The numbers don’t lie, and neither does the weather app. With blistering temperatures creeping into the weekend forecast, the Royal Belgian Pigeon Federation (KBDB) made a massive power move that has the entire racing pigeons community talking. By giving the green light to release birds at 6:00 AM instead of the traditional 7:00 AM for…
There are those Sundays when everything just clicks. A crisp blue sky, a light breeze pushing the wings, and that healthy tension at the loft that every fancier knows all too well. The familiar sound of the traps, staring at the horizon, and the pure pleasure when the first bird dives in like a bullet….
What an absolute masterclass we are witnessing in the world of pigeon racing! When you think of pure dominance, unwavering passion, and elite quality, one specific name immediately comes to mind. The brothers Johan, Wim, and Herman from Strijen are showing everyone week after week how to conquer the absolute top of the sport with…
What a weekend it has been for the Van Win Family! Anyone scanning the latest race results will see a racing loft in absolute peak condition. They might have started a fraction later in the clocks this week, but what followed was pure, unadulterated promotion for the pigeon racing sport. With an incredible prize percentage…
Put the names Rex de Leeuw, Racing Pigeons and Lions Pigeons in one sentence and every serious long distance fancier sits up straight. This is not the man of a one-off lucky break. This is the guy who has been directing the heavy marathon game for years. National victories, international titles, his own family of…
Welcome back, bosses of the airspace! The racing weekend of May 23, 2026, is going straight into the history books as a massive battle of attrition. While the sun was out and the skies looked beautiful, there was an invisible, punishing wall waiting for the birds up there. A nasty easterly wind combined with rapidly…
It is high time to get your young pigeon team in perfect order. On 17 and 18 June, we will be traveling across Holland to personally collect your future Spanish heroes. We manage this transport entirely ourselves with our own specialized vehicle. Why do we do this? Because we simply have no influence on external…
Pigeon racing is without a doubt one of the most thrilling and beautiful sports on the planet. The sheer adrenaline of watching these magnificent aerial athletes return home after flying hundreds of kilometers is an experience that fills every fancier with pure joy and pride. When it comes to absolute dominance mixed with a healthy…
What a sensational day at the lofts in Enfield! The dust has barely settled on last week’s thrilling action, and the energy around the facility is absolutely electric. We had the absolute pleasure of welcoming last week’s Old Bird Series 450-Mile Grand Finale Champion right here to the loft. Joe Zarachowicz, alongside the fantastic Joe…
And who came out on top against a massive convoy of no less than 11,442 birds? You guessed it, the superstar cock with ring number 4 8539241, owned by Geert Hoezen and Wim Steinhage. Racing home at a phenomenal speed of 1523.797 meters per minute, he left the entire province staring at his tail feathers….
