Analyze Souillac National

Souillac once again enjoyed a very good flight, especially among the yearlings, who progressed significantly compared to last year, rising from 4,637 to 6,085 pigeons. Among the older pigeons, the difference is less obvious, but it does exist, which is very positive. The number of old pigeons rose from 4,476 to 4,827. This positive spiral is true in the EPRs and the provinces, with the exception of West Flanders, which fell in both categories, from 944 to 864 old pigeons and from 1025 to 903 yearlings.
The pigeons were released on Sunday, at 7.45 am, under beautiful sunny skies, a temperature of 16°C and a light S.S.W. wind.
Admittedly, the speeds were not the same as those recorded in Vierzon, but they were nonetheless consistent for a cross-country competition.
As was the case at Vierzon, Limbourg dominated the field, claiming another double victory, with an amateur not having tried his hand at anything this year. Although Limbourg is at the forefront, it is not omnipresent. It shares the top 10 with other provinces.

 

Old birds national top 10

1. K VAN ROMPAEY from St Trond, 1499.7821 m

2. Team Hooymans.be de Mol, 1499,0813 m

3. 7. 10.Herbots J & R de Halle-Booienhoven, 1491,1749 et 1468,0885 et 1467,1799 m

4. De Weerd-Berckmoes de Lille, 1483,5171 m

5. 8. 9. D Tournelle de Rummen, 1474,1019, 1467,7959 et 1467,6962 m

6. M Bollen de Hasselt, 1472,7928 m

In addition to another national victory for K Van Rompaey, the top 10 included 2 superb hat-tricks, one from Herbots J & R and the other from D Tournelle, both of whom are continuing their excellent season.
As with Vierzon, the imbalance between north and south is glaring. The former took 91 places in the top 100 to just 9 for the latter. In detail, this gives Flemish Brabant with 32 awards, Antwerp 29, Limburg 26, Namur 5, East Flanders 4, Liège and Luxembourg 1. West Flanders is out of the running.
D Tournelle took a fine series of prizes in the national top 100, finishing 5, 8, 9, 16, 25, 30, 35, 43, 100. He was followed by Herbots J & R, who recorded the first double of the competition, finishing 3, 7, 10, 26, 44, 61, Team Hooymans. be 2, 21, 23, 42, 66, K Van Rompaey 1, 13, 38, 73, 75... Some 1/1s made it into the top 100, such as S Steenbergen ranked 69, L Luyckx 80...
First finishes by province and EPR
Limburg, K Van Rompaey from St Trond, 1499.7821 m, 1 national
Antwerp, Team Hooymans.be from Mol, 1499.0813 m, 2 nat.
Flemish Brabant, Herbots J & R de Halle-Booienhoven, 1491,1749 m, 3 nat.
EPR LNL, Thibaut-Boons de Sombreffe "N", 1435,7806 m, 37 nat (D Philippe de St Mard "Lx", 1417,4690 mn 74 nat and Hensen-Mentior d'Aubel "Lg", 1413,1273 m, 91 nat) 
EPR HBW, Famille 3D de Ghlin "H", 1426,6608 m, 52 nat ( E Spruyt de Vieux Genappe "BW", 1383,2501 m, 211 nat)
East Flanders, Van Gaver T & M de Moortsele, 1422,8113 m, 58 nat
West Flanders, L Van Hoecke de Oedelem, 1400,0203 m, 131 nat
The provinces of Limburg, Antwerp and Flemish Brabant share the national top 10. The provinces of Walloon Brabant and West Flanders are excluded from the top 100.
The zones in a nutshell
Zone A1, 307 old
Pollin M & G from Snellegem wins the zone, while being 402 national. Only the top 21 are ranked national. Let us simply note K Sarrazin classified 15, 16, 21 in the prices by 10.
M Lizoen 20, E Lizoen 26, 28 are the first in the south of the country.
Zone A2, 1473 old
Victory of Van Gaver T & M de Moortsele in a zone that places 3 pigeons in the top 100 including the winner, 58 national. The last 55 classified do not appear in the national.
Van Gaver T & M's victory was followed by 7, 8, 20, 33, 40, 57, 73, 78, 81, 85 and Vandenheede F & J ranked 14, 27, 39, 60, 65, 71...
The Walloon colonies are represented by B Defrenne 64, the only one in the top 100.
Zone B1, 1404 old
The prize goes to K Cleirbaut de Putte, ranked 22 nationally. The zone took 18 prizes in the top 100 and finished the competition with a bonus of 3 prizes.
E Limbourg had the longest winning streak with 13, 19, 20, 21, 41, 57, 63, 85. He is followed by B Steveninck classified 18, 29, 34, 38, 66, 67, Engels J & Y 3, 9, 24, 32, 58, Van Oystaeyen-Pickeur 11, 15, 17, 49, 59... Among the clear rounds, we find the 1/1 of L Luyckx 12, N Van den Driesseche 27 and the 2/2 of Van Elsacker-Jepsen classified 56, 61, Colsoulle P & F 75, 82, J Verheyen 74, 93...
Zone B2, 1114 old
The national top is taking shape with Zone B2 taking the win with K Van Rompaey from St Trond, as well as the top 10 places, and 73 places in the top 100, to close the competition with 100 additional national prizes.
D Tournelle began the competition with placings of 5, 8, 9, 16, 24, 26, 29, 37, 73, 89 and 96. Others followed like Herbots J & R ranked 3, 7, 10, 25, 38, 51, 88, Kaier 14, 19, 39, 67, 69, 81...
Thibaut-Boons 31, 59, 64, 66, 97, O Poussart 72, JP Devos 98 are the only Walloon representatives in the top 100.
Zone C, 529 old
Bassez B & L de Dilsen took Zone C and 33 national places. Only the top 6 are in the top 100 and the zone takes a further 7 places in the national rankings.
Prices per 10 are at most tripled. They come from Geelen L & J ranked 6, 32, 43, F Jacquemin 38, 39, 52. The south of the country starts with G Delfosse 2, D Philippe 3, Hensen-Mentior 5, Bodson-Ancia 8, 10...
Some figures
Speed of the winner, 1499.7821 m
Gap between the first 2, 13 seconds
Speed of the 100th place finisher, 1408.9118 m
Speed of the last classified, 1295.7212 m
Duration of the competition, 1h15'13''
Average gap between 2 pigeons, 3.74 seconds



Top 10 national yearlings

1. 2. K VAN ROMPAEY de St Trond, 1500,0440 et 1499,6250 m

3. D Tournelle de Rummen, 1493,4008 m

4. Hensen-Mentior d’Aubel, 1489,8361 m

5. 6. Kaier de Schaffen, 1484,2344 et 1484,1342 m

7. Team Hooymans de Mol, 1482,7484 m

8. A Khaleel de Wiekevorst, 1482,5930 m

9. Bodson-Ancia de Momalle, 1477,3626 m

10. Veulemans-Perilleux de Vissenaken, 1475,5441 m

A strong Limburgian presence, as in the older classes, was at the forefront in the yearling category. On the other hand, we also saw the arrival of two Liège colonies, which was not the case in the older classes.
We remain in practically the same proportions between the north and south of the country with 49 prices for Flemish Brabant, 29 for Antwerp, 15 for Limburg, 5 for Liège, 1 for Hainaut and Walloon Brabant. Namur, Luxembourg and West Flanders start outside the top 100.
The top 100 includes amateurs with a long list of achievements, such as D Tournelle ranked 3, 20, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 59, 85, 88, Team Hooymans 7, 13, 14, 39, 40, 45, 61, 62, 81, 89, Kaier 5, 6, 11, 12, 17, 26, 32, 52, 70, 99...
On the Walloon side, we have Hensen-Mentior 4, Bodson-Ancia 9, Gergely-Nini-Chira 24...
First arrivals by province and EPR
Limburg, K Van Rompaey from St Trond, 1500.0440 m, 1 national
Flemish Brabant, D Tournelle de Rummen, 1493.4008 m, 2 nationals
EPR LNL, Hensen-Mentior d'Aubel "Lg", 1489,8361 m, 4 nat (Regnier G & M de Pesche "N", 1398,5957 m, 202 nat and JP Degée de Hotton "Lx", 1389,5736 m, 251 nat) 
Antwerp, Team Hooymans.be de Mol, 1482.7484 m, 7 nat.
EPR HBW, O Andries de La Hulpe "BW", 1426.0715 m, 96 nat (G Decendre de Châtelet "H", 1424.9733 m, 100 nat) 
East Flanders, S Bostoen de Adegem, 1424.1846 m, 102 nat.
West Flanders, M Wybo de Harelbeke, 1397,2081 m, 210 nat.
There are only 4 provinces in the top 10 and 6 in the top 100.
The zones in brief
Zone A1, 326 yearlings
Dekeyser W, J & H from Koekelare won the zone and was ranked 401 national. Only the top 19 placed at national level. Let us simply note the 3/3 of J Coursez in the prices by 10, classified 9, 14, 30, the 3 pigeons classified in the order of inscription.
On the Walloon side, E Lizoen 3, J Coursez 9...
Zone A2, 1802 yearlings
The first place goes to S Bostoen de Adegem who is 102 national. The zone lost another 54 prizes at the national level. The top 100 includes the 30 prizes for Vandenheede F & J who start with 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12... It also includes the 13 prizes for Van Gaver M & T slassé 3, 14, 27, 31, 32, ...
With such a flood, the Walloon colonies are somewhat discreet with only Defoout-Thiriau 21, Harchies C & C 26, JP Delmarle 73...
Zone B1, 1755 yearlings
K Cleirbaut de Putte won the first 4 places. He is 19 nationally. The zone occupies 11 places in the top 100 and loses 31 prizes at the national level.
Geerinckx B & J is ranked 6, 14, 18, 30, 32, 42, 47, 49, forming the longest chain of prizes. It is followed by K Cleirbaut ranked 1, 2, 3, 4, 48, 60, Team Baetens 17, 37, 38, 45, 75, 92, E Limbourg 11, 25, 44, 68, 79...
Miyashita H & T 15, Famille 3D 31, C Deroux 35 are the first Walloon representatives.
Zone B2, 1584 yearlings
We find 8 pigeons from the national top 10, including K Van Rompaey from St Trond. The zone eliminates the top 100 with 81 prizes and offers itself 142 bonus places in the national.
The top 100 includes 16 prizes for D Tournelle, 13 for Kaier, 11 for Arien-De Keyser, 10 for Team Hooymans.be...
Zone C, 618 yearlings
The zone is under the control of the Walloon region with the first 4 places including Hensen-Mentior de Aubel, classified 4 national. The zone only placed 8 pigeons in the top 100 and obtained 5 additional places in the national.
In the prizes by 10, we find Moors J & E classified 11, 25, 31, 33, 40, 49, Gergely-Nini-Chira 3, 13, 20, 44, 48, Thone X & M 9, 19, 27, 46, 55... We also note the 3/3 of E Tollenaers classified 16, 21, 22 and the 1/1 of A Vluggen 61.
A few figures 
Winner's speed, 1500.0440 m
Gap between the first 2, 8 seconds
Speed of the 100th place finisher, 1424.9733 m
Speed of the last classified, 1270.2893 m
Duration of the competition, 1h26'00''.
Average gap between 2 pigeons, 3.4 seconds
M Philippe