Middle-distance classic race Bourges National (470 km) will be decided in just one second!

Due to the very high temperatures of the last few weeks in Belgium, the national flight Bourges was postponed by one week in the itinerary (11.08.18). Due to the continuing heat in July & August and he very high losses in the young birds was the KBDB no race over the 400 km allowed therefore it was also very meaningful one week later to apply the first national flight of the young pigeons.

On Saturday 11.08.18 there were 38.573 pigeons at the start of which 23.819 youngsters, 8.944 yearlings and 5.810 old birds. Start was at 07:45 in Bourges in fine weather and calm.

In Belgium there was light to medium westerly winds, so the first pigeons in Vlaams-Brabant or Limburg would most likely fall. The weeks before had clearly favored East Flanders and East Flanders.

Of course, the focus of Bourges was on the 23,819 seedlings. Nobody really expected
 that the 1st National should be decided within one second

 At 13:09:08 clock was at a distance of 463.791 at sports fan Delhis Didier his first young pigeon at a speed of 1,430,8654 min./Meter stated. This should be the 1st National Bourges Youngsters 2018!

At 13:15:50 at the distance of 473.324 km also her first pigeon with the speed of 1.430,7022 was noted at the combination Benny & Bart Vanhoudt-Serre in Diest. As you can see, there is only one second between the two youngsters. Incredible !! This meant the 2nd National Bourges youngsters 2018 after Diest goes to Vanhoudt-Serre.

combination Benny & Bart Vanhoudt-Serre 

The sympathetic sports friends Benny & Bart Vanhoudt-Serre were really unlucky because their beautiful blue female B-18-2104519
 had another lap of honor before landing on the flight board. Benny Vanhout-Serre (senior of the combination): 
We are always so close to a national victory. This time it is only a second but of course we congratulate the winner Didier Delhis in Soumagne. 
Of course we are a bit disappointed but also very happy about our great result with the 2.National Bourges Young Pigeon Vs. 23.819 tb.

2. National Bourges B-18-2104519

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If you also look at the pedigree of the super female B-18-2104519 it is a pure Gaston Van De Wouwer pigeon. 
Benny Vanhoudte-Serre is a very good friend of Gaston and thus has only the best of Van De Wouwer's best on his breeding loft.

pedigree B-18-2104519

The 3rd National Bourges youngsters goes to Veldwezelt in the province of Limburg to sports fan Hubert Caenen. Hubert noted his blue heroine B-18-5095239 at 13.23.47 at a distance of 480.906 km at a speed of 1419.5080 min./meters.

 Hubert Caenen 

The joy was also very great with Hubert Caenen over the 3rd National Vs. 23,819 youngsters. His fan club (see photo) has certainly destroyed a lot of beer on the account of Hubert! Hubert Caenen is a stranger in the province because he makes every year with great results in the race again and again.

Fan-Club Hubert

The 3rd National Bourges B18-5095239 is a very small female with the noble paternal blood of Flor Vervoort and on the maternal side the blood line Black Opium of Erik Limbourg. Hubert Caenen still has the old variety of Flor Vervoort in the breeding loft. Hubert has found from his old pair of B08-5013465 x B-01-5113184 a golden pair of breeding that brings him today in the second and third generation many 1st winner of the competition.

3.National Bourges B18-5095239

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If you look at the travel performance of the B18-5095239 in the weeks before, one quickly realizes that this little gem was in top form and was Bourges’s 3rd National Vs. 23.819 young birds should now shoot the bird.

travel performance B18-5095239 

pedigree B18-5095239 

 

Thanks to Benny & Bart Vanhoudt-Serre and Hubert Caenen for the friendly welcome on Saturday after the Bourges race!

Congratulations to both!

Markus Bauer

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