Professional Bull Riders at the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the HEB Center in Cedar Park, Texas on January 15, 2021. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
The PBR's (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) will began its 2021 season in a new market, bucking off January 15-16, 2021 at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, as part of the venue's Safe & Sounds Series, which features POD seating and industry leading safety protocols.Professional Bull Riders was the main event at the HEB Center and continues across the United States with the last stop at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on September 11, 2021.
The sport’s premier expansion tour will bring to Cedar Park the world’s top bull riders matching up top bovine athletes. Man will take on beast in a battle for supremacy as the 45-man roster of riders search for the 8 second whistle. The opening event of the season features an early opportunity for points towards the 2021 PWVT Championship and the $35,000 bonus that goes with it.
The 2021 Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour season consists of more than 20 stops, bringing the toughest sport on dirt to cities such as Greenville, South Carolina; Memphis, Tennessee; and Reno, Nevada, and will culminate at the 2021 Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals in Las Vegas. Former Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour champions include some of the top riders on the globe today, such as Chase Outlaw (2016), Jose Vitor Leme (2019) and most recently Mason Taylor (2020).
Throughout the 2021 season, PBR will continue to commit to providing a safe environment for fans, athletes, employees, and crew by working with its venue partners to implement industry-leading protocols for live events while following health guidance from local and state officials.
Professional Bull Riders
PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 700 bull riders compete in more than 200 events annually across the televised PBR Unleash The Beast tour (UTB), which features the top 35 bull riders in the world; the PBR Pendleton Whiskey Velocity Tour (PWVT); the PBR Touring Pro Division (TPD); and the PBR’s international circuits in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico.
Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
The PBR’s Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) began in 2014 as the premier expansion tour for the PBR. The Velocity Tour, the sport’s fastest-growing tour, brings to cities across the U.S. the excitement and top-levels of cowboy and bovine talent that fans have come to expect from the sport’s leader. The tour, which is fully produced and operated by PBR, will visit 25 cities in the 2021 season. The PWVT is proudly supported by Pendleton Whisky, Lucas Oil, the United States Border Patrol, Boot Barn, Cooper Tires, USCCA, Union Home Mortgage, TicketSmarter and the South Point Hotel and Casino.
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