Marc & Franky Van de Walle (Zwalm) continue to work on their path in the long distance and marathon

The 2024 season can be described as a top season. They narrowly missed out on the national victory from Valence with their new topper “Tito Valence”, won a 14th National Dax with “Iron Lady” and classified themselves with “Miss Barcelona” among the best pigeons from Barcelona. In between they also have a pigeon in the middle distance “King Kong”, which has won 7 clear first prizes in his career, which for them is not their flights at all.

It is becoming increasingly noticeable that their top pigeons that they bring to the breeding loft are increasingly starting to reap the benefits.

For example, Geert & Marc Pollin won the 1st Final OLR Pattaya of 10,667 pigeons in 2023 with a 50% Van de Walle pigeon that again surpasses their stock fathers “Bordeaux” and “Bordeaux Express”. 

Toppers of the 2024 season

BE 22-4066143 “Tito Valence” Checkered Cock
1 Nat (z) Valence + 1 Prov Valence (2 National 2,642p)
349 Nat Valence 5,469p

Brother of “Magic Rhone” 39 Nat Montelimar 2,836p
Brother of “Dark Perpignan” 90 Nat Perpignan 3,901p 

Father BE 15-4268204 Tito Rhone
Proven top breeder 
½ brother 3 Nat Pau 2015
Son of “706/10” Blue Rhone won 5 Nat Valence 6,236p – 24 Nat Perpignan 6,285p – 96 Nat Montelimar 5,952p 
x “177/06” Tits World champion is daughter 4 Nat Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB 20000

Mother BE 17-4220299 National Lady 
Daughter of stock father “770/09” Den Bordeaux 1 Nat Bordeaux 4,921p and super breeder 
x “193/12” Lady Barcelona won 3 x top from Barcelona

His daughter and a full brother of “Tito Valence” are up for auction for the first time.

BE 24-4066284 “Tito Valence 284”

BE 24-4066289 “Brother Tito Valence”

BE 21-4084195 “New Kolonel”
1 Nat Ace Pigeon Belgium Herbots Championship 2024
3 Nat Ace Pigeon Souillac 2022-2023

Won 3 Nat (z) Souillac 1,210p – 12 Nat Limoges 10,653p – 83 Nat Souillac 4,673p – 97 Nat Souillac 4,827p – 195 Nat Souillac 4,673p – 210 Nat Tulle 7,883p.

His father is the “Kolonel” who also won 3 x TOP 100 National in the long distance and is again a son of their stock father “De Bordeaux”

In this auction a full sister of “New Kolonel”

BE 24-4066233 “Sister New Kolonel” 

BE 19-4001139 “Miss Barcelona”

This top hen won top prizes from Barcelona 4 years in a row and is one of the best pigeons in our country in this Spanish classic.

She became 5th National Ace Pigeon Barcelona 2021-2024 - 6th National Ace Pigeon Barcelona 2022-2024 and 9th Int.Nat National Ace Pigeon Barcelona 2021-2024.

She is a daughter of old stock father “Armstrong” and therefore a half-sister of other toppers such as “De Monti” 3 x TOP 65 National or “Strong Ace 41” 5 Nat Ace Pigeon marathon KBDB 2016.

This auction includes a child of “Miss Barcelona” and perhaps the last child of super breeder “Armstrong”

BE 24-4066260 “Mister Barcelona 260”.

BE 24-4066113 “Brother Monti” 

Super stars from the loft

BE 16-4241115 “The Libourne”

Won 4 x TOP 50 National in the long distance races in his career.Won a.o. 3rd National Libourne 3,176p, 7th National Cahors 6,905p, 35th National Limoges 9,689p and 46th National Tulle 6,206p.As a result, he became 1st World Best Long Distance Pigeon KBDB 2019, 1st National Ace Pigeon Long Distance 2019 ( 4 KBDB races ) and 3rd National Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB in 2019.

This is a direct son of stock sire "Bordeaux Express" x "Maxima". Maxima herself shone from Barcelona with 20th I.Nat Barcelona 25,382 pigeons.This couple not only provided superstar "De Libourne" but also“Catalaantje” 79th National Barcelona 7,468p“Brive Express” 20th National Brive 4.238p“Sister Maxi Express” 42 Nat Narbonne 3,424p

“De Libourne” is now the grandfather of 21 Nat Marseille 2,590 p - 33 Nat Libourne 2,992 p and 80 Int. Nat Marseille 9,877 p.

This year Franky & Marc opted for inbreeding to his super breeder “Libourne” and a full sister of his was paired against this. The result is great because these are 2 pearls

BE 24-4066251 “Inteelt Libourne 251” and BE 24-4066252 “Inteelt Libourne 252”

James Bond BE 18-4233007 

We have already discussed this topper above, but we will give further details here.

“James Bond” won 5th National Brive against 3,755 pigeons in 2022, he also won 69th National Souillac 4,476 pigeons, 97th National Libourne 3,317 pigeons, 122nd National Limoges 17,356 pigeons and 147th National Tulle 7,155 pigeons. If the weather is heavy you can expect this clapper in the front. He is therefore a full brother of “Virginie” 2 x TOP 50 National heavy middle distance and grandson of “Den Bordeaux” 1st National Bordeaux 4,921 pigeons

In this top auction a son of “James Bond”

BE 24-4066254 “James Bond 254”