The colony of Johan Bleyen can’t be kept out of the news in 2011. Johan (45 y) enjoys the advantage of being able to concentrate on the pigeon sport full-time. He doesn’t care either how much it costs to populate his colony… in 2007 he left for the total auction of Heremans-Ceusters with a fat wallet and bought 12 pigeons. He also obtained reinforcements by Jos Haesendonckx from Grobbendonk, whose colony is based on those same Heremans-Ceusters pigeons. Pigeons also came from Vanmeerbergen-Van Reet from Mol, Dierickx-Vissers from Zele, Jan Diels from Vorselaar, and fellow club member and 1st Nat La Châtre-winner Johnny Janssens from Eksel.
From this Johan formed 30 breeding couples, and with a 36 head team of widowers he currently bombards the opposition in the classics of the grand middle distance! And this in a dominating, or better said ‘over classing’ manner:
28/5 Bourges 204 o.b.: 1-2-4-13-43-59 (6/7)
Prov 3.523 o.b.: 1-2-55-148 etc…
Zone C 8.439 o.b.: 1-2-72…
Nat 24.676 o.b.: 3-4-232-559…
The 1st + 2nd prize were also the 1st + 2nd nominated!
Bourges 207 yl.: 1-3-11-23-48-50 (6/8)
Prov 2.512 yl.: 1-5-44-133…
Zone C 6.049 yl.: 1-5…
Nat 20.544 yl.: 4-13-282-903…
11/6 Chateauroux 110 o.b.: 4-28-36 (3/5)
Prov 1.665 o.b.: 36…
Chateauroux 160 yl.: 1-2-4-5-6-8-16-27-29-32-41 (11/15)
Prov 2.253 yl.: 3-6-24-27-29-36-106…
18/6 La Châtre 119 o.b.: 2 (1)
Prov 1.294 o.b.: 2 (1)
Nat 15.780 o.b.: 2 (1)
La Châtre 164 yl.: 3-11-12-29-30-33-38-39 (8/16)
Prov 1.696 yl.: 5-72-73…
Nat 21.180 yl.: 7-257-260-1063-1067-1170-1324-1403…
With, at national level 10 prizes from the 16 yearlings basketted.
02/7 Argenton 60 o.b.: 1-10-11 (3/3)
Prov 703 o.b.: 5… etc (3/3)
Argenton 148 yl.: 1-3-6-7-15-17-18-33 (8/14)
Prov 1.259 yl.: 1-4-23-34-74-85-92…
Or 7/14 in the forecast per 10!!!
It was also the same yearlings which signed for the 4th + 13th National Bourges 20.544 yearlings which now possess the 1st + 4th place provincial from Argenton. The old cock which won the 1st club and 5th provincial also won the 2nd National La Châtre 15.780 o.b. two weeks ago! We have listed the most predominant performances of this ‘class’ from Johan Bleyen for you:
-Blue B09-5045904, recorded predominantly:
2° Nat La Châtre 15.780 p.
5° Prov Argenton 703 p. (1st club from 60 p.)
72° Zone C Bourges 8.439 p
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-‘Gilbert’ B10-5103165, the topper of the loft with:
1° Zone C Bourges 6.049 p.
1° Prov Argenton 1.259 p.
2° Pithiviers 1.099 p.
2° Soissons 728 p.
4° Nat Bourges 20.646 p.
17° Nanteuil 1.624 p.
18° Soissons 1.162 p.
30° Pithiviers 1.151 p.
142° Chateauroux 8.092 p
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-‘Den 068’ B10-5103068 performed as follows:
1° Nanteuil gewest 1.624 p.
4° Prov Argenton 1.259 p.
13° Nat Bourges 20.544 p. (5th Nat Zone C 6.049 p.)
19° Pithiviers 1.151 p.
261° Nat La Châtre 21.180 p. Etc...
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-‘The 50’ B08-5045050 won a.o.:
1° Prov Bourges 3.541 p. ’11
1° Zone C Bourges 8.439 p. ’11
3° Nat Bourges 24.676 p. ’11
1° Nanteuil 2.103 p. ’10
1° Pithiviers 319 p. ’10
1° Pithiviers 771 p. ’11
3° Pithiviers 869 p. ’10
4° Soissons 445 p. ’11
4° Pithiviers 992 p. ’11
15° Pithiviers 1.079 p. ’11
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His nest brother ‘The 49’ B08-5045049 has also performed excellently up to now, with the clapper naturally being the winning of the 4th Nat. Bourges 224.651 p. and the 2° Nat Zone C 8.439 p., 2nd Prov 3.523 p. etc… (see pedigree) also beaten by his loft companion and own nest brother ‘The 50’!
With such a wealth of top talent in the lofts, Johan Bleyen steamed through to the absolute top of our national middle distance top! A success story which will probably have a few more chapters in the future!