A historical miracle! Culler and his son won the first and second place in the Barcelona International Race
The 100-year-old classic, the European Barcelona 1000km International Race, was released at 7:15 a.m. local time in Barcelona, Spain, on July 5, with sunny weather and southwesterly tailwinds along the way, and a temperature of about 20°C. A total of 17,109 pigeons were basketed this year, including 6,310 pigeons from Belgium, 5,323 from Netherlands, 3,693 from France, 1,400 from Germany, 350 from United Kingdom and 33 from Luxembourg.
This year's race has attracted the attention of fanciers, who will win the overall victory and become famous all over the world? The lofts of Tijmen & Willem Koele (Wezepp· Netherlands won not only the international first prize, but also the second and third prizes, winning the first, second and third prizes. This has not happened in the entire 110-year history of Barcelona racing, and they have created a historical miracle that has shocked the world pigeon sport!
Timmen & William · Kuller & Sons
It's an exciting time! Three pigeons came back one after the other and were asked for purchase on the same day
This father-son combination, one of the best long distance lofts in Netherlands, consists of father Timmen (68) and son Willem (39) and has also achieved great results at international level. They raced in Barcelona over a distance of 1244.53km, and on the evening of the release (Friday) they did not report home. Willian said: "On Friday night we saw news from other fanciers in Netherlands and the results flew very well. But if we want to win, we have to get up early tomorrow and wait for the pigeons, so as not to miss the arrival of the pigeons. ”
At midnight Willem went up to the loft to inspect it, but found no pigeons. Getting up at 3 o'clock in the morning, he sat in front of the loft and waited for the pigeons to arrive. Sure enough, at 4:51 their first pigeon arrived. William excitedly describes the scene: "I saw a pigeon, falling like a stone, on the landing platform of the loft! At first I thought it was a pigeon from another race, but when I got closer, I found out that it was NL20-1239585 from Barcelona! I was stunned and it was 04:51:36. Then, excitedly, I woke up my father to share this wonderful moment. ”
The statistics of the top 20 pigeons of the Netherlands fanciers
Ten minutes later, two more Barcelona pigeons returned, but they were not immediately in the shed, so the clock was clocked after 5.10am. The first pigeon of both pigeons was NL21-1659731, a hen and 1st international hens. The second pigeon in the basket was NL20-1102457, also a hen, a pair of 1st place at international level, and she arrived home with little fatigue. My father and I were very excited, and within 10 minutes three pigeons arrived home in quick succession, placing in the top three. ”
"A few hours later, the final ranking was decided, and we won the first prize, second and third place in the international competition. At the same time, fanciers sent congratulatory messages and fanciers expressed their desire to buy, but the Küller father and son made it clear that they wanted to think before making a decision.
Three heroes in one door! The long distance pigeon breed is a success, and this success is not accidental
The loft of Timmen & Willem · Cooler, who has been racing long distance since 2005, has also won great results. Their base breed ·is pigeons from Gerrit Jan van Vilsteren, Henri · Hoeks, as well as pigeons from Rik Ross· Jan Ouwerkerk, Jan Ouwerkerk· as well as Verwick-DeHaan and Arley · Bins!
NL20-1239585 from Barcelona, a blue coloured clocked at 04:51:36 after a race of 1244.53 km with a velocity of 1320.3252 m/min. Previously, he won a 47th of 4,153 pigeons, a 113th of 10,283 pigeons in Sector 8 of the Netherlands, as well as Chateauroux and Vervain. The sire is super racer 004 and the dam is a direct Jan · Van Owerk pigeon, a descendant of Super Junior 88.
The international winner from Barcelona is Den 585: NL20-1239585
2nd International Barcelona NL21-1659731, a rained hen clocked at 05:10:45 with a velocity of 1315.9276 m/min. He won a 46th Bergerac 2,898 p. in Sector VIII Netherlands in 2023, a 693rd Nat. Barcelona and a 190th Lufik 2,408 p. in Sector VIII in 2024. Her sire is an inbred pigeon of super class hen Alex · Bins, winner of the 2011 Western European Cup Marathon International, winner of the 2013 Nitra Olympiad in category E and this year's winner from Barcelona, Belgium. The dam is of Henry · Hooks.
2nd Int. Barcelona 731 NL21-1659731
3rd International Barcelona NL20-1102457, a rained hen clocked at 05:23:15 with a velocity of 1298.7619 m/min. It is the second flight to Barcelona this year and a 119th national Netherlands in 2023. His sire is a grandson of Jelle·Jellema super class breeder Black Gold, and the dam is a granddaughter of super class hen Miss Olympic Gacy of Arie · Bins.
The long distance racing team of Köller & Sons consists of 60 pigeons, and in order to maintain their weight, rice and barley are added to the pre-season feed. He trains every day and won a national first prize in the long distance races in 2018. This time, they won the first prize, the second and third place in the international race from Barcelona, which is an unprecedented achievement, congratulations to them!
3rd International Barcelona "Culler 457": NL20-1102457