For one night only, some of the best bull riders in the world will battle the sport’s rankest bovine athletes in the ultimate showdown of man vs. beast in one of the most exciting live sporting events to witness.
To attend the event, please apply for a media credential via the online portal, here.
Positioned near the end of the regular season, fans will watch on as some of the sport’s newest up-and-coming talent goes head-to-head against established stars vying for crucial points to return to the sport’s top tour and ultimately be crowned the 2022 Velocity Tour Champion
Among the contenders hoping for great success in Kansas is veteran rider Michael Lane.
- Beginning his career as a youngster riding his siblings’ show sheep, Michael Lane has since become one of the world’s top professional bull riders.
- As the winningest bull rider on the PBR’s Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour, in 2021 Lane appeared to be poised to be crowned the tour’s year-end champion until injury struck.
- Winning two events throughout the regular-season in both Wichita, Kansas, and Bangor, Maine, Lane was ranked No. 1 in the tour standings ahead of the two-day Velocity Tour Finals in Las Vegas. Lane, however, was unable to compete, sidelined by a broken thumb. Unable to challenge for the title, Lane finished runner-up to Champion Adriano Salgado by a mere 26.5 points.
- In 2022, despite a strong start to the season, winning the Velocity Tour event in North Charleston, South Carolina, Lane fell short of his first Velocity Tour Championship and a berth to the prestigious PBR World Finals.
- Eager to reverse his fortunes in 2023, determined to be crowned by the PBR Velocity Tour Champion and return to the prestigious PBR World Finals for the fourth time in his career, Lane is ready to take Wichita by storm.
- Lane has previously competed in Wichita five times. In addition to winning the event in 2021, he was runner-up in 2015.
Prior to the PBR’s return to Wichita, would you be interested in covering this landmark event?
PBR athletes, including veteran rider Michael Lane, stock contractors and operational staff are available for interviews, either by phone or video conference, as soon today, or in the greater Wichita area starting Friday, April 21.
