Joost De Smeyter-Restiaen (Melden, BE) takes revenge with a 1st Int. Barcelona hens and 5 x top 25 national

In this PIPA-ranking we look for the Best Barcelona pigeon from Belgium over 3 seasons, based on the national results of 2016, 2017 and 2018.

In this PIPA-ranking we look for the Best Barcelona pigeon from Belgium over 2 seasons, based on the national results of 2017 and 2018.

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France 3 made some footage of the liberation of the pigeons this morning in Marseille.  

Seventy-six members entered three hundred and fourteen pigeons into the British International Championship Club race from St Vincent, held in conjunction with the international. They were liberated at 07.00CEST into a light southerly wind. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.

Two hundred and ninety members entered two thousand, four hundred and twenty-eight birds into the British International Championship Club race from Le Mans. They were liberated at 07.00CEST into no wind. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.

Another well established name from the Belgian pigeon sport just added a brand new national victory to his name, this time with the race from Jarnac. Three years after La Souterraine, the partnership of Casaert-Sénéchal just booked the second national victory of their career.

Weather conditions during liberation: blue sky and sunny spells, light wind, variable wind, good visibility

These are the top performances from Belgium in the weekend of 14/07/2018 and 15/07/2018.

These are the top performances from The Netherlands in the weekend of 14/07/2018 and 15/07/2018.

9,383 pigeons will take part in this year's international race from Marseille.

Stef Bals is a young and highly talented pigeon fancier who surprised his colleagues repeatedly in the past. The race from Sens is the first major highlight in his pigeon racing career: he wins the first four prizes in Province Brabant 2000.

Only two days before the St. Vincent International I had the privilege of making a visit to the famous lofts of Mark Gilbert, with my good friend Mick Bunney, Life vice president of the BICC. One could describe it, as the complete pigeon day.

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