About 40 competitors on the Professional Bull Riders Tour opened two nights of competition Friday night at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
Each rider gets two rides, trying to stay on the bull for 8 seconds. The riders and the bulls are scored on a 1-50 system. The rider/bull pairing with the highest score moves on to the third and final round.
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Riders are scored for how well they ride and stay on. The bulls – which typically weigh 1,700 to 2,000 pounds – are scored on how much they buck and jump and twist.
About 70 tons of dirt were trucked into the arena for this weekend’s event.
Saturday’s competition is set to start at 7 p.m.
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