The National winner Belgium from Libourne in the category "yearlings" is Vandenheede Jacques & Freddy (Zingem). The pigeon was clocked on Saturday at 14:51:34 CEST after a race of 729.181 km, achieving an average velocity of 1651.35 m/min.

The National winner Belgium from Libourne in the category "old birds" is Van De Velde Steven (Oordegem). The pigeon was clocked on Saturday at 14:53:08 CEST after a race of 741.896 km, achieving an average velocity of 1674.21 m/min.

The National winner Belgium from Argenton II in the category "old birds" is Bosmans-Leekens (Beverlo). The pigeon was clocked on Saturday at 12:43:20 CEST after a race of 569.026 km, achieving an average velocity of 1759.87 m/min.

The National winner Belgium from Argenton II in the category "yearlings" is Lemmens Jos (Heist op den Berg). The pigeon was clocked on Saturday at 12:30:58 CEST after a race of 550.585 km, achieving an average velocity of 1770.56 m/min.

The National winner England from Marseille in the category "old birds" is Buddle Lee & Kevin (Dover). The pigeon was clocked on Saturday at 07:17:52 CEST after a race of 957.563 km, achieving an average velocity of 862.00 m/min.

The National winner France from Marseille in the category "old birds" is Descamps Yves (Beuvry La Foret). The pigeon was clocked on Friday at 18:08:00 CEST after a race of 840.609 km, achieving an average velocity of 1230.76 m/min.

The National winner The Netherlands from Marseille in the category "old birds" is Team Vollebregt (Wassenaar). The pigeon was clocked on Friday at 20:21:41 CEST after a race of 1011.72 km, achieving an average velocity of 1238.81 m/min.

The National winner Germany from Marseille in the category "old birds" is Devers Detlef (Wesel). The pigeon was clocked on Friday at 20:59:11 CEST after a race of 956.172 km, achieving an average velocity of 1119.4 m/min.

The International winner from Marseille in the category "old birds" is Charlier Etienne (Petigny, Belgium). The pigeon was clocked on Friday at 17:11:03 CEST after a race of 780.655 km, achieving an average velocity of 1246.95 m/min.

The pigeons of Peter and Gwen van de Merwe have shown to be in great shape in recent weeks. They demonstrated their form in the NPO race from Argenton, winning a 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th against 8,125 pigeons.

Jelle Jellema lives up to his reputation again in 2017 with a splendid result in the national race from Barcelona. His racing hen wins a 2nd National against 4,504 pigeons, and he has no less than 10 pigeons in the top 300. A great result.

The National Flying Club race from Tarbes was liberated on the 2nd July 2017 at 07.15CEST into a light south westerly wind. The birds cleared well and the wind was veering westerly over the channel and into the UK. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.

A total of 7,876 pigeons will participate in the national race from Libourne, with 3,928 old pigeons and 3,948 yearlings. Click here for the details per club

After his provincial first prize from Pau Etienne went on to win two provincial second prizes (2nd Prov. Agen and 2nd Prov. Barcelona) in two weeks' time, and he has now taken another provincial first prize, this time from St. Vincent. He confirms his status as a national champion in the extreme long distance.

These are the top performances from The Netherlands in the weekend of 15/07/2017 and 16/07/2017.