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  The big change at Victoria Falls OLR for our 10th Year of the Race   We are excited to announce the launch of the race from a new loft position, on a different route, for the sake of the pigeons and to reduce losses.   Please watch this video - https://youtu.be/lBDnr0pL9xg   Summary of conditions - 2026 RACE.....

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  RACE REPORT FINAL RACE The Final Race at Victoria Falls was held from Tods Hotel 539 km from the loft on Friday the 25th July. Congratulations to those fanciers and their birds that returned and won prizes. The race turned out to be another very tough day. Kuwait birds took the 1st and 2nd positions with 3rd going to Slovakia and 4th to Germany. Yet again many different countries were represented in the top 10 results. There was a North wind (he.....

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The Final Race at Victoria Falls was held on Friday 25th July. All the competitions ended on Saturday 26th at 18:30 but not all prizes were won in the Final Race yet. As per our rules we have decided that pigeons which continue to return can win a prize until all places are filled or until 18.30 on Monday 28th. Any un-won prizes will be credited evenly between the positions that have been filled.   Best regards The Victoria Falls Team.....

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10 hours to go until the liberation of the Final Race!   14 hours left to pool your birds! Do it now before it’s too late!!!   Don’t forget to upload your pedigrees in your login or send them to us to upload.   Good luck for tomorrow!.....

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The basketing for the Victoria Falls Final Race is complete – https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=1040   The Final Race will be held on Friday 25th from Tods Hotel 539 km Southeast of Victoria Falls. The liberation is planned for 06.45 am.   The temperature is expected to be a minimum of 10 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 25 degrees Celsius. There is expected to be clear skie.....

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Please note: Basketing for the Final Race will take place from 07:00 am on Wednesday 23rd July instead of 14:00. Pigeons will depart early afternoon to give enough time to negotiate the road and many detours as well as enough time for stopping to feed and water enroute. The plan is to arrive to the liberation point on Thursday afternoon to feed and water and let the birds rest overnight for Friday’s liberation.   .....

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  RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 5 Hotspot 5 was held from Raceway on Tuesday the 15th of July 2025, 378 km from the loft. Basketing for the race was done on Sunday morning, 13 July to enable the vehicle to travel the road which is under re-construction. The pigeons were fed and watered enroute and arrived at the liberation point on Monday afternoon. Liberation the next morning was into clear skies and the birds cleared quickly. There was an East North-.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 19 July from 47 km.   Enter Bonus Races!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com   Basketing List - https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=1037   Live Results - https://www.victoriafallswcpr.....

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Hotspot 5 from 378 km will be held tomorrow, Tuesday 15th July from Raceway. Liberation will be 07.00 weather permitting.   The minimum temperature is expected to be 13 degrees Celsius with a maximum daytime temperature of 26 degrees Celsius. A South East wind of 7 km/hr is predicted at liberation and an East wind of 15km/hr in Victoria Falls at 11 am.   Have some fun with Bonus Races! They are open until liberat.....

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  RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 4 Hotspot 4 was held from Lupane Dam on Saturday 5th of July 2025, 237 km from the loft. There was a North wind to start (head wind) which changed to an East wind by 8 am. Temperatures ranging from 11 degrees Celsius to a maximum daytime temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. The first pigeons arrived at a Velocity of 1450 m/min. Some of the birds that returned the second day were injured. 1864 pigeons were sent to the race and t.....

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