Michel Debecker - Pellenberg, Lubbeek (BE) First provincial Brabant Argenton (8/8) old birds

Being successful in such a framework is in this day of the modern pigeon sport where specialization flourishes, is therefore not so obvious. Yet the “potato farmer” from Pellenberg manages to surprise friend and enemy every year with spectacular performances. The now closing season is certainly no exception to this rule. The sportive overview 2009 is a story of one highlight after the other. At the start of this season he was unstoppable and the competition was reduced to watching. His racing team showed what they were capable of from the very beginning.

A few strong masterpieces from a marvellous team of yearlings:
22035092/2008- 18th C.E. against 10.719 yearlings (1st Obrafo-8ste provincial) from Châteauroux
2035091/08- 82nd C.E. against 10.719 yearlings (2nd Obrafo-38th provincial) from Châteauroux.
2035049/08:  -2nd yearlings Zone C Bourges (6226p)-35th National Argenton (6444 p)
23rd Zone C (2038 p) La Souterraine. (as a youngster-3rd (281 p) Toury  48th national La Souterraine
2035035/2008 : 69th zone C Yearlings (6226 p) Bourges.
2035034/2008 : 25th zone C (6226 p)-Bourges-79th semi-national Montlucon (9350 p) ; 77th C.E-Vierzon (3124 p)
2035025/2008 : 71st Zone C (6226 p) –Bourges (as a youngster Zone C 97th (5681 p) from La Souterraine
2035020/2008 -1st Obrafo-28th inter-provincial Vierzon (4640 p)-63rd Zone C Argenton (4307 p)-96th Zone C Argenton (2659 p).
Eye catcher between all this youthful force was without doubt the “049”-2035049/08:     -2nd Yearlings Zone C Bourges (6226 p)-35th National Argenton (6444 p)-23rd Zone C (2038 p) La Souterraine. (as a youngster duif-3rd (281 p) Toury 48th national La Souterraine

This beautiful slate hen has a pedigree to make your mouth water:
Father: 2051660-2007
Gf: 2109830/2003 stems from a son –(7070519/1994) of the Voske 54 (9014054/90) from Ludo Claessens, the stock father of the Dutch colony from Putte in combination with the Wit Meeuwke 72-whilst on mothers side a daughter of the “Fenomenale 44 –(2211392/2001) from Duerinckx Lucien (Sint-Joris-Winge-via Jos Veulemans Tienen) completes the picture.
Gm:-2103337/2004 or a duaghter of a Son of the stock father “Steketee” x a daughter of the famous “Jarnac” from the formation Oliviers-Devos (Kumtich).
Mother: 2098179/2006-
Gf:-Den « Theo without ring » stock father of Theo Stas.
Gm: 2291209/2004-hen-direct hen Jef Van Winkel-full sister of Simply the Best
Simply The Best –without doubt one of the top attractions of the Van Winkel –gallery. Was rightly proclaimed best Belgian youngster 2002 by winning in succession 68th Bourges (9.636 p)-18th Argenton (4.4.445 p)- 7th La Souterraine (3.540 p)-3rd Gueret (1371 p) and 21st Toury (1218 p).
Here a full sister of the Tielts racing phenomenon-“Simply the Best”- 1st national Ace pigeon BSD-first provincial Ace pigeon KBDB 2002 with as pedigree:

The proverbial icing on the cake came from the angle of the “064”
20500064/2007 a two year cock whose honours list leaves no room for andy interpretation, it is simply “top”.
Bred as a summer youngster he was given a great deal of training and entered for the big sprint races at the end of the season. Pigeon logic usually states that such late bred pigeons don’t really perform well at the beginning of the season, motivated by the fact that they don’t have much experience. From the end of June however  they have to start pressing their noses to the window. Yet real toppers soon show what they are made of. The virginally white performance card was soon filled in with verve by the winning of 1st-1st-1st-3rd-3rd-5th and 27th from Toury, whilst from Blois, his first encounter with the tough middle distance, also resulted in a prize (70th against 237 p). Michel couldn’t miss these performances. He had yet another promise up his sleeve with which he coulg race as top man in 2009. The aspirations were high, yet the motor didn’t really get up to the expected speed for the first few months. But the sting in the tail, Argenton.

For completeness we will give you the performances of the provincial winner of Argenton:
46th Pithiviers (1066 p)-418th Bourges (1259 p)-80th Obrafo (530 p)-284th Montluçon (CFW-4425 p)-177th CFW (2372 p) from Vichy;-68th CFW Vierzon (1463 p); 106th Bourges CFW (4506 p) to finally perform brilliantly from Argenton, which resulted in the winning in succession the
-1st Obrafo (383 p);
-1st Club Tienen (128 p);
1st CFW (2099 p);
1st Provincial B.U (508 p);.
-2nd national Zone C (2421 p);
5th national (5043 p).

The provincial winner from Argenton 2009 is not the only one to reach high summits. His pedigree opened clear prospects. A nice pedigree in itself doesn’t say everything but it is an explanation when the expectations are met. Let’s take a closer look at his pedigree.

Father-2238584/2001-
5th from Montlucon (466 p)-11th La Souterraine (2320 p)-8th Châteauroux (929 p).
GF: -2391571/2000-stems from the 2155389/1999 or a son of the -2268105/1991 or the “105” winner of 6 first prizes in the Extreme Middle Distance. During his 6 year career he managed to win within the top twenty 10 times, the best being 1st Bourges (346 p) and 1st Châteauroux (551 p). The “105” pedigree Porta Eugene later developed into a supreme breeding pigeon, and this in combination with the “Florke”-2132796/1997 or a daughter of a grandson “Witte Uil”-(2384993/1992) and brother of the 2nd national Ace pigeon from Eric Limbourg X the Bertha (2487281/1993) –stockfather X Annabelle in combination with the Florke-2132796/1997 or a daughter of the grandson “Witte Uil”-(2384993/1992) and brother of the 2nd national Ace pigeon from Eric Limbourg X the Bertha (2487281/1993) –stockfather X Annabelle.
GM: The Red Crystal-Red Hen-NL 99/4704561-or the stock mother
Direct hen – an excellent breeding hen bred by Evert Glazenburg from the Dutch Winschoten.
This red slate hen stems from:
Father-Dreamer King-(NL 88-4026186)
or a son of the “Golden couple” from Harm Vredeveld with on fathers side the Red 832 from J. Vervuurt X daughter Barcelona Wegen v/d A. On mothers side we once again find the pedigree Vervuurt in the lines “Jong Hartje “origin Wanroy v.J. and the St Vincent hen which stems from a Son of the 130 from Maurice Delbar in combination with a sister of the “Ballon” from the Ronsense grand master.
Mother-(NL 93-4347987) or the sister of Mother Worldchamp from Evert Glazenburg.
Gf-The Ouwe Toontje (NL 83-766349)-origin Toon Schouteren (Steenbergen).
Gm-Dream Queen-(NL 87/2697655) origin Janssen Nic and stems from a grandson of Oude Geeloger from the Gebroeders Janssen from Arendonk.

Mother-584529/2005
Hen bought from Spalart Marc from Fresne La Mère (Frankrijk) with Dutch roots (Lemmens J&F-NL). She developed into a super breeding hen and produced various pigeons with an excellent racing capacity. Can undisputedly be labelled as one of the pillars of the breeding loft from Michel Debecker.
GF: Direct Lemmens-pigeon (NL-1 000 749 00) and owned by the combination Mr & Mme Marie (Fr) and ended as 31st in the end classification of the Ace pigeon competition “Trophée 2000” after winning:
-    82nd from Angers-392 pigeons;
-    19th Poitiers (373 p);
-    17th Angoulème –333 pigeons basketted.
GMother: -Chequered Lemmens-1 000 750  00-named the Trophée, winner of the competition Trophée 2000.
3 prizes from 3 baskettings:
-3rd prize Angers (392 p.);
-6th prize Poitiers (373 p);
-2nd Angoulème (333 p).
Also mother of a series of excellent pigeons so as :
-297122-02-winning hen in the final “Mondiale Course) Roye 2003 and second Ace pigeon yearlings Roye 2003;
-a son (193425/01) won :
-from Carcassonne 2003 the third prize (633 p) en 2nd prize federation doubles ((1399 p.);
* Perpignan 2003-3rd –634 participating pigeons-4th federal doubles.
-a son (193427-01) was winner of:

1st prize Perpignan 2004 –5th prize federation doubles (1558 p); 1st prize Tarbes 2003 (708 p) and 5th prize federation doubles against 1657 basketted pigeons .
The beautiful performance from Argenton had a bitter after taste because it could have been better. The winner lost a lot of time when he returned home. He returned home together with a fellow loft companion – a youngster 2009- but both from the opposite direction. You guess the rest of the story. They crashed into each other in full flight, with the result being that they lost a great deal of time, something which was severely punished in the result national youngsters. Dozens of places were lost, never mind says Michel, father would have said “that is pigeon sport, the time in the clock counts. The rest is hearsay”.