1st National and 1st Provincial
Gino had sold all of his pigeons of 2016 and older on PIPA, leaving him with nothing but a group of young birds of 2016. This means we were expecting the best results to be coming from other Ginio Clicque based pigeon lofts in recent weeks, instead of from Gino’s own racing team. And it appears that many fanciers have made a smart move obtaining a Gino Clicque pigeon, judging from these two references this spring:
- The 1st National Châteauroux I Yearlings 2017 of Paul & Nancy Bellart is a 100% Gino Clicque from two grandchildren of Super Prins.
- The 1st Provincial Blois (1,484 olds) of Ronny Menten is a direct Clicque.
In addition, the Clique descendants of Ronny Menten won a 2nd Provincial Châteauroux of 1,724 yearlings, a 7th Provincial Blois of 1,484 olds and an 8th National Argenton of 22,319 yearlings (8th fastest of 35,844 pigeons).
Gino visiting the Bellaert family, winners of a 1st Nat. Châteauroux with a 100% Clicque bird
Steady increase in performance
Make no mistake: Gino was not watching the season go by from the sideline over the past three months, quite the contrary. He did manage to win a 1st Provincial from Clermont 10,757 p. with a son of Golden Prince early in the season.