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World's best bull riders compete in Rosemont

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Ben Jones rides Bar Code during the Professional Bull Riders Chicago Invitational Sunday at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Riders from around the world competed in the arena by riding 2,000-pound bulls.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

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Lazaro Quloa, 3, of Joliet, watches the bull riders with his father, Jose, during the Professional Bull Riders Chicago Invitational Sunday at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Riders from around the world competed in the arena by riding 2,000-pound bulls.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

Renato Nunes rides Santiago during the Professional Bull Riders Chicago Invitational Sunday at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Riders from around the world competed in the arena by riding 2,000-pound bulls.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

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The struggle lasts only seconds, but to the cowboys riding the bulls, it must seem like an eternity. A cheering crowd watched 35 of the world's best bull riders compete Sunday during the Professional Bull Riders Chicago Invitational at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. The riders took turns riding 2,000-pound bucking bulls for eight seconds while holding a rope wrapped around the bull's waist.“I call it a ballet with a bull,” said Mark “Tuffy” Voyles.