John Crimber converts walk-off ride, widens UTB lead

At the First PREMIER Bank PBR Sioux Falls event, weekend results reshaped the Unleash The Beast world standings as riders traded big rides and points heading into Championship Sunday. World No. 1 John Crimber, 20, produced a walk-off conversion aboard Rolex for an 89.40-point ride on the final out of Round 2 to win that round and take the event lead. Crimber opened the weekend with an 86.95 on Cherry Shot and was one of five riders who went 2-for-2, compiling a two-round total of 176.35. He earned 28 Unleash The Beast points and stretched his world lead to 86.5 points over No. 2 Sage Steele Kimzey; after Round 1 his lead had been 58.5. Kimzey was bucked off by Mouse Trap in 3.83 seconds and sat 0-for-2.

Dener Barbosa scored a career-high 93.10 aboard No. 1 Pegasus to win Round 1 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, earning 29 UTB points and moving from No. 45 to No. 43 in the world standings. Barbosa’s 93.10 was the second-best score of the 2026 UTB season. Daniel Keeping finished third in Round 1 with an 89.00 ride and earned 17 UTB points; after Round 2 Keeping sat second on the event leaderboard with an 86.65 for a two-round total of 175.65. Eduardo Aparecido placed fourth in Round 1 with an 88.85 ride worth 16 UTB points. Bull scores shifted as well, with No. 2 Red Demon briefly holding the top-bull ranking at 45.40 before Pegasus reclaimed the No. 1 bull spot with a 45.30 score.

Several other riders recorded strong results that affected the event leaderboard and career milestones. Two-time PBR champion Jess Lockwood returned from a two-month injury layoff and rode Stryker for an 89.15, moving from No. 22 to No. 20 in the world standings. Claudio Montanha Jr. rode Max Bet for an 87.70 ride. Daylon Swearingen posted rides of 88.55 and 86.05. Alex Junior da Silva stood fifth on the event leaderboard. Joao Ricardo Vieira notched his 480th career qualified ride during the event, moving him into fifth all-time for career qualified rides. The top 10 in the world standings were separated by 309.50 points as the season built toward the PBR World Finals scheduled May 7–17 in Fort Worth, Texas.