Châteauroux III 2018: National winner Belgium old birds: Van de Wouwer Gaston (Berlaar)

The National winner Belgium from Châteauroux III in the category "yearlings" is Van Oeckel Bart & Nance (Oud-Turnhout). The pigeon was clocked on Saturday at 14:46:45 CEST after a race of 556.147 km, achieving an average velocity of 1367.29 m/min.

The National winner Belgium from Châteauroux III in the category "youngsters" is Rene Coenen (Kessel). The pigeon was clocked on Saturday at 14:26:02 CEST after a race of 527.544 km, achieving an average velocity of 1366.58 m/min.

The first arrival has just been added on the KBDB-Online website. Go to the overview of all races of the current weekend.

Weather conditions during liberation: blue sky and sunny spells, no wind, good visibility

24,783 pigeons are basketted for the nationale race from Chateauroux, with 2,852 old birds, 4,642 yearlings and 17,289 youngsters. Click here to see the details

Inimitable – that’s the best way to define the performances of Team Sangers this year. Comparisons with Formula 1 come to mind immediately. No matter how hard the competitors try and no matter how big their reputation is – in the end the racing stable with the best equipment wins.

Provisional PIPA ranking result 'Best yearling with 3 prizes in the Belgian national races' after the races from Bourges I, Châteauroux I, Argenton I, Gueret, Châteauroux II, Argenton II, Bourges II. The available national, zonal and provincial results were taken into account for this ranking.

Provisional PIPA ranking result 'Best old bird with 3 prizes in the Belgian national races' after the races from Bourges I, Châteauroux I, Argenton I, Gueret, Châteauroux II, Argenton II, Bourges II. The available national, zonal and provincial results were taken into account for this ranking.

Provisional PIPA ranking result 'Best yearling with 5 prizes in the Belgian national races' after the races from Bourges I, Châteauroux I, Argenton I, Guéret, Châteauroux II, Argenton II, Bourges II. The available national, zonal and provincial results were taken into account for this ranking.

Provisional PIPA ranking result 'Best yearling with 4 prizes in the Belgian national races' after the races from Bourges I, Châteauroux I, Argenton I, Guéret, Châteauroux II, Argenton II, Bourges II. The available national, zonal and provincial results were taken into account for this ranking.

Provisional PIPA ranking result 'Best old bird with 5 prizes in the Belgian national races' after the races from Bourges I, Châteauroux I, Argenton I, Guéret, Châteauroux II, Argenton II, Bourges II. The available national, zonal and provincial results were taken into account for this ranking.

Provisional PIPA ranking result 'Best old bird with 4 prizes in the Belgian national races' after the races from Bourges I, Châteauroux I, Argenton I, Guéret, Châteauroux II, Argenton II, Bourges II. The available national, zonal and provincial results were taken into account for this ranking.

The national and zonal results of Bourges II are available online.

He was praised across the globe for his fantastic results, and he was even more famed for his enormous breeding qualities: NL07-2007621, also known as Harry, has died. Diagnosed with a tumor, Jan Hooymans was forced to put one of his favourite pigeons to sleep last week.

These are the top performances from Belgium in the weekend of 11/08/2018 and 12/08/2018.