mora, 0-0-0-0.00
Jared Avina, 0-0-0-0.00