We presented this father-son combination a couple of years ago as the first prize machine from Houthalen.
Well, it looks like they haven't changed their habits, as they are still the men to beat in Central Limburg.
As pigeons in De Valk Houthalen, as pigeons in the union Central Limburg, championship titles in various categories, and provincial top rankings with clockwork regularity.
REPORT: Jozef & Stefaan Lesage (Houthalen) > https://www.pitts.be/nl-BE/artikels-72/jozef-stefan-lesage-de-eerste-prijzen-machine-uit-houthalen-30430/
AUCTION 2024: Jozef & Stefan Lesage 28/10/2024 - 04/11/2024 https://www.pitts.be/nl-BE/auctions/jozef-stefan-lesage-1788/
Some results 2025
Vervins 12/07/25 Region CENTRAL LIMBURG (1,747 old+year)
REGION CENTRAL LIMBURG VERVINS 12-07-25 1747 Old+year Participants: 179 RELEASE TIME: 06:40
1 JORIS MARCEL KURINGE 4 1 158244 BE 504358723 08.41380 1300.9921 1
2 VRANCKEN WILLY&DOCHTE KURINGE 8 3 159546 BE 504574322 08.43180 1293.9659 2
3 HENRIX JOZEF STOKROO 41 37 160082 BE 508682224 08.43490 1292.8954 3
4 LESAGE JOZEF & STEFAN HOUTHAL 12 4 171548 BE 508801323 08.53470 1282.2823 4
REGION CENTRAL LIMBURG VERVINS 12-07-25 696 Old Participants: 138 RELEASE TIME: 06:40
1 JORIS MARCEL KURINGE 2 1 158244 BE 504358723 08.41380 1300.9921 1
2 VRANCKEN WILLY&DOCHTE KURINGE 5 3 159546 BE 504574322 08.43180 1293.9659 2
3 LESAGE JOZEF & STEFAN HOUTHAL 5 4 171548 BE 508801323 08.53470 1282.2823 3
https://www.pitts.be/nl-BE/resultaten-57/vervins-120725-gewest-miidden-limburg-1747-ouja-62660/
Chimay 5/07/25 Region CENTRAL LIMBURG (1,481 old+year)
REGION CENTRAL LIMBURG CHIMAY 05-07-25 1481 Old+year Participants: 172 RELEASE TIME: 07:40
1 ENGELEN LUDO KURINGE 3 2 123688 BE 504854524 08.52080 1714.7135 1
2 HOLSTEENS JEAN-PIERRE DIEPENB 10 3 126868 BE 506672424 08.54020 1713.6605 2
3 LESAGE JOZEF & STEFAN HOUTHAL 10 3 135092 BE 507003521 08.58550 1711.8310 3
4 VANGEEL JO KURINGE 15 9 123355 BE 504700824 08.52110 1708.9125 4
5 LESAGE JOZEF & STEFAN HOUTHAL 10 2 2 BE 507861322 08.59120 1705.7071 5
Chimay 5/07/25 Region CENTRAL LIMBURG (646 old)
REGION CENTRAL LIMBURG CHIMAY 05-07-25 646 Old Participants: 135 RELEASE TIME: 07:40
1 LESAGE JOZEF & STEFAN HOUTHAL 5 3 135092 BE 507003521 08.58550 1711.8310 1
2 LESAGE JOZEF & STEFAN HOUTHAL 5 2 2 BE 507861322 08.59120 1705.7071 2
3 VRANCKEN-BERDEN KURINGE 3 2 123119 BE 500069223 08.52110 1705.6430 3
https://www.pitts.be/nl-BE/resultaten-57/chimay-50725-gewest-midden-limburg-646-ouja-62317/
Some results 2024
Their year 2024 Championships
- De Valk Houthalen-Helchteren
- 1st championship yearlings
- 3rd old France flights
- 2nd France flights (old/year/young)
- 3rd general France+Belgium flights
- 1st + 4th as pigeon old
- 4th and 5th super as pigeon old
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd as pigeon yearlings
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th super as pigeon yearlings
- Union Central Limburg (SML)
- 11th general half-distance+sprint
- 15th general sprint
- 10th general half-distance
- 14th old half-distance
- 2nd yearlings half-distance
- 4th and 7th as pigeon speed old
- 5th, 6th, 10th super as pigeon old
- 1st, 5th, 8th as pigeon half-distance yearlings
- Region Central Limburg
- 6th speed old
Some top results 2024 Region Central Limburg
- 6/4 Chimay 134km 3799 old 31-32-571-916 4/5
- 13/4 Chimay 134km 2432 old 18-43-111-153-219-284-293-358-358-363-431 (11/11),
- 2257 yearlings 28-73-78-127-130-247-248-248-434-670-685 (11/15)
- 28/4 Chimay 3267 old 33-105-115-172-281-357-361-554-556-559-574-646-701-962 (14/18)
- 2142 yearlings 14-44-126-168-171-262-290-292-302-342-679-681 (12/13)
- 4/5 Vervins 171km 3453 old 2-11-26-98-103-129-235-246-272-326-408-437-443-443-452-501-515-590-877-891 (20/26)
- 2241 yearlings 1-32-44-85-122-162-174-178-182-211-439-597-621-638 (14/15)
- 11/5 Laon 206km 1470 old 29-65-67-82-93-98-142-285-463-480 (10/11)
- 2381 yearlings 4-46-47-110-131-173-177-180-249-332-625-722 (12/15)
- 20/5 Mettet 97km 1190 old 59-75-151-236-273-276 (6/6)
- 25/5 Mettet 97km 613 old 2-2-170-172 (4/7)
- 8/6 Chimay 133km 2379 old 5-6-15-41-69-76-107-109-164-240-261-271-395-524-639-753-759 (17/21)
- 1305 yearlings 2-18-22-56-95-146-200-255-390 (9/11)
- 15/6 Laon 206km 1038 old 24-44-44-92-126-143-277
- 23/6 Trelou 254km 1646 old 5-11-14-15-21-22-33-42-44-46-48-55-88-123-346-466 (16/18)
- 900 yearlings 8-11-13-17-19-20-39-156-216 (9/11)
- 29/6 Chimay 133km 1385 old 45-91-245-451 (4/5)
- 29/6 Sourdun 315km 1579 old 7-12-38-56-70-93-133-148-168-172-179-248-281-(13/16)
- 944 yearlings 8-20-29-36-63-72-81-118-136 (9/11)
- 6/7 Chimay 133km 1302 old 26-115-268-270-388 (5/5)
- 6/7 Sens 350km 1437 old 24-39-47-49-124-166-167-261-281-301-422-436 (12/14)
- 765 yearlings 15-21-22-23-81-82-122-198-208-238 (10/11)
- 13/7 Sens 350km 658 yearlings 9-25-38-135-187 (5/8)
- 20/7 Laon 206km 1339 old 6-11-28-45-83-99-113-190-241-437 (10/12)
- 657 yearlings 5-11-31-41 (4/5)
- 20/7 Sens 350km 793 old 14-77-104-111-113 (5/6)
- 28/7 Trelou 254km 317 old 6-9-10-52-53-88-92 (7/10)
- 381 yearlings 7-8-9-12-45 (5/7),2018 youngsters 88-91-281-574 (5/7)
- 10/8 Chimay 133km 161 youngsters 1-2-3-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22..(25/42)
- 18/8 Chimay 133km 120 youngsters 1-2-3-4-5-6-7..(19/35)
- 31/8 Dizy 184km 90 youngsters 1-3-6-7-8-9-10-11..(16/23)
BE23-5088065 '065' 1st Vervins 4/05/24 REGION CENTRAL > Jozef & Stefan Lesage (+Photo/Pedigree)
Vervins 4/05/24 REGION CENTRAL LIMBURG (2,241 year)
REGION CENTRAL LIMBURG VERVINS 04-05-24 2241 Yearlings Participants: 209 RELEASE TIME: 07:30
1 LESAGE JOZEF & STEFAN HOUTHAL 15 7 171548 BE 508806523 09.29139 1438.7788 1
https://www.pitts.be/nl-BE/resultaten-57/vervins-40524-gewest-midden-limburg-3453-ouja-48256/
Vervins 4/05/24 ROYAL PIGEON UNION ZONHOVEN / SML (500 year)
SML ZONHOVEN VERVINS 04-05-24 500 Yearlings Participants: 53 RELEASE TIME: 07:30
1 LESAGE JOZEF & STEFAN HOUTHAL 15 7 171548 BE 508806523 09.29139 1438.7788 1
Mettet 21/04/24 ROYAL PIGEON UNION ZONHOVEN / SML (350 year)
SML ZONHOVEN METTET 21-04-24 350 Yearlings Participants: 43 RELEASE TIME: 11:20
1 LESAGE JOZEF & STEFAN HOUTHAL 15 12 97343 BE 508801323 12.45529 1133.4549 1
Only results from previous years
Championships from previous years
• 1st provincial champion speed yearlings 2020 Limburg
• 7th provincial champion speed old 2021 Limburg
• 1st provincial Sourdun KOTK 2022 8,621 youngsters and fastest of 11,671 pigeons
• 2nd provincial Melun 3,590 youngsters 2022
• 2020 21 x 1st union Houthalen-Zolder
• 2021 26 x 1st union Houthalen-Zolder
• 2022 40 x 1st club De Valk Houthalen
• 9th provincial champion small half-distance 2022 Limburg
• General champion De Witpen Zolder 2018-2020-2021
• General champion De Valk Houthalen 2022
Some results 2022
Results from the farming year 2022
• 26/3 Mettet 98km old club 61d 1,3,4,10,15,16,..11/20 union 3505d 69,246,253,350,...10/20
• 10/4 Chimay 133km old club 50d 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,..union 3535d 37,42,75,132,142,146,149,150...15/20
• 17/4 Vervins 171km old club 60d 1,5,8,9..union 4305d 32,154,384,427...12/19
• 24/4 Laon 206km old club 34d 1,3,5,6..union 3444d 7,179,278,306,378...10/12
• 7/5 Dizy 184km old club 171d 1,11,18,22...union 3639d 11,197,317,407..13/23
• 7/5 Melun 328km old union 2074d 104,142,201 3/4
• 14/5 Lorris 409km old prov 8348d 276,657,1208,2181 4/5
• 21/5 Gien 422km old prov 7253d 38,212,249,283,1305 5/5
• 28/5 Chimay 133km old club 90d 1,2,3,4,5...union 1821d 76,81,82,112,113,...7/8
• 28/5 Melun 328km old club 112g 1,2,3,7,10,11..union 3270d 39,90,95,246,294,296,..12/23
• 28/5 Bourges 498km year Zone C 1506d 8 1/1
• 11/6 Vervins 171km old club 138d 2,3,4...union 2011d 38,39,40,123,132,143...11/12
• 18/6 Laon 206km old club 62d 1,2,3...union 2254d 21,42,68,183,242..11/16
• 25/6 Laon 206km old club 99d 5,6,8 union 1351d 41,47,57,96..16/23
• 2/7 Melun 328km old club 81d 1,3,9,..union 1483d 19,21,92,103,136..12/19
• 9/7 Melun 328km old club 65d 1,2,7,8..union 1331d 12,26,48,52,96,107...14/20
• 16/7 Melun 328km old club 38d 1,2,3,4...prov 2943d 32,69,135,139,202,234...10/16
• 30/7 Laon 206km old club 51d 1,4,5,6,7 union 1183d 30,78,101,112,113..7/10
• 30/7 Laon 206km young club 193d 1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10..union 4033d 55,323,347,358,384..16/33
• 6/8 Sourd 315km old prov 1336d 53,67 2/2
• 6/8 Sourdun 315km young club 71d 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11..prov 8321d 1,59,124,126,164,220,226,262,330,331,493,773..16/28
• 20/8 Vervins 171km young club 183d 1,2,4,5,7,8,9...union 2815d 117,127,204,208,227,230..11/20
• 20/8 Melun 328km young club 37d 1,2,3,4..prov 3590d 2,108,220,223 4/18
• 27/8 Laon 206km young club 83d 2,4,8,9..union 2405d 125,134,238,239,..15/2