#InCaseYouMissedIt: Leme Wins Season Debut, Rockets up UTB Standings
By: Darci Miller
If you thought Jose Vitor Leme’s latest rib injury would keep him out of the hunt for a world title… well, think again, because he was back to his old ways in New York. Plus, Jesse Petri is on the attack this season, the Velocity Tour crowned a few winners, and more. Miss a moment of the action this weekend? Here’s what happened around the PBR.
On the Unleash The Beast…
After missing the first five events of the season due to broken ribs, two-time World Champion Jose Vitor Leme was behind the 8-ball coming into New York City.
But in typical Leme fashion, he put the pedal to the metal, earning the event win in his season debut and slotting into No. 10 in the Unleash The Beast standings. Not bad for a weekend of work!
Reigning Rookie of the Year Bob Mitchell also had a huge weekend in the Big Apple. After tying with Joao Ricardo Vieira for the Round 1 win…
…Mitchell led in the aggregate heading into the last day of competition, ultimately finishing third overall.
Jesse Petri is turning advice from his mentor Jim Sharp into success this season, tying for the Round 3 win in New York and finishing fourth on the leaderboard.
Meanwhile, on the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour…
Brandon Davis and Carlos Gomes Junior tied for the Round 1 win at the Lexington Invitational…
…but Alex Marcilio won both Round 2 and the championship round to claim the overall event win.
Across the country in Portland, Oregon, Conner Halverson went 2-for-2 to collect a win of his own.
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Social spotlight
RIP to an absolute legend.
If you can survive a bull, you can survive a mountain.
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Cowboys in the Big Apple!
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Hell of a weekend, New York.
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Looking ahead
The Unleash The Beast rolls on in Chicago with the PBR Tractor Supply Co. Invitational on Jan. 13-14 (Jan. 13 at 8:45 p.m. ET and Jan. 7 at 6:45 p.m. ET on RidePass on Pluto TV; Jan. 14 at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS; Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network).
The Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour continues on Jan. 9-11 with the Denver PBR Chute Out at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado (each night at 9 p.m. ET on RidePass on Pluto TV); Jan. 13-14 with the PBR ZipRecruiter Capital City Classic in Charleston, West Virginia (Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. ET on RidePass on Pluto TV); and Jan. 14 with the Spokane Classic in Spokane, Washington (Jan. 14 at 10 p.m. ET on RidePass on Pluto TV).
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