The final of the Danish Pigeon Race, one of the most renowned one loft races in Scandinavia, took place on 26th of August. The overall winner is the famous German Jupid-Jung combination; their chequered DV08857-17-101, a 50% Bart Geerinckx, won the race of 710 pigeons after covering 395km from the German Göttingen.
Jürgen and Sarah Jung
A 50% Geerinckx takes the win for Germany
A group of 710 pigeons was released at 8:45am in the German town of Göttingen for the final race of this famous Danish one loft race. There was a slight south-easterly wind and a temperature of 16°C, and the pigeons had to cover 395km to the lofts in Abenraa in the south of Denmark, in an overcast sky. The first pigeon arrived home at 15:34’48”, after spending almost seven hours in the air. The winning bird was DV08857-17-101, a pigeon of the Jupid-Jung combination.