The pigeons had a fairly tough time in the weekend of 22nd of July. Despite a fairly strong south-westerly wind, which favoured most pigeons, speeds were rather low in this race. The pigeons arrived home a lot later than expected, which is mainly due to the rain and the heavy showers which the pigeons had to endure or try to evade. The pigeons from Libourne got a lot wetter than they excpected, some got their first showers immediately after the release. Fortunately enough most pigeons managed to surge ahead thanks to a solid headwind, albeit with some difficulties. You can tell from the racing times from Libourne, which was still open after 2 hours and 30 minutes. By the end of the day many pigeons were still on their way home, most of them yearlings.
Freddy and Jacques Vandenheede win the yearlings’ race
The Vandenheede brothers were victorious once again in this year’s flight from Libourne, claiming a national victory in the yearlings’ race. The brothers now have 9 national first prizes on their palmares since joining forces in 2008. If you take into account the years prior to their collaboration, you end up with an impressive 16 national first prizes won by Freddy and/or Jacques Vandenheede.