After sustaining a broken ankle in his first out of the 2021 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast season, reigning World Champion Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) made a giant statement in his return to competition in Fort Worth, Texas, at the iconic Cowtown Coliseum.
Leme delivered two monstrous, 90-point scores throughout the weekend to win the American Roots Edition’s Can-Am Invitational, earn 138 points, and surge 76 positions in the world standings.
Jose Vitor Leme - courtesy Andy Watson Bull Stock Media
“I’m not supposed to be here today,” Leme said just moments after his victory. “The doctors expected I’m to stay out longer. I worked so hard training at my house for me to come today, my first event officially this year. I stayed out about 40 days, and I feel strong again and confident for this season. I’m so happy to be here with the fans today.”