The passing of Wim van Tuil marks the end of 60 years of top level pigeon racing

These are the top performances from The Netherlands in the weekend of 20/04/2019 and 21/04/2019.

These are the top performances from Belgium in the weekend of 20/04/2019 and 21/04/2019.

Only a handful of fanciers are capable of winning a national championship prize KBDB on an annual basis, and Adrien Mirabelle is one of them. He developed into a national star in the middle distance at quite an early age.

One of the leading names at international level is without doubt Mike Ganus. Over the past ten years, Mike has made it his goal to excel in the most prestigious one loft races, including most notably the Million Dollar Race, Victoria Falls and the Golden Algarve Derby, which are very demanding competitions.

These are the top performances from The Netherlands in the weekend of 13/04/2019 and 14/04/2019.

These are the top performances from Belgium in the weekend of 13/04/2019 and 14/04/2019.

A total of 134 pigeons were sold across seven auctions this Sunday, raising 317,175 euro in total. This makes for an average of 2,367 euro/bird.

Get to know the invaluable collection of breeding birds of Hugo and Anita Batenburg-Van de Merwe (Klaaswaal, NL). They put together a fantastic collection of pigeons over the years, that have excelled in numerous international long distance classics.

After Norbert Ally's total sale in 2013 (minus the pigeons from 2012), he was able to make a fresh start with the help of the Schumi bloodline. The youngsters of this renowned breeder were transferred to the breeding loft right away, and that was a clever move: it was with the help of these youngsters that team Ally got back to its old self.

On Saturday 6 April PIPA organized a public auction in Kuweit for the first time. It was a wonderful project with a large turnout, not only from Kuwait, but also from Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, pigeon enthusiasts came over especially for this auction.

These are the top performances from The Netherlands in the weekend of 06/04/2019 and 07/04/2019.

Grandmaster Jos Thoné from As in Belgian Limburg continues to be one of our sport's leading names both in Belgium and at international level. He has always been a trendsetter, and he has been a top level player every single season since his debut in 1991.

A total of 100 pigeons were sold last Sunday, raising 222,750 euro in total. This results in an average of 2,227 euro per bird.

These are the top performances from Belgium in the weekend of 06/04/2019 and 07/04/2019.

Ken Easley has become a prominent name regarding the most prestigious one loft races in the world. The Easley birds have booked numerous top positions in this worldwide competition and put their owners into the prize money rankings.