Gwen Van de Merwe (Dordrecht) 1-18-21-33-47-49-61-76-100 etc… National S2 Issoudun 7,323 pigeons
09 Jul 2025
Another stunt for the Van de Merwe family has been accomplished. While Peter used to fully concentrate on the pigeons, it's now up to his daughter Gwen to take over. Gwen, a horse lover through and through, clearly has a knack for working with animals, as evidenced by the results she achieves in the pigeon loft. Due to health reasons, Peter can only spend very limited time caring for the pigeons, but any help is welcome, and so the Van de Merwe family continues to enjoy the wonderful sport of pigeon racing.
Talk about enjoying! Last weekend (5/7/2025), the National Sector 2 race from Issoudun was on the program. 706 fanciers basketed 7,323 pigeons. Gwen basketed 77 pigeons for this 573km race. The pigeons were released in a moderate southwesterly wind, and Gwen's winner recorded an average speed of 1,411 m/m.
On June 17th, the mother of Peter passed away. This was a difficult time for the entire family, and in honor of her, the national Issoudun winner was named after her.
Other top winning birds are:
We wish you much success in the coming weeks.
Stefan Mertens