Cristinel Chelaru (Vrancea), a top Long distance fancier

Cristinel Chelaru is among the few pigeon fanciers in Romania focused only on one flight category. In his case we are talking about Long distance, a category in which Cristinel Chelaru quickly became one of the best pigeon fanciers in the country. Thus, only in the 2023 season, his record was enriched with three more national trophies. Crist

Liviu Perijoc, the

Without a doubt, especially after the 2023 season, Liviu Perijoc from Suceava has fully earned his place among Romania's best marathoners. Only this year, in addition to the many results from previous years, he managed to become a double national champion, Olympic champion in category I, but also to win the Birzai National race. Liviu Perijoc is from Suceava and has not competed in the extrem

The national podium, the permanent target of the Slăniceanu&Bartoș team

Viorel Slăniceanu is a very young pigeon fancier from Arad county, but this did not prevent him from already having a rich track record. He started competing in 2007, despite his current age of only 29 years, and the first notable results appeared in 2021. This was the season in which he decided to compete very seriously, according to current methods, and his pigeons they

Aparaschivei brothers, the classic marathoners of Suceva

The brothers Ionel and Lucian Aparaschivei are what we could call a classic example of pigeon breeders only passionate about the marathon, following the model of the very well-known and old pigeon fanciers from Holland or Belgium. Since they started in this sport until now, that is exactly three decades, they have not been interested in another category, and their pigeons have not disappointed them,

Mihai Ungureanu, the pigeon fancier from Prahova focused only on performance

Mihai Ungureanu has been a pigeon fancier "with proper documents" for over 15 years. He is from Valea Călugărească, Prahova county, and for four seasons he decided to compete only for long distance and marathon. The change was auspicious, Mihai Ungureanu reaching the highest peaks of performance quite quickly. Like all Prahovenians, Mihai Ungureanu competed for a long time in the Speed ​​and Middle Distance categorie

Mihai Bizubac and his son Ștefan, Moldova's top competitors

"Bizu and Bizu Jr." is one of the most famous tandems in the province of Moldova. The team consists of Mihai Bizubac and his son Ștefan-Mihai, from Zamostea, Suceava county. Together, the two have a consistent track record, with more than 300 trophies county, provincial and even national trophies won in almost all flying categories. Mihai Bizubac started competing in 2007. Two years later, the first

The voiajor.net website supports the charity auction for young Veronica Sotropa

Being a noble passion, pigeon racing is for the overwhelming majority of fanciers a sport that addresses, first of all, the soul. This is the reason why Romanian pigeon fanciers have proven countless times that they can overcome pride and ambitions, supporting countless charitable actions, either donating pigeons or buying the specimens offered for a noble purpose. R

Bogdan Munteanu, an example of competence and quality

Bogdan Munteanu lives in Cătămărești-Deal, Botosani county, and made his debut in the racing pigeon sport in 2012. He competes for the categories with marathon stages and, based on a simple but faithfully implemented system, he managed to become a important pigeon fancier in his county and to accumulate a nice records. In the

Laurențiu Blendea, the Romanian who fights with the Dutch

Laurentiu Blendea is a young pigeon fancier from Drobeta Turnu-Severin, established for several years in the "homeland of the marathon". This is where he began to compete and the top results started to appear quite quickly, so that his name is more and more mentioned in the Dutch pigeon fancier environment when it comes to the marathon stages.

Chris Paauwe, an up-and-coming Dutch marathon runner

Chris Paauwe is a Dutch pigeon fancier from Kruiningen, Zeeland province, specializing in morning marathon races (ZLU). Until 2004, Chris competed alongside his father, after which he built his own kennel, from which he still competes today. From the new location, Chris set off with a batch of 12 youngsters from Hans Eijerkamp & Sons – Zutphen, from the 'Black Giant', 'Drogba', 'Salinero' and 'Daxter' line.

Florin Cioacă, the creator of one of the best pigeon families in Romania

The remarkable results are why almost all pigeon fanciers compete. The desire to perform has made many look for the best pigeons to bring to their lofts, hoping that their products will take them to the podium as quickly as possible. Thus, a very beautiful side of pigeon fanciness, namely pigeon breeding, has almost completely disappeared from the list of concerns of Romanian pigeon

Țugui Mihai & Lucian (SV), multiple national champions in one-day races

Recognized for many years for the extraordinary results of the Marathon, the province of Moldova is "recovering" lately also in the categories with short stages. At least in the last three competitive years, more and more breeders from this region are starting to access the national podium of the considered one-day categories more and more often. One such example, very conclusive by the way, is the