First place winner Nat. Bourges, "Yearlings" category, is a pigeon of the Van Der Auwera Guy & Florea Sorin tandem. He arrived on Saturday, at 14:40:27 CEST after a race of 498.06 km, in which he recorded an average speed of 1243.75 m / min.

In the "Mature" category, the winning pigeon belongs to the Hooybergs Gebroeders breeder. He arrived on Saturday, at 14:35:50 CEST, after a race of 494.84 km, in which he reached an average speed of 1250.14 m / min.

Weather conditions during release: high clouds, northwest wind, good visibility.

In total, 41,989 pigeons (24,078 Mature and 17,911 Yearlings) were present at the first national race of this season. Last year, 39,411 birds were loaded.