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04/08/2020 - These are the top performances from The Netherlands in the weekend of 31/07/2020 and 03/08/2020.

06/08/2020 - “Incredible.” That is how Albert Derwa summarised his 2019 season. We are now in the early 2020 season and Albert is still trying to compute the achievements of his racing birds last year. He reckoned it would be impossible to do better in 2020.

12/08/2020 - Those of you that had taken part in our PIPA Barcelona Quiz before Friday morning 5am had a chance of winning a grandchild of New Laureaat. We will now reveal the winner!

03/08/2020 - 52 members sent 272 birds to the British International Championship Club race from St Vincent, in conjunction with the International. They were liberated at 07.30CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.

03/08/2020 - 78 members entered 229 pigeons into the British International Championship Club race from Barcelona, held in conjunction with the International. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.

03/08/2020 - Casaert-Senechal (Russeignies, BE): National winner Souilliac 7.514 Yearlings. The second national victory in three weeks time!

03/08/2020 - This is already his second provincial win, after Chris's earlier national victory from St. Vincent.

06/08/2020 - The pigeons of Johan Devroe and Rudi Vandeputte had been showing their excellent form over the past couple of weeks with some remarkable results. And it culminated in a zonal victory from La Souterraine.

31/07/2020 - Anthony Maes claimed a provincial first prize from La Souterraine last weekend, following a couple of very successful weeks of racing.

31/07/2020 - Their one year olds did particularly well at national level, with as many as 7 pigeons finishing in the national top 100.

31/07/2020 - 159 members entered 932 pigeons into the Central Southern Classic Flying Club race from Bordeaux. They were liberated at 07.15CEST into good visibility. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.

31/07/2020 - Olivier Preud'homme (Gesves, BE) wins 1. National Agen 5.140 old birds & 1. International & fastest of 30.120 pigeons!

31/07/2020 - 177 members sent 1,030 pigeons to Bordeaux with the British Barcelona Club. After a one day holdover they were liberated at 07.15CEST into broken skies. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.

31/07/2020 - Over the past several years Team Van Oss has grown to become one of the leading names in the one day long distance in The Netherlands. They lived up to their reputation in the 2019 national championship, and again in 2020, with a 1st Bourges Northern Union of 8,019 pigeons.

04/08/2020 - The king of Antwerp strikes again, this time from the national release site in La Souterraine. He not only claimed the national first prize old birds, André also had as many as 9 pigeons in the national top 100. This is quite an impressive result for the team from Pulderbos!

04/08/2020 - A 100% prize percentage – how often would that happen in a race? The more pigeons you basket, the more challenging it becomes. Ivan and Willy Baetens show us how it’s done: they had 11 prizes with 11 basketed pigeons in La Souterraine, while also winning a 1st provincial YLs.

30/07/2020 - Daniels Willy (Kessel, BE) wins 1. National La Souterraine 15.939 yearlings & fastest of 25.408 pigeons!

31/07/2020 - Jos Thoné has dominated the competition over the last two weekens, with national victories in the zone in Montélimar, Agen, La Souterraine and Limoges, and provincial first prizes in Limburg in Montélimar, Agen and Limoges, all over the course of just two weekends.

30/07/2020 - These are the top performances from The Netherlands in the weekend of 24/07/2020 and 26/07/2020.

30/07/2020 - 'Snelle Rik' of Tom & Julien Aerts wins 1. National Montélimar against 2.832 yearlings.

29/07/2020 - Luc Crabbe (BE-Bertem) wins 1. National Montélimar 3.378 Old birds & fastest of 6.610 pigeons!