Liam O Comain Report

[retired]

Photos of past Barcelona International Winners Compiled by Liam O'Comain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winner for E.Sutor of Germany 1974-Barcelona International

 

Owner and flyer - M.Biemans of Holland : 1992-Barcelona International

[OLDYELLOW]

http://www.hermes-pigeon.de/uk/index.html

[THE FIFER]

good photos of top birds

[VMS]

SMARAGD 2 1988 WOULD BE MY CHOICE IF I COULD OWN ONE FANTASTIC LOOKING DOO. :santa-dance:

[Guest Glen]

Demarets Barcelona Miracle,winner 1962 and 1963 looks outstanding. Reminds me of my old Sions.

[geordie1234]

has anyone had a bird at barcelona from scotland

[yeboah]

CLASS

[yeboah]

What i meant was Smaragd 2 CLASS

[ribble]

There are two pics of Biemans winner they don't look the same bird?

[Guest LBuddle]

International winner Barcelona 2010 : Heller Burkhard (DE)

[Guest LBuddle]

Wim and Martin Van Houten - IJsselstein (NL) international winners BARCELONA 2009

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Danny Vangenende 1st International Barcelona 23.695 pigeons 2008

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Gerard Van Tuyl, "International winner Barcelona 2006

[Guest mick bowler]

I was lucky enough to handle Laureaat Barcelona some 10 or 11 years ago, a very special pigeon.

[WHITTY]

my pick would be barcelona 2 a van braun cracker

[THE FIFER]

[blaz]

SMARAGD 2 OUTSTADING LOOKING PIGEON

[BLACK W F]

WOULD TAKE RIKKI THEALLENS AND BARCELONA KING BIT BIASED AS I HAVE A FEW FROM BOTH FAMILYS

[jim cowie]

has anyone had a bird at barcelona from scotland

 

davie[gurnay]gibb clocked from barcelona in the fifties into johnshaven

[Guest bakes]

Roger Florezoone

 

Roger Florizoone of Nieuwpoort, Belgium, was one of the greatest exponents of the art and science of long distance and marathon pigeon racing in our modern era. In fact so successful was he, especially from Barcelona, that the fancy dubbed him 'Mr.Barcelona'. Alas our subject passed away on December the 4th in 2004 and the gems of his pigeons were sold at public auction in May 2005, with each bird averaging 2,350 Euros each.

 

Florizoones base came from quite a few sources but always of the best quality for he had no time for quantity. Amongst them we note a few such as Georges Bolle, Robert Venus, Vanhee and Paul Bostijn, etc,. The stock was carefully crossed and prudently tested. Simplicity was his trade mark and his charges rewarded his excellent management.

 

Perhaps his greatest thrill was his winning of the Barcelona National and International in 1976 with his good blue bar- Freddy. This was an outstanding specimen of our thoroughbreds for he had a previous success at the Spanish race when he was 5th International. Freddy carried the bloodlines of the great Benoni and the equally great Motta of Bostijn and Vanhee respectively. He also harboured Super Crack Grusson and Huijsentruyt genes as well.

 

Other successes included winning the National from Barcelona in 1999 as well as twice being winner of the West Europe Super Marathon in 1997 and 1999. The loft won the Golden Wing Award in 1984 from Barcelona and also was awarded 1st National Long Distance Champion title of Belgium (KBDB) as well as the Primus 1994 Five Year Ranking Barcelona. In addition Florizoone won the 2nd National Marathon title in 1995 plus the Super Prestige Championship in the same year. These are but an example of the successes of this grand master of the sport but they suffice to confirm the many accolades bestowed upon the late Roger Florizoone.

[Guest bakes]

Jan Theelen

 

Jan Theelen is one of the European masters at the art and craft of long distance and marathon pigeon racing in fact he is known world wide for his breeding and racing capabilities.Some have compared him with Europes best including the great Jan Aarden.

 

Jan Theelen comes from Buggenum and has formed a strain of world class racing pigeons comparable with the originals from Jan Aarden and Jef van Wanroy. Through astute inbreeding and crossing Theelen bred pigeons who are now for decades worthy participants in the International pigeon scene.Champions such as: the legendary Linkse; Donkere Hermans; Goede

Rode 834; Trutje; the Kuijper Bros. 52; the Gouden Kuijperke 494; the Famous 08; the Liesbeth;

the Famous 10; the Vale Marathon; the RodeDiamantje; the Rode Lady Barcelona; to name but a few.

 

Thoroughbreds who have been successful for their creator but also for many other greats of the

pigeon scene such as Hagens Bros., Herman Brinkman, Lalieu van Doorn, Brouwers-Kodama, Ludo

Verstraete, Kuijpers Bros., vd Eijnde Bernhards, Martin Hensen, Cees v.d. Poel, and so on. The

Theelen strain is considered by the above flyers to be of a rare quality. So much so that Jan Theelen won the International Barcelona race in 1993 with the great Rikky, against the greatest convoy ever- over 33,000 birds.

[walterbmasson]

WHAT ABOUT RENIE BOIZARDS LOUVER 2 1ST AS A YEARLING 4TH AS 2Y/OLD 7TH AS A 3 Y/OLD 9TH AS A 4 Y/OLD CONSECUTIVE BARCELONA NATIONALS CREAM DE LA CREAM NOT A BETTER IN MY OPINION

[Guest bakes]

WHAT ABOUT RENIE BOIZARDS LOUVER 2 1ST AS A YEARLING 4TH AS 2Y/OLD 7TH AS A 3 Y/OLD 9TH AS A 4 Y/OLD CONSECUTIVE BARCELONA NATIONALS CREAM DE LA CREAM NOT A BETTER IN MY OPINION

 

Rene Boizard. Won; 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th Open French National Barcelona 590 miles. Perhaps the greatest racing pigeon ever in

France from Barcelona.

 

all best.

[BLACK W F]

Rene Boizard. Won; 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th Open French National Barcelona 590 miles. Perhaps the greatest racing pigeon ever in

France from Barcelona.

 

all best.

great bird what birdages in french nationals

[Guest bakes]

great bird what birdages in french nationals

 

taken off here alan dont say what the birdage was.

http://www.louellapigeonworld.co.uk/champions?breed=17

 

all best.