ProRodeo Sports News - Dec. 20, 2019

BULL RIDING WORLD CHAMPION

The Six-Shooter

Kimzey wins sixth straight world title in bull riding

BY MATT NABER B ull rider Sage Kimzey continues to rewrite the ProRodeo record books. Hard to believe there was a point in the season that Kimzey didn’t want to think about rodeo. Following another stellar performance at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and a historic 2019 season, Kimzey became only the second cowboy in PRCA history to win six consecutive world titles – the first to do it in his first six seasons – and the third cowboy to win at least six bull

riding world titles.

“Each one is special,” the 25-year- old cowboy said. “I don’t get emotional

often but this one is special. …This year I didn’t know if I could ride (due to an injury suffered at the 2018 Wrangler NFR), and then I found a brace that worked for my elbow, and kudos to Justin Sportsmedicine because there were a lot of them. “This year was a grind. Some years are smooth sailing, and this was a tough year. I learned a lot about myself in those tough times and set the stage for the year I had. I’m thankful for the tough times because I wouldn’t

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