Claudio Montanha Jr. and Michael Lane Tie for Event Win at Sold-Out Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Event in Hampton, Virginia

By: Kacie Albert

HAMPTON, Va. – Riding with the support of a sold-out Saturday night crown in Hampton, Virginia, Claudio Montanha Jr. (Ribeirao dos Indios, Brazil) and Michael Lane (Tazewell, Virginia) tied for the event win at the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Hampton Classic inside Hampton Coliseum.

Montanha began his outing in the Old Dominion State with a bang, topping Round 1 with an 88-point effort atop Two Hands (Frenzel/King).

Positioned atop the event leaderboard as the championship round began, Montanha was next tasked with Here I Am (Cash Money Bucking Bulls). Remaining perfect, the charismatic Brazilian reached the 8 for 86.5 points to clinch the co-event win.

Montanha’s golden effort garnered him 110 Velocity Global points as he looks to earn his career-first PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Championship this May in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Lane’s 2-for-2 victory netted him 109.5 Velocity Global points.

After tying for third in Round 1, marked 86 points atop Krampus (Blue Ridge Bucking Bulls/M&B), Virginia’s own Lane surged to the top of the standings when he recorded the high-marked ride of the tour stop in the championship round, outlasting Eager Snake (Triple C Bucking Bulls) for 88.5 points.

Third was surging Brazilian Guilherme Valleiras (Pirassununga, Brazil), garnering 65 Velocity Global points.

Rounding out the podium as the last rider to be flawless inside Hampton Coliseum, Valleiras rode You’re Right (Topline Steel Buildings/Barrett) for 83 points in Round 1 and Shakira (Cannon Cattle Co.) for 87.5 points in the championship round.

Brandon Chambers (Newport, North Carolina) was fourth.

Chambers’ 87.5-point score aboard Happy Gambler (Cash Money Bucking Bulls) in Round 1 netted him 39 Velocity Global points.

Rounding out the Top 5 in fifth was Elijah Mora (Wiggins, Colorado).

Courtesy of his 86-point effort on Area 51 (LH Cattle Co./Sho-Me Rodeo), Mora earned 33.5 Velocity Global points at the PBR Hampton Classic.

The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour next travels to Knoxville, Tennessee, and Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, March 4. The PBR Knoxville Invitational gets underway at 7 p.m. EST.

PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
PBR Hampton Classic
Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, Virginia
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2- Event Aggregate-Event Points)

1. Claudio Montanha Jr. [1], 88-86.5-174.50-110 Points.
(tie). Michael Lane, 86-88.5-174.50-109.5 Points.
3. Guilherme Valleiras, 83-87.5-170.50-65 Points.
4. Brandon Chambers, 87.5-0-87.50-39 Points.
5. Elijah Mora, 86-0-86.00-33.5 Points.
6. Kyle Jones, 85.5-0-85.50-27 Points.
7. Justin Ethridge, 84.5-0-84.50-20 Points.
8. Afonso Quintino, 83.5-0-83.50-17 Points.
(tie). Dustin Herman, 83.5-0-83.50-17 Points.
Claudio Montanha Jr. [2], 0-0-0.00
Carlos Garcia, 0-0-0.00
Conner Halverson, 0-0-0.00
Jake Morinec, 0-0-0.00
Junio Quaresima, 0-0-0.00
Dylan Smith, 0-0-0.00
Zane Cook, 0-0-0.00
Keith Hall, 0-0-0.00
Brandon Ballard, 0-0-0.00
Dalton Rudman, 0-0-0.00
Dakota Eagleburger, 0-0-0.00
Patterson Starcher, 0-0-0.00
Anthony Lyons, 0-0-0.00
Quentin Vaught, 0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks, 0-0-0.00
Beau Caplinger, 0-0-0.00
Carlos Gomes Junior, 0-0-0.00
Rubens Barbosa, 0-0-0.00
Joao Paulo Fernandes, 0-0-0.00
Storm Howard, 0-0-0.00
Dustin Martinez, 0-0-0.00
Cody Casper, 0-0-0.00
Trace Brown, 0-0-0.00
Austin Beaty, 0-0-0.00
Eli Byler [1], 0-0-0.00
Eli Byler [2], 0-0-0.00
Devan Mealing, 0-0-0.00

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