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World's largest meeting place for pigeon fanciers
A PIPA delegation is sometimes invited to attend an event abroad or sometimes pays a visit to fanciers from other countries than Belgium. A report on each visit is published here.
Trips
(07/10/2019) Derby Costa Del Sol continues on the same path with an excellent 7th edition
The town of Malaga set the backdrop for a memorable weekend of pigeon racing, with the 7th edition of Derby Costa Del Sol taking place from 20th to 22nd of September. The race welcomed a record number of competitors: 1,754 pigeons.
(17/06/2019) Visit to The Green Island in the Azores
Last week PIPA took up the invitation of another very interesting club of dedicated pigeon fanciers from Portugal and has visited the island of Sao Miguel (also called The Green Island), which is the main and the biggest island of the Azores with approximately 120 000 inhabitants.
(10/12/2018) PIPA - China trip november 2018 - photo report
From 16 to 27 November PIPA travelled to China, enjoying the company of Bart Geerinckx, Jelle Roziers, Tom Van Gaver, Davy & Patrick Tournelle, Jo Bauters, Nick & Roger Thys, Joël Verschoot AnD Jean-Marc Thibaut-Boons.
(22/10/2018) Derby Costa Del Sol confirms its status with a successful 6th edition
The OLR Derby Costa De Sol in Malaga had its 6th edition this year. This edition shows once again that the race organizers and their team have a lot going for them.
(20/10/2018) PIPA visits the AU Convention in Chicago (USA), Update : Gala Dinner
PIPA was invited as a special guest to the AU convention in Chicago in 2018. The Convention includes seminars, an exclusive public auction with birds provided from PIPA clients, a race, ... Top racers from Europe are also attending the event. Bart Geerinckx, Jelle Roziers, Adrien Mirabelle, Tom Van Gaver, Sakis Minovgioudis, Nikolaas Gyselbrecht,... will be present. Also Big Andy will be ...
(03/10/2018) Remise des prix du Bruxelles national à La-Test-de-Buch (France) ce 23 septembre
Pas moins de 140 convives venus des 4 coins de France mais aussi de Belgique s'étaient donnés rendez-vous ce week-end à La-Teste-de-Buch (Gironde) à deux pas de sa plus célèbre cousine, Arcachon.
(02/08/2018) PIPA visits the Pioneer International Racing Pigeon Club in Tianjin, China
At the end of June PIPA was invited to attend the prize presentation and auction of the first edition of the Pioneer International Racing Pigeon Club's yearling race in Tianjin, China.
(30/06/2018) South Africans Andre Reynders & Ronnie Huebsch win the VFWCPR yearling edition – Alfons Klaas second – Jan Hooymans third
The 602 km final of the VFWCPR yearling race was released at 7.00am this morning, 584 birds were at the start and it took the first bird 7 hours and 17 minutes at a speed of 1375 m/m to get back to the loft.
(18/12/2017) PIPA - China trip November 2017: in pictures
PIPA travelled to China from 11 to 27 November, joined by Bart Geerinckx, Benny Steveninck, Davy & Patrick Tournelle, Tom van Gaver (DVV Pigeons) and Hardy Krüger.
(30/10/2017) International pigeon exhibition Kassel 2017
Photoreport of the 28. International Pigeon Exhibition Kassel from last weekend.
