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Photos: Professional Bull Riders make a stop in Hampton

Brazilian bull rider Dener Barbosa stays on his bull, “The Undertaker” for eight seconds and wins day one of the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Brazilian bull rider Dener Barbosa waves his hat at the crowd after staying on his bull, “The Undertaker” for eight seconds to win day one of the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Brazilian bull rider Dener Barbosa shakes hands with the bull fighter who protect the riders, after Barbosa won day one of the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

The bull riders are introduced for the start of the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Bull rider Kyler Oliver is bucked off and kicked by “Frosty” during the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Brazilian bull rider Leandro Aparecido da Silva is thrown off and then stomped on by “Dog Bone” during the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Bull rider Marco Rizzo is bucked off and goes flying backwards by “Smooth Kat” during the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Bull rider Bennie Shetler is bucked off and goes flying backwards by “Working Man” during the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Bull rider Kyle Eaton is bucked off by “Fire Ball” during the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Bull rider Claudio Montanha Jr. lands hard on the ground after being bucked off by “Diamond in the Ruff” during the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Fans react to the commentator at the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)

Fans get rowdy and have fun at the GovX PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour at the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Hampton, Va. (Mike Caudill for The Virginian-Pilot)