CALGARY – For the second time in three months, the matchup lived up to its hype – except this time it was on an even bigger stage.
Bareback rider R.C. Landingham had an electric 94-point ride on C5 Rodeo's legendary horse Virgil to capture the coveted Calgary Stampede title Sunday before a crowd of 20,000-plus spectators at GMC Stadium.
"People said the last time I got on (Virgil) he just had a nice trip," said Landingham, who won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up in April with 92.5-point ride on Virgil. "(Sunday), he sure bucked hard and tested me a lot more and I just kept gassing it. I knew if I got the whistle we were going to win first."
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