Almost three thousand yearlings, more precisely 2,960, met in the 2020 season the norm of the National Marathon category, being able to rank two races with a distance of more than 760 km. The best of them belongs to the Pristavu family, from the Columbaca Bacău Association, followed by a young cock competed by the well-known trio Măgirescu + Ojog + Dorneanu, from the same association. The third place was won by Petruș Rîbalcă, a member of the Buzău Pigeon Association.

The three young pigeons occupying the national podium of the National Marathon category are cocks. In addition, the first two are competed by pigeon fanciers from the Bacău Association, a group that in recent seasons has provided many of the winners of the marathon categories. The 1st National Place was won by the Pristavu family, from Buhuși, whose young pigeon accumulated a coefficient of only 1.29 penalty points. The national vice-champion, competed by the trio Măgirescu + Ojog + Dorneanu participated in the same competitions as the cock of the Pristavu family, and his score is 2.33 penalty points. With only 0.7 points more, Petruș Rîbalcă occupies the 3rd National place, his pigeon ranking two competitions launched from Poland. It must be said that the same two pigeons of the Pristavu family and the trio Măgirescu + Ojog + Dorneanu keep their positions in the category Marathon ace Yearlings, thus becoming the best young pigeons in Romania in the marathon caategories

The Pristavu family (Bacau) wins the most coveted trophy of the category

The champion of the Pristavu family has the series 0693026/2019. He ranked 1st out of 5,789 pigeons at the Birzai National Marathon (1,080 km) and 5th out of 4,481 pigeons at the Vilnius competition (932 km), totaling 2,013 km. Following these arrivals, the young flyer achieved the best coefficient in the country in this category and will be rewarded with the well-deserved national trophy. “We compete with yearlings in the first stage of the marathon, and those who do not finish it stay at home. Those who rank go further and those who have chances for Marathon Ace, go to the third one. I did the same with this cock, who is a combination of Emiel Denys and Wim Muller pigeons on his father’s line, and his mother is from Cristian Pughiuc, from Sam de Jong pigeons. He competed with the natural method, having younb birds for about 14 days each time he was basketed. I used the competition mixture produced by Ioan Feștilă, and for preparation and recovery I used various products from Beyers, Rohnfried and Tollisan. Between races, the pigeons were taken to 4-5 trainings from 80 km, aiming to improve the speed of returning home with every training “, mentioned Cristian Pristavu.

Măgirescu + Ojog + Dorneanu, a new marathon trophy

About the young cock competed by the trio Măgirescu + Ojog + Dorneanu, with the series 0706736/2019, we can say that he was in direct competition with his opponent for the national podium. They participated in the same competitions, being differentiated by only a few places in the rankings of the stages and by only 1.04 penalty points. At Birzai National (1,099 km), the young cock ranked 5th out of 5,090 pigeons, arriving at 00:25:48, and in Vilnius (934 km) he ranked 11th out of 8,155 pigeons. “He is a cock who is part of the pigeon family with which we won the most national trophies. His father, the grandson of the basic breeder, Super Velden, is the brother of the hen who took 1st place in the province of Moldova at the Marathon 3 years Palmares in 2019. St. Vincent in 2018, a hen which I bought because she is half Velden. He competed in the natural method. At the first marathon he was basketed having eggs for 10-12 days, at the second marathon going on young cubs for 12 days, and at the third marathon he was on eggs for about 5-6 days. I use the Champion Plus and Energy mixes, plus food from Vanrobaeys, from which I make a mix, which I give to the pigeons. For training and recovery I used Tollyamin, and because the pigeons do not train at home, I have to take them by car very often “, said Daniel Măgirescu.

Petruș Rîbalcă (BZ) wins his first national trophy

For Petruș Rîbalcă from Buzau, who competes on behalf of his son, Dragoș, within the Buzău Pigeon Association, the 3rd place National Marathon Yearlings won this season is the first national trophy won in the pigeon fancier’s career so far. The performance was achieved by the cock 0609207/2019, which ranked twice in 5th place out of 4,285 pigeons (876 km) and 2,693 pigeons, both stages being launched from Bielsk, Poland. „The cock is a combination of pigeons from Bogdan Ciobanu, being inbred on the famous hen “Cuca” lui Niță and Regele 104, on the mother’s line, and the father is from Jellema pigeons, also from Bogdan Ciobanu. He competed in widowhood, and after the first Long distance race I stopped his hen at home, which he found in the breeding box every time he arrived from the rae. I used the Champion Plus mixture for feeding, Tollyamin for recovery and RO200 for preparation. About three times a week the pigeons were taken to a training of about 100 km. We took the hens to the training and the cocks were waiting for them locked in the boxes, then we took the cocks and the hens were waiting for them in the boxes ”, Petruș Rîbalcă explained.