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Barcelona Int.- 3rd of July - International Preliminary Result is online!! Winners are known!

The almost 28.000 pigeons were released this Friday morning at 9.45am in Barcelona. The release went perfect in very good weather circumstances, almost no wind, very good sight. Follow the first arrivals tomorrow morning live at PIPA!

RESULTATS (ZLU, International, Belgium, France, Germany,...) are published in the 'Official Results' section as soon as they are available. You can find this by clicking 'Racing Season' and then choose the flight, in this case 'Barcelona', then you find 'Official Results' at the right side.

Internationale winner Barcelona 2009 is Van Houten Wim & Martin from Ijsselstein - The Netherlands

Their winning bird makes a speed of 1069 m/m at a distance of 1205 km and was clocked at 10.39am.

Winner Nationaal Germany is Freialdenhofen & Sons from Aldenhoven

Their winning bird makes a speed of 957 m/m at a distance of 1109 km and was clocked at 11.10am!

Winner National Barcelona in Belgium is Vangronsvelt Albert, below already photo + pedigree of the winner:

WEATHER MAPS FRANCE ON FRIDAY: CLICK HERE

Weatherconditions during the Barcelona race 2009 based upon radar and satelliteimages and report from weatherstations.

Update 20h30

This afternoon, there was no significant change in the weather conditions.

A NW of +/_ 2BFT on the race line Castres - Vichy, in the Rhone Valley the wind blew a bit harder, there was a 4 bft headwind.

There was a bit rainfall and lighting in the southern of France this afternoon, but these only occured very localy and small in surface, as it was mainly clear and warm.

Actually is still quiet hot the middle of france (+/- 30°) with a 2bft NW wind, were the pigeons are expected to be at the moment.

Weather conditions are stil loking goods for the following hours.

Clear weather, good view and no rainfall foreseen.

The last few years there was often a tail wind (ZW) during the last racing hours (17h - 22h) of the first race day, this year the wind blows half in the side, half on the head.

Update 15h30

The weather conditions are still good for the moment.

When passing from Perpignan to Narbonne, it was +/- 30°, clear weather and a light wind from various directions (mainly SW to W).Pigeons that will take the rhone valley will encounter a strong headwind (3 – 4 bft), the track more lying to the west (west side of Central Massif) has a track with light wind from the NW.

Temperatures at the mideterean around 32°, inland around 28°

Actually there is a thunderstorm lying further up north (300 km) from Strasbourg till Monchengladbach, but it seems it will not affect the race as it heads away from the race track.

Update 12h30

The Pigeons were liberated in Barcelona at 9h45.

It was clear weather, 28° and the pigeons encountered a light headwind till the Spanish/French border.

In the Languedoc (Perpignan- Narbonne- Beziers) it is 30° at the moment, a 2bft wind from the west and a clear and good view.

In the Rhone valley there is a 3bft headwind at the moment.

During the last editions the pigeons had often a soft tailwind till the border area and the they had to encounter a rather strong hide/side wind from the NW.

This year, the first third of the race seems to be a bit easier than in the past years.

Steve