From speed virtuoso to specialist in the heavy long-distance, for living legend Marc De Vadder, the pigeon sport holds almost no secrets anymore!
About 2 years ago, Marc sold his entire Noyon team due to the challenging clocking times at the great speed in East Flanders. This occurs on Saturday afternoons, during the hours when typically the pigeons from the middle and long distances come home. A forced, yet clear decision by Marc. However, he continued to focus on, on one hand, his beloved Quiévrain game, and on the other hand, he also prepares a team each year for the heavy long-distance.
For the sprint, it is primarily the pigeons of Luc Van Heddeghem (Sint-Lievens-Houtem) and Eric Camphijn (Ninove) that dominate at De Vadder's home. For the long-distance and heavy long-distance, he built his strain around pigeons from, among others, Freddy De Ketelaere (Eke), Daniel Aerens (Drongen), Marc & Franky Van De Walle (Munkzwalm), and Jo Ronsyn (Appelterre).
At the foundation of his successes lies also the all-seeing eye and fingerspitzengefühl of Marc. For if there’s anyone who knows how to play with the pigeons, it is him! Meanwhile, Marc has been a well-established name at the absolute top for decades, evidenced by no less than 407 pure first prizes in the last 6 years (2019-2020-2021-2022-2023-2024), and in that same timeframe, no less than 15 classifications in the provincial championships KBDB East Flanders!
SEASON OVERVIEW 2024
- 35 PURE FIRST IN 2024 (Quievrain and Dax)
1st PIPA Champions League Heavy Long-Distance Old 2024 with 1st nominated
1st Provincial champion EAST-Flanders Heavy Long-Distance Old 1+2
1st champion Heavy Long-Distance F.V.O.V. 1st Nominated
1st champion Super Marathon F.V.O.V. 1st + 2nd nominated
1st champion Most Prizes Heavy Long-Distance 1+2 Old + Yearlings combined FCD
1st champion Heavy Long-Distance Old - Denderbond-Ninove
1st Nat. Zone B1 Dax (889 Km) 996 d.
1st Marathon: 1+2 at Pau- Agen – Barcelona – Dax – Marseille – Narbonne – Perpignan – Riders Club of Belgium - members
1st super ace pigeon Quievrain (4064890-22) De Kat-Ophasselt
CONGRATULATIONS!