Mark Janssens, Linkhout, wins with ‘Tiger’ the 1st Provincial Melun against 7,087 yearlings (fastest against 12,123b)

Mark Janssens, the champion with the small basket…with a very small basket! He has got well-counted 3 yearling pigeons where off only 2 off them enter the races, these last 2 have to compete every weekend and the provincial winner on Melun only missed out once this season…or how you wonder how this happens. According to me either super pigeons either a super fancier, in this case a combination of the two, can’t hardly be anything else.

‘Tiger’ BE20-6032014 1st Provincial Melun 7,087yl – fastest against 12,123b

This blue cock was bred by Eddy Caluwé from Mechelen,  a diehard short distance and middle distance racer.
This crack of a pigeon already won this year a 37th Provincial Melun against 3,382 yearlings. 

Father: BE16-6145625 
Won himself 1st Melun 366b – 2nd Chevrainvillers 899b – 2nd Chevrainvillers 523b – 10th against 1,033b
Son to the 2nd Ace bird Noyon 
Grandson to ‘Super Mario’ 11x 1st prize winner

Mother: BE16-6145635 Blue white pin
Won herself 2nd Chevrainvillers 483b – 3rd Quièvrain 199b – 5th Chevrainvillers 1,657b - ….
Out of the strain of Octaaf Van De Moortel from Londerzeel

As we all know Mark already has a considerable track record, since he started racing in 2006 from the address in Linkhout he wins one championship after the other. Let’s have a look at his nice palmaris: 

Overview of the best results since 2006:
8th  Nat. Champion Short distance youngsters KBDB
1st  Nat. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB
2nd  Prov. Champion Short Distance youngsters KBDB
2nd  Prov. Champion Short Distance youngsters KBDB
Stefan Steenbergen from Herk-de-Stad won national Bourges with a direct youngster from Mark Janssens

1st  Nat. Ace bird Short distance yearlings KBDB “King of Sprint”
2nd  Prov Ace bird Short distance yearlings KBDB Limburg
1st  Prov. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB Limburg
2nd  Nat. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB
2nd  Prov. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB Limburg
3rd  Prov Champion Short Distance youngsters KBDB Limburg
7th  Nat. Champion Short Distance youngsters KBDB
1st  Prov. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB Limburg
1st  Prov. Champion Short Distance youngsters KBDB Limburg
3rd  Nat. Champion Short Distance youngsters KBDB
3rd  Nat. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB
1st  Prov. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB Limburg
11th  Nat. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB
1st Prov. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB Limburg
2nd  Prov. Ace bird Short distance yearlings KBDB Limburg
10th  Nat. Ace bird Short distance youngsters KBDB
10th  Nat. Ace bird Short distance yearlings KBDB

Pigeons on the loft

The pigeons that took care of this list came at the first instance from the strains from Gressens-Raeymakers afterwards pigeons from Flor Vervoort, Jef Marcoen, Van Dyck-De Beule, Stefan Steenbergen and Peter Stakenborg from Neeroeteren followed which the level of quality raised immensely. 
The youngster are bred out of 13 breeding couples, where also daughter Stefanie who is also bitten by the pigeon virus and races independently from her own loft in Donk (Herk-de-Stad), can enjoy off and is doing this with success as well! 

Small loft, super fancier, strong selection, quality pigeons = winning !

Mark, once again a big congratulation with this victory and as there are only 2 pigeons being raced…be careful with them ! 

Daughter Stefanie Janssens in her own loft