Weather expectations: blue sky and sunny spells, west-northwest wind

A total of 17,035 pigeons will participate at the national race from Tulle, with 7,449 old pigeons and 9,586 yearlings. Click here for the details per club

These are the top performances from The Netherlands in the weekend of 21/07/2017 and 23/07/2017.

Six hundred and seventy-one members entered two thousand, five hundred and forty-six pigeons into the Irish National Flying Club King's Cup race from Saint Allouestre. After a hold over due to poor weather they were liberated at 08.20CEST into light winds. The following is a report on the top ten of the result.

Twenty-three members entered eighty birds into the British International Championship Club race from Marseille, held in conjunction with the international. They were liberated at 06.45CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.

At the end of last week Guy Barrett OBE passed away.

Gino Clicque is back on track after having been sidelined for a few weeks due to a bird flu outbreak. He went on to win a 6th National Limoges as well as a 6th, 7th and 8th National Jarnac, showing the true potential of his pigeon family.

The Leideman Brothers have been in excellent form in 2017, dominating almost the entire season. They have won 8 first prizes in big races but that was not enough: Bert and André have now excelled in the race from Gien in Zone 3 in the Northern Union as well, winning a 1st-5th-7th-8th-9th against 4,911 pigeons.

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.