Willems Albert & Michel (Maasmechelen) marathonpower enriched with “Barcelona love”
09 Dec 2020
Maasmechelen: Willems Albert and Michel... a name like a clock in the international pigeon sport... a name that became "immortal" by winning the 1st prize International Barcelona '96. Especially the marathon fanciers will agree with the class of the Willems pigeons because anyone who crosses the swords with this colony of Limburg every year has to come out on top.
Some history
Albert Willems started the pigeon sport at the age of 12. His father preceded him in this. For years he played on the speed but in 1988 he competed for the first time on Barcelona with real long distance pigeons. It was a windy race and Albert won 115th national. The next year this pigeon won 56th national on a hard Barcelona so it must not have been a fluke. In 1992 Albert teamed up with Jos Thoné. The results kept going up with 2nd and 3rd national Narbonne and 1st and 2nd provincial Barcelona 1994. This collaboration Willems-Thoné resulted in 1st international Barcelona 1996 with the hen 'Gerda'. After that, all Barcelona pigeons were sold publicly. At the end of 1999 all pigeons were sold and the tandem was disbanded. In 2000 Albert started again in tandem with his son Michel with yearlings. It didn't take long before the next provincial victory over Barcelona was a fact. The total sales of 2005 hit like a bomb. Really all pigeons were sold and there was nothing left on the loft. After that they started a cooperation with Peter Wijnants (Ostend) and a few years later with Eijerkamp Hans & Evert-Jan (Brummen) but since 2019 they play again on the name of Willems Albert and Michel.
The entire provincial stage on Narbonne
The great result of this season was undoubtedly the provincial result on Narbonne yearlings. For this race only hens were basketed which were breeding for 7/8 days. Narbonne became a very heavy race. On the day of the release there were only 6 Limburg yearlings at home and 3 of them were from Willems Michel and Albert !
"Annieke" B18-5061118
1st Narbonne Provincial - 106th National Narbonne 3,590 years old
122nd Provincial Agenda - 1,160th National Agenda 4,644 years old
"Anita" B18-5061038
2nd Provincial Narbonne - 160th National Narbonne 3,590 years old
2nd Provincial Agen - 28th National Agen 4,644 years old
"Hanne" B18-5061113
3rd Provincial Narbonne - 172nd National Narbonne 3,590 years old
42nd Provincial Agenda - 491st National Agenda 4,644 years old
Already since decennia a fix value
Acts speak louder then words therefore we note the victories and highlights on provincial level:
1992 : 1st Cahors
1993 : 1st Narbonne ; 2nd Narbonne
1994 : 1st Barcelona ; 2nd Barcelona
1996 : 1st Barcelona ; 1st Bordeaux
1998 : 1st Narbonne
1999 : 1st St-Vincent ; 2nd Bordeaux
2001 : 2nd Jarnac
2002 : 1st Jarnac
2003 : 2nd Barcelona ; 2nd Barcelona (hens), 2nd Perpignan
2004 : 1st Barcelona ; 1st Barcelona (hens).
2005 : 1st Bordeaux ; 2nd St-Vincent
2008 : 1st Bordeaux ; 2nd Bordeaux - 1st St-Vincent
2009 : 1st Bordeaux
2010 : 2nd , 3rd , 4th Barcelona ; 4th Pau; 2nd Tarbes ; 3rd Soustons
2012 : 1st Pau ; 1st Orange
2014 : 2nd , 4th Pau ; 3rd Agen ; 3rd Barcelona; 1st Perpignan
2015 : 2nd Brive ; 2nd Perpignan ; 3rd Narbonne; 4th Barcelona
2016 : 3rd Libourne ; 2nd Marseille
2017 : 1st Barcelona
2018 : 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th Agen
2019 : 1st, 2nd, 3rd Narbonne
2020 : 2nd Limoges
On national level following Top-10 positions were clocked :
1993 : 6,047 b. : 2nd ,3rd ,10th Nationaal Narbonne
1996 : 1,078 b. : 2nd ,5th Nationaal Bordeaux
10,068b. : 1st Nationaal Barcelona
1,604 b. : 1st Nationaal Barcelona Duivin.
20,129b. : 1st Internationaal Barcelona
4,156 b. : 1st Internat. Barcelona Duivin.
1997 : 1,974 b. : 3rd Nationaal Bordeaux
5,694 b. : 10th Nationaal Narbonne
1998 : 3,022 b. : 3rd Nationaal Bordeaux
1999 : 1,742 b. : 1st ,7th Nationaal Brive Duivinnen
2001 : 5,672 b. : 10th Semi – Nationaal Jarnac
2002 : 6,856 b. : 1st Semi – Nationaal Jarnac
2004 : 12,275b. : 8th Nationaal Barcelona
2005 : 10,020b. : 10th Nationaal St-Vincent
2,177 b. : 4th Nationaal Bordeaux
2008 : 3,197 b. : 5th ,6th Nationaal Bordeaux
7,356 b. : 5th Nationaal St-Vincent
2009 : 3,098 b. : 4th Nationaal Bordeaux
2010 : 8,517 b. : 9th Nationaal Soustons
12,697b. : 5th , 6th , 8th Nationaal Barcelona
2012 : 1,989 b. : 2nd Nationaal Pau
4,443 b. : 2nd Nationaal Orange
2014 : 3,180 b. : 10th Nationaal Agen
6,248 b. : 7th Nationaal Perpignan
2015 : 9,049 b. : 9th Nationaal Brive
2016 : 3,697 b. : 8th Nationaal Libourne
National KBDB championships :
12th nat. ace Rhone '12 with “Nr. 1”
2nd nat. ace Grote fond '14 with “Reuben”
4th nat. ace Rhone '16 with “Daniel”
3rd nat. ace Rhone '18(4/4) with “Olivia”
9th nat. ace Rhone '18(3/3) with “Olivia”
7th nat. ace Marathon jaarse '19 with “Anita”
6th nat. ace Barcelona '17-'20 with “Annemie”
As ex-international Barcelona winner, the love for this famous international marathon race is endless.
Hereby an overview of the Barcelona results on national level, remark to numereous Top-100 positions!
1988 10086 b. : 115 1/3
1989 11656 b. : 56 1/6
1992 11399 b. : 49 - … 10/25
1993 13343 b. : 30 - 67 - 190 - …9/16
1994 11214 b. : 27 - 32 - 89 - 118 - 152 - 166 –220 - 205 – 218 – 220 – 269 –286 – 328 – 360 – 368 -… 26/50
1995 9452 b. : 139 - 199 – 381 - … 37/63
1996 10068 b. : 1 - 17 – 35 – 45 – 49 – 74 – 93 –108 –128 – 129 – 136 – 207 –262 –279 –280 – 304 - … 47/78
1997 12731 b. : 96 – 122 – 230 - … 18/76
1998 12678 b. : 72 – 127 – 191 - 223 – 247 - 249 – 257 – 391 - … 35/81
1999 13966 b. : 97 – 110 – 118 – 121 – 317 - … 38/100
2001 13161 b. : 84 – 144 – 151 – 210 – 314 - 318 - … 18/49
2002 13021 b. :54 – 138 – 161 – 180 – 181 –277 – 279 – 369 – 370 - …18/38
2003 11847 b. : 27 - 155 – 394 - …15/39
2004 12275 b. : 8 – 45 – 75 – 123 – 125 – 154 – 164 - … 30/56
2005 12298 b. : 157 – 226 – 249 – 253 – 258 –299 – 326 – 366 - … 37/76
2009 13503 b. : 42 – 106 – 131 – 159 – 204 – 219 – 251 – 294 – 314 – 319 – 382 – 387 - …50/84
2010 12657 b.: 5 – 6 – 8 – 24 – 35 – 63 - 86 –112 –184 – 209 – 360 – 364 - … 29/73
2011 12170 b. : 212 – 254 – 335 – 355 - … 28/56
2012 11590 b. : 243 – 287 – 484 – 549 – … 13/60
2013 10542b. : 44 – 173 – 230 – 325 – 330 – 356 – 758 – 845 – …15/38
2014 8764 b. : 12 – 42 – 222 – 381 – 682 – …16/36
2015 7791 b. : 56 – 135 – 168 – 239 – 332 – 420 – 424 – 675 – 728 – 736 – … 17/33
2016 7629 b. : 273 – 345 – 397 – 483 – 514 –618 – 644 – 787 – …16/45
2017 7874 b. : 20 – 371 – 377 – 466 – 597 –731 – …14/27
2018 7438 b. : 171 – 269 – 306 – 536 – 544 –612 – 745 – …19/70
2019 7301 b. : 18 – 96 – 115 – 299 – 603 –723 – 734 – 766 – … 14/26
2020 6178 b. : 29 – 174 – 367 – enz.. 5/18
EXCLUSIVE FOR PIGEON BIDS ALBERT AND MICHEL BRED AND SELECTED AN UNIQUE GROUP OF YOUNGBIRDS OUT OF THEIR PROVEN BREEDERS. ALL BIRDS ARE BRED EITHER OUT BASE BREEDER “PETER” OR OUT 2nd NATIONAL ACE KBDB MARATHON “REUBEN”
THIS AUCTION ENDS NOW THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER AT 2 P.M. (c.e.t.)
