THE RACING PIGEON 29 MARCH 2024
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PHASE TWO ‘ISLAND TRAINING’ COMPLETED IN THE DERBY ARONA TENERIFE OLR WITH ISLAND TRAINING 10 & 11
It’s the start of another week on the sunny island of Tenerife with the Derby Arona One Loft Race, with two more training flights scheduled in the coming days from 60 to 65km north of the northeastern town of Santa Cruz. With 732 birds on board, the liberation for the first trainer went ahead at 11:30 into a light easterly wind coming off the Atlantic, just edging
Toto Buzi, England, 3rd International TR10.0
he sees his pigeon at 12:26:11.95. Team Belgium takes the 4th spot as Team Geusens takes the nation’s honours with pigeon ‘Gwendolyn’ timing in at 12:26:12.20, closely followed by their closest nation of the Netherlands with Team Broekhoff & Van Duyn and pigeon ‘KW38’ taking the 5th spot with an arrival time of 12:26:12.30. It’s back to Belgium for 6th position with new participants Team Pea Cocktails Syndicate and pigeon ‘Erika’ on 12:26:14.95. The winning nation of England claimed 7th place with the arrival of pigeon ‘Bal 2’ for another new participant to the race, Marius Armanu, with a time of 12:26:15.45. Team Van Parys & Debusschere from Belgium makes it three in the top ten with pigeon ‘Alopias’ in the clock on 12:26:19.70, leaving Team England to clear up
the pigeons towards the west and down through the Guimar Valley, along with an average island temperature for this time of year at a moderate 22 degrees with broken blue skies. At the loft with the social media live feeds up and running, both the loft management team and participants sat patiently The town of santa cruz a few miles south of the final island liberations.
International Derby Arona TR10, we see the Tink’s Treasures Syndicate timing in pigeon named ‘Booey Van Boo’ over the line at 12:26:10.95. In 2nd position, we see the Norwegian entry named ‘Kamilo’ for Team Krzysztof Bury on 12:26:11.55. Toto Buzi from England takes the 3rd position as Mark & Sue Ward as Tinks Treasuers 1st england 1st UK 1st Iinternational TR10.
today’s top ten with the Guernsey entry of ‘Suzi’ for Team Sarnia RJ in 9th on 12:27:05.40, and Team Maja UK in 10th with their entry ‘Gabe’ on 12:27:18.50. Once again, the first arrivals made light work of their journey. However, like in previous outings, the returns became staggered as small numbers continued to arrive in the minutes that followed as the numbers went above 200, but thankfully, as the afternoon went on and the sun went down, there was a relieving 654 pigeons from the 732 safely perched. Day 2 and we woke to see from 07:50 pigeons which had taken a wrong turn somewhere en route had started to make their way in, and as such, with a constant flow of returns as we prepared the clock for the next outing, the returns were a realistic 687 / 93.85%. TR11 and this was to be the final island training flight before we head out to the neighbouring island of Gran Canaria for the testing hotspot races, with another 65km liberation. Abel, who is now in control of the liberations, and Goyo at the loft on the whistle, the 687 birds were away at 11:45. With the winds turning to a more helping northerly direction, all we ask at this stage is we have a good run, losses at a minimal, and good returns as we prepare for the first hotspot race as over the past weeks, these brave warriors have overcome what we believe to be several attacks in recent races. They all deserve to have a go from future hotspots. Goyo an assest within the loft team in control of the trapping of the first arrivals in TR11.
The leading birds landing and trapping from TR10.
for the first sightings of pigeons as they made their approach. With just under an hour of flying time, the first sighting was spotted as a bunch of ten or so pigeons dipped into the valley and reappeared over the trees, racing for the loft. With a few turns to reduce height, the leaders landed and trapped. Taking top honours of 1st England, 1st UK, 1st
Krzysztof Bury, Norway 2nd TR10 and 1st International TR11.
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