Starting with the 2025 season, Romanian pigeon fanciers have the opportunity to be engaged in a new challenge. This consists of a national marathon race, in the true sense of the word, with the possibility of participation by any breeder in the country.
The idea of a national marathon race in Romania is not new. For more than a decade, several provincial or interprovincial races have
We are already used to the results of Romanian pigeon fanciers at the international level being very good, and the year 2025 is no exception to the "rule". Thus, at the Central and Eastern European Cup, which took place at the beginning of February, Romanian pigeon fanciers obtained several top results.
This year's edition of the Central and Eastern European Cup was dedicated to the pigeon
Alexandru Răcean is an experienced pigeon fancier, member of the Columbophile Cluj Branch. In the past he formed a successful team with his colleague Lucian Marchiș, becoming some of the best pigeon fanciers in Transylvania and even national champions several times. At the end of 2017, Alexandru Răcean thought it was time for a break, which lasted for five years. It returned to competition in
In the 2024 season, the Gold Club, Romania's most important prize money competition, produced one of the tightest championships since its debut. The scores obtained by the registered pigeons were very low, and the competition very exciting, especially due to the large number of nominated stages and the fact that the norm, according to the regulations, could be achieved after several algorithms.
For the 2024 season,