Riders Brett Olmstead, left, and Brad Check wait for the start of the Professional Championship Bullriders tour stop at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Friday.
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Ignacio Noriega rides a bull for an 8-second ride.
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Brett Olmstead stays on his bull for the full 8 seconds during the Professional Championship Bullriders tour stop at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Friday.
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Rider Lane Kreiser climbs up on the gate to get a look at the bulls before bullriding at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Friday.
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Images from the Professional Championship Bullriders event at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Friday.
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Ignacio Noriega salutes the crowd after his successful 8-second ride Friday.
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Images from the Professional Championship Bullriders event at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Friday.
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The mornings torrential downpour took a toll on the ring for the Professional Championship Bullriders tour stop at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Friday.
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Rider Corey Patterson hits the mud after being thrown during bullriding action at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Friday.
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Brett Olmstead stops to pray before the action starts Friday.
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Images from the Professional Championship Bullriders event at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Friday.
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Images from the Professional Championship Bullriders event at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles Friday.
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A bull waits in the pen under a setting sun before Fridays Professional Championship Bullriders performance at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles .
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