EVENT INFORMATION
For the first time since 2016, PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada’s elite Monster Energy Tour will return to London, Ontario, holding its fifth event of the 2019 season inside Budweiser Gardens on Saturday, May 11.
The Monster Energy Tour regularly features Canada’s best riders alongside some of the league’s top international athletes, squaring off against the rankest bucking bulls from across the nation. Fans will witness exhilarating 8-second rides and wrecks throughout the action-packed event as the PBR’s courageous bull-riding athletes face off against their 2,000-pound opponents.
The bull riding action begins at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 at Budweiser Gardens. All riders will attempt one bull each in Round 1. The Top 10 will then advance to the Championship Round for one more out and a chance at the event title. In addition to competing for points towards the Canadian national standings, riders will also have the opportunity to earn world points in an effort to earn a berth onto the elite PBR: Unleash The Beast. As part of the Monster Energy Tour, riders have the opportunity to earn increased world points, with the event winner netting 120 world points.
The 2019 slate of events marks the fourth season for the Monster Energy Tour as a unified competitive series traveling across the country. The London stop will be the fifth event on the 2019 Monster Energy Tour schedule, following the season opener on January 26 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and subsequent stops in Lethbridge and Calgary, Alberta, and Québec, Québec.
FAST FACTS:
- 600 tons of dirt is brought in each weekend for a PBR event.
- Over 50 bucking bulls are brought to the event.
- It takes a crew of 30 guys setting up for 36 hours for the show to take place.
- An average PBR bucking bull weighs 1700-2000 lbs.
- An average bull rider weighs 140 lbs.
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