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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
(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.
(07/02/2017) PIPA-Taiwantrip januari 2017: fotoreportage
PIPA trok tussen 15 en 23 januari naar Taiwan en werd daarbij door Davy Tournelle, Stefaan Lambrechts en Tom Van Gaver (DVV Pigeons) vergezeld. De trip begon in het noorden van Taiwan (Taipei) en eindigde helemaal in het zuiden (Kaohsiung).
(22/01/2017) PIPA China trip November 2016: photo report
PIPA travelled to China from 12 to 29th of November, in the company of Bart Geerinckx, Hardy Krüger, Tom Van Gaver (DVV Pigeons) and Frank Morre (Team De Jaeger). Counting up the individual kilometers of each member, the entire group has travelled more than 150,000 km, visiting 11 different cities.
(18/11/2016) PIPA Trip to Taiwan
From 26th of October till 8th of November PIPA visited some Taiwanese pigeon fanciers together with some European fanciers. We made a trip around the whole of Taiwan.
(15/07/2016) The One Loft Race in Mira (Portugal) celebrated its 20th edition
On Saturday 9th July the Mira One Loft Race in Portugal took place. The Portuguese Racing Pigeon Federation invited PIPA to attend the final race. All invitees were also treated to the traditional tourist excursion and basketing visit the day before the race.
(05/06/2016) PIPA discovers cut diamond in one loft racing scene with the Victoria Falls World Challenge Pigeon Race
Last week, the organisation of the $700,000 Victoria Falls WCPR invited PIPA for a familiarisation tour of the spanking-new lofts and the city of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Experienced staff members in vet medicine and pigeon racing working in a professional environment in a safe dream destination for both fancier and bird. That about sums up the race.
(10/12/2015) PIPA in China – Last stop: Qiangdao
PIPA will be staying in China for three weeks starting on 14 November, to visit a few important clients and to attend two pigeon exhibitions. We will publish an update with a brief report and a few pictures every one or two days.
