Michel Vanlint left Belgium for about 20 years because the Far East and the pigeon sport on the highest level called out for him. But we surely must respect him for what he achieved there. Nevertheless the bond with his home land was always there and for more than once a year he visited his Belgian friends. So at the end of 2002 he decided to come back to his roots and at the same time he bought a home in Zoutleeuw where he build a new loft. Many eyes directed to the colony of Michel. Would he be able to win after a break of 20 years in competition?

As it is March 15 in Holland, we start up with the preparations for the racing season. Our racing season starts at April 13 with races for old birds. We begin with races from 100 kilometres up to about 1200 kilometres. My 1 year-old pigeons all join the flight from Bergerac, and will cover a distance of  883 kilometres for me. Most of the times that presents no problems for these pigeons when they are in an excellent condition. The 2 years-old and older pigeons in my loft can go up to 1200 kilometres. From June we race with young pigeons. They mostly compete in about 10 races with each race ranging from 100 kilometres to 500 kilometres.