Extreme long distance pigeons
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HALL OF FAME
Four years after winning 1st International Perpignan with Magic Perpignan, her direct son & niece are scoring 5. National Perpignan 2023
BASKETED 31/07/2023
RELEASED 07/08/2023 7.15h
950km
MARIE HENRY
BE21-4163450
5. nat Perpignan 2023 5722 old
23.08h clocked
BERTUS
BE20-4226336
5. nat Perpignan 2023 5722 old
23.28h clocked
MAGIC NIGHT
BE20-4160329
5. nat Perpignan 2023 5722 old
23.30 arrived
0.48h clocked
ABOUT
All in for the extreme long distance races
I've had a lot of time to think it over. How I would go about it, once on my own. But there was really no question: it had to be the extreme long distances.The "grote routes", as Noël Peiren describes them so beautifully.
As a 13 year old, I used to join my father on trips to Noël Peiren, in hopes of securing our first real long-distance pigeons. Unfortunately, father already perceived races ranging from 500 to 600km to be extreme long distance.
I've grown up with the "50" from Coutteau, the "Tee" form Denys, the "Freddy" and the "Witneus" from Florizoone, the "Kleine Didi" from Devos and the "Artiest-Barcelona" and "Prins-Barcelona" from Peiren.Â
I looked up to those athletes. To my father's "Goeie Rosten" - with its 11 prizes on Arras (100km) - just a little less.Â
Watching "Marathon Man" come home at dusk, after 15 hours of flying from Narbonne - which was ultimately awarded 15th national, or witnessing "Little Magic" win 4th national Pau in the rain and with a very cold northern wind, meant I was sold for life.Â
Frankly, everything I do in my lofts is in favour of the extreme long distance races.
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