A Two-Man Battle for the National Podium in the 2025 Youngstres Speed Category

Opening the “Youngsters” section of the Speed category in the 2025 National Catalogue brings to light a truly unique situation. The top five national positions are almost perfectly shared between two pigeon fanciers from Gorj, creating a rare and captivating rivalry in Romanian pigeon racing. The protagonists are Victor Burghiu and Ovidiu Telescu, both from Târgu Jiu, who achieved an exceptional season. This is the first

Three hens on the National Podium of the 2025 Yearling Speed Category

The 2025 season has produced an interesting situation in the Yearling Speed category: females clearly dominated the national competition. The top three positions on the podium are occupied exclusively by young hens, and 4th place also goes to a female. Looking at the top 10 positions, only four cocks manage to make their way into the ranking, the rest being taken by the “girls”. The fanciers

Top 3 National – Mature Speed 2025

The National Catalog has recently been finalized, and the new champions are still riding the excitement of winning their national cups. For some, it is a reaffirmation of their achievements; for others, a strong start to a promising journey. The national rankings have now taken their final form, allowing us to know exactly who the top performers of the freshly concluded season are. In today’s

The New Winners of the 2025 Carol I and Ferdinand I Trophies

In Romanian pigeon racing, few categories demand more endurance and consistency than As National and As National Breeders. Both combine races across all distance types and require exceptional performances from birds and fanciers alike. For As National, a pigeon must classify in 10 races, including three marathon stages, accumulating a minimum of 5,000 km. Similarly, the As National Breeders category also requires 10 scored races, at

Breeder or Fancier? (adapted from “Doomed to Fail” by Ad Schaerlaeckens)

Within the pigeon sport, I’ve met all kinds of people — great champions, even world-famous ones, and others who will likely never reach that level. Sometimes, I can’t help but feel sorry for the latter. Their intentions are pure, but they simply don’t see — or don’t have — what’s needed to succeed. Fortunately, not everyone has to be a top competitor to enjoy the sport.

Dream Debut for Young Pigeon Fancier Cristian Bilea

Cristian Bilea, a pigeon fancier from Bălăcești in Gorj County and a member of the Turceni Pigeon Club, had a dream debut in the racing pigeon competition. First of all, he successfully completed the championship with this year’s young pigeons, which is a very positive achievement for a beginner. Secondly, the young pigeon fancier from Gorj managed to achieve several rankings that would make even

Gorj: Stavros 2 – A True Test of Endurance for Young Birds

The last day of September marked the second long-distance race for young birds organized by the Gorj Federation. Compared to the first event in this category, Stavros 2 turned out to be significantly tougher, with most of the classified pigeons returning only on the following day. Challenging Weather and a Smaller Entry Participation numbers dropped sharply for this second race. While more than 1,300 pigeons were entered

Stavros 1 – A Testament to the Courage of the Pigeon Fanciers from Gorj

The pigeon fanciers from Gorj have only been competing on the Bulgaria–Greece route for two years, but their pigeons already give the impression of being seasoned flyers on this line. Both racing seasons with the mature birds — especially this

“Bacoș Cup” 2025, won by the tandems Tănăsie + Cărăbaș and Moț + Iuliu

This year, the Breclav 1 middle-distance stage, organized by the Arad County pigeon fanciers’ branch, also served as the competition for the “Bacoș Cup.” This special event of the Arad branch was established in memory of Traian Bacoș, a former memb

Mircea Remus – The Romanian Making History in German Pigeon Racing

Mircea Remus is one of those Romanian fanciers who, after moving abroad, managed to build a strong reputation through hard work, passion, and smart investments. Living in Germany, he quickly established himself as a respected name in marathon and extreme marathon&nbs

Arad: Arrivals Worth Framing for George Popescu and the Slăniceanu & Bartoș Team

Renowned for its competitiveness, with fanciers who bring home national trophies year after year in nearly every category, the Arad branch has once again staged a spectacular young bird season. Of the four races flown so far, the true highlights were th

Kunszallas 2: a catastrophe for some, a perfect race for Claudiu Sârghi

Four stages have taken place so far in the 2025 young birds season of the Timiș branch, a championship that began on August 23. Out of these four competitions, the most difficult was the second one, Kunszallas 2, where, by the time the race was closed,