
PUEBLO, Colo. (July 28, 2009) - The Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) Top 40 riders in the world are on the road to Las Vegas and all are competing for a coveted spot at the 2009 Built Ford Tough World Finals. Starting this weekend, fans can tune in to VERSUS for regular coverage of the second half of the 2009 season to view the exciting race to the 2009 World Championship firsthand.
This weekend, fans can tune into a PBR doubleheader, as VERSUS will air the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational presented by Express, which took place in Tulsa, Okla., on July 17-19, as well as the Bud Light Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, taking place on August 1-2 in San Antonio. Please see TV times for this weekend below (times are Eastern Standard) and please check www.pbrnow.com/media/tv/ for times for the remainder of the 2009 season:
Sat., Aug. 1 U.S. Border Patrol Invitational presented by Express - Tulsa, OK 6 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 1 Bud Light Invitational presented by Cooper Tires - San Antonio, TX 11 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 2 U.S. Border Patrol Invitational presented by Express - Tulsa, OK 7 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 2 Bud Light Invitational presented by Cooper Tires - San Antonio, TX 9 p.m.
For more information and updates on PBR’s TV times, please visit www.pbrnow.com or contact Katharine Sherrer at 719 242 2800.
All roads are leading to Las Vegas and you don’t want to miss out on any of the action at the 2009 Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas, Nev. The world-class event will take place on Oct. 30-Nov 1 and Nov. 5-8 at the Thomas & Mack Center---get your tickets NOW at 866.PBR.SHOW or unlvtickets.com!
About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR):
PBR attracts over 1.7 million live attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. With over 450 hours of prime time programming annually and a viewership of 100 million, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air and broadcasts on FOX, NBC, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico, and prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions across the five countries.
For more on the PBR, please visit www.pbrnow.com, www.teampbr.com, www.pbr.tv, myspace.com/pbr_bfts, twitter/teampbr, facebook/professionalbullriders, or www.pbrnow.com/worldfinals/.
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