Formerly, the 44-year-old Stéphan Machiels played together with his father. Since he is a homing pigeon sport has independent he travels with wife Sabrina under the name of Sabrina Brugmans. From the outset, the success curve went steeply upwards. In the year 2014 Sabrina Brugmans was the 1st National Grote Halve AS pigeon already Fund KBDB-year olds with the female "Charlotte". The exceptional female 'Blue Ace' was 2012 8 national AS pigeon KBDB and 2013 5th national AS pigeon KBDB. But the national race from Bourges on the last July weekend brought another high point of the pigeon sport career. The young bird called "Valère" B-15-2185810 won the 1st National Bourges against 36.315 youngsters. Sabrina and Stéphan played 3 old and 6-year-old pigeons on this flight, the total more than 60,000 doves were used 30 youngsters, and achieved a TOP result. The national victory has a particular facet for the winner, as the winner of "Valère" as Erstgezeichnete stood on the input list, and - he made the 1st National!

Stéphan started the season with 38 racing hens on widower in 2015. Young pigeons bred by 110 remained after getting used 63. The youngsters come from the breeding pairs and the best racers. The youngsters genders are separated by and are played according to the "sliding door"method. After three private training flights, they flew in the Association on 60 km to go two times 200 and 300 km from then on the national race from Bourges. On the loft, additional provisional boxes out of cardboard box made before the Einkorben to increase motivation.

"Valère" had fought for one of these boxes on the bottom of shock himself with his partner. However, a few days before the Einkorben after Bourges another bird had conquered the beautiful square of the cell and "Valère" sat on a loft and watched. You saw two fledglings traces of struggle, by the way. Was allowed to "Valère" usage day to Bourges with his females in "his" box and the perfect motivation made him fly the national victory. Upon his arrival, he shot like an arrow through the trip and he was triumphant in his cardboard box.

He had flown 1258,84 meters per minute at 471 km and had more than 36,000 youngsters behind them.

Congratulations on this great victory!