Ending auctions: Dirk Deroose, Chris Debacker, Davy Tournelle, Rudi De Saer, Jelle Jellema, Bart Geerinckx, Gebr. Leideman, Jelle Roziers

Little Star became a 1st Nat. Ace Pigeon longer middle distance yearlings in 2015. This incredibly gifted bird was transferred to the breeding loft right after her fantastic racing season, and she quickly developed into an important member of the breeding team, meeting the expectations.

In part II of the video by Jelle Jellema we move from the breeding loft to the racing lofts. There Jelle introduces us to the current top racers of the Jellema colony.

Whoever says Davy Tournelle immediately says "Tiësto". With this pigeon, the Tournelle colony took a huge step forward. In the breeding loft his best descendants such as Torres and Miss Torres have successfully taken over from him in recent years.

The pleasure you get from keeping pigeons. That has always been the number one motivation for André and Bert Leideman. There has been a powerful synergy between the two fanciers in this combination from day one.

Middle distance specialist Chris Debacker had a fantastic season of racing again in 2019, claiming several ace pigeon titles in the national ace pigeon championships KBDB along the way.

Michel Verweij and Peter De Haan decided in 2002 to engage in co-breeding. Just like Milos, also their friendship was born. In the years that followed, Milos turned out to be a top breeder and they both joined forces.

The total sale of Les Green (UK) starts on Wednesday 13 November. After 40 years of success, all pigeons are offered for sale. The auction ends on Sunday 24 November.

Davy Tournelle has been one of the men to beat in the national longer middle distance for a few years now. And the 2019 season has been another great success for the team from Rummen. The bloodlines of Tiesto, as well as of Torres and Tevez, have steadily provided this loft with many talented birds.

Five auctions came to a close last Sunday, in which 185 pigeons were sold for a total of 338,500 euro, with an average of 1,830 euro/bird. We briefly discuss each individual auction below.

This PIPA ranking shows us which are the best pigeons from Argenton in 2019. The available national, zonal and provincial results of Argenton I & II 2019 were used for the calculation of ranking.

Descendants of the incredible breeder Milos have repeatedly demonstrated their potential in the marathon competition over the years. And Milos's youngsters and grandchildren have claimed several national and international top prizes again in 2019.

In the following video, Leideman brothers explain how they came into contact with the German pigeon fancier Wolfgang Roeper and how the two lofts strengthened each other the following years.

Jelle Jellema was once again outstanding in 2019. This January, Jelle will take the top spot in both the Pyrenees Cup and the Super Prestige, which are part of the ZLU competition.

This PIPA ranking shows us which are the best pigeons from Châteauroux with 4 prizes. The available national, zonal and provincial results of Chateauroux I, II, III & IV 2018 & 2019 were used for the calculation of ranking.

Last weekend, in a public auction organized by De Duif, a child of New Harry was sold for a record amount of 146.400 euro to a Chinese buyer, it is the most expensive young bird ever sold in the world.