Dinokeng Race 2: Michel Wouters & Michel Debecker (BE) Victorious
Race 2 Winburg 351km, Michel Wouters & Michel Debecker claimed the race win, while Jan & Peet takes the Velocity News Fancier of the Race and Johan Smalberger leads the Follow Up Ranking. Marais Brothers & Lellyett takes Pigeon of the Week to round out the week.
Race 2 Winburg 351km
Race 2 Winburg was flown by Dinokeng Loft, liberated from Winburg, Free State, over a distance of 351km. The race saw 460 pigeons basketed by 109 fanciers.
Liberation took place under clear skies at Winburg, with temperatures at 10°C and a light southwest tailwind of 10km/h. By the midpoint near Kroonstad, conditions had warmed to 16°C under continued clear skies, with the southwest tailwind strengthening slightly to 11km/h. As the pigeons crossed into Gauteng toward Dinokeng, cloud cover remained light at just 10%, temperatures had climbed to 19°C, and the wind had shifted to a south-southwesterly direction at 13km/h — a tailwind that held favourable for the entire route and contributed to the winning speed of 1525.76 m/min.
Top 10 Arrivals
Michel Wouters & Michel Debecker claimed the win at 1525.76 m/min with 'Mica 1', leading Marais Brothers & Lellyett's 'Lady Jane' home in 2nd. De Beer Hokke's 'Out of Space' claimed 3rd, with Francois Steinman's 'Luna' close behind in 4th. Johan Smalberger's 'John Deere' took 5th, with HT Lofts' 'HT69' following in 6th. Wynand Steenkamp's 'Cruel Summer' came home in 7th, with Kevin Shooter in 8th. Jelle Jellema claimed 9th, and Jelle Jellema completed the top 10 — the entire top 10 arriving within 30 seconds of the winner.
Velocity News Fancier of the Race
In Race 2 Winburg, 54 out of 109 competing fanciers qualified for this ranking by meeting the minimum requirement of basketing at least 4 pigeons.
Rankings are based on the percentage of a fancier's basketed pigeons placing within the top 5% of the race (the top 23 out of 460 total entries), with ties broken by the highest average velocity of those positions.
Jan & Peet is named Velocity News Fancier of the Race, topping the ranking with 33.33% of their participating pigeons inside the Top 5%.
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The Follow Up Ranking
In Race 2 Winburg, 54 out of 109 competing fanciers qualified for this ranking by meeting the minimum requirement of basketing at least 4 pigeons.
Rankings are based on the percentage of a fancier's basketed pigeons placing within the top 10% of the race (the top 46 out of 460 total entries), with ties broken by the highest average velocity of those positions.
Johan Smalberger led the Velocity News Follow Up ranking with 50.00% of their pigeons placing inside the top 10% arrivals.
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Pigeon of the Week
Velocity News introduced Pigeon of the Week to identify the best pigeons week by week. It is awarded to the pigeon with the smallest average margin behind the winner across two consecutive races.
Comparing Race 1 Ventersburg against Race 2 Winburg, Marais Brothers & Lellyett's 'Lady Jane' earns Pigeon of the Week, averaging 9.825 seconds behind the winner with a 35th-place finish at Race 1 Ventersburg and 2nd at Race 2 Winburg. Jaco & Danie's 'Wind Runner' follows closely at 16.525 seconds (3rd at Race 1 Ventersburg, 17th at Race 2 Winburg), while Die Stormers' 'Jenny's TK' completes the podium at 16.855 seconds (1st at Race 1 Ventersburg, 25th at Race 2 Winburg).
Michel Wouters & Michel Debecker's win at Race 2 Winburg sets the tone for Dinokeng Loft, while Jan & Peet leaves the strongest mark on the week, delivering the Velocity News Fancier of the Race performance. Johan Smalberger also stood out, leading the Follow Up Ranking outright. Marais Brothers & Lellyett takes Pigeon of the Week honours for 'Lady Jane''s consistency across Race 1 Ventersburg and Race 2 Winburg. Whether Jan & Peet and Johan Smalberger can carry that form into the next race remains to be seen.
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