The board of the Belgian Federation regrets and apologizes for the manner in which the release of Saint-Vincent on July 16 last occurred.
To clear up any insinuations and/or misunderstandings, we would like to emphasize once again that the pigeons were indeed released at the official release location Saint-Vincent de Tyrosse - Voie Romaine,
where since 2018, both the international flight as well as the afternoon releases organized by the N.P.O. from the Netherlands have taken place continuously (coord. 43 39 33 / -01 18 05).
This is in contrast to the release permit prepared for us by the F.C.F. which still lists St. Jean-de-Marsacq as the release site.
We also regret that we were not informed in advance about the new designation that the release site, located at Voie Romaine, has now received.
Championships Belgian Federation:
- All championships of the Belgian Federation will proceed as they were scheduled in April 2023.
- Specifically, this means that Libourne (22/07) - Souillac (29/07) and Perpignan (04/08) are eligible for the various championships.
The board of the Belgian Federation.
KBDB: 25-07-23 Meeting International Racing Flight Saint-Vincent 16/07/23
Participants in the meeting :
FCF : Cailliez Benoit (Teams)
CIF : Beaujean Christophe
Pocholle Alain
Bialorucki Frédéric
KBDB : Bodengien Pascal
Sapin Denis
Logie Wim
ZLU : Roumans Mickel
Fransen Piet
Wetzelaer Hub
NPO : Geerink Ben (Teams)
Germany : Fell Josef
Points discussed :
- Incorrect coordinates
- Irresponsible release for which the Belgian Federation will issue a statement.
- The role of the WhatsApp group.
- The measures taken.
- The future in the short and long term.
During the meeting of 25/07/2023, the partners of the organization of international races maintained their trust in the involved federations and remain vigilant regarding the work being carried out by the organizers.
For the upcoming races, the internal communication system remains in effect, and the WhatsApp group will provide information about all stages of transport.
Finally, substantive work will be done in the coming months to refine future collaboration.
18-07-23 Announcement following the international race from St Vincent on 16/07/23
The national council of management and administration heard this afternoon the main board of “the Belgian Federation” regarding the facts that occurred last Sunday, 16/07/2023, during the release of the international race from St Vincent.
Following this hearing, the national council of management and administration has decided to revoke the national flights 2023 from Libourne & Souillac and the international race from Perpignan, originally assigned to “the Belgian Federation.” The KBDB will take these flights under its own responsibility.
The instructions issued by “the Belgian Federation” for the national race from Libourne, with entry tomorrow, July 19, 2023, remain applicable.
For the national council of management and administration,
The national president,
Pascal Bodengien.
16.07.2023 – Announcement international race St Vincent from 16.07.23
The KBDB has taken note this morning of the deplorable release of the international race from St-Vincent.
We are, like all of you, greatly astonished by this release and have already sent a letter this afternoon to the responsible organizer “Belgian Federation” to inquire for more information regarding the conditions on site.
As soon as the KBDB has all the correct information, we will officially respond.
The national president, The chairman of the NSC,
Pascal Bodengien. Denis Sapin.