Participation Regulations
Derby Ribera del Órbigo – VII Edición
(Palazuelo del Órbigo – León – Castilla y León – España)
Location and deadlines
The loft is located in Palazuelo de Órbigo (León) and has a capacity for 2,300 pigeons
- Delivery address:
- GUILLERMO BARRALLO FERNÁNDEZ
- (DNI: 09770681 M)
- C. Benita Jañez,19
- 24393 – Santa Marina del Rey – León
Tfno.: 645930345
- THE RECEPTION PERIOD will take place from March 1 to June 7, 2025 (the organization reserves the right to modify or extend said deadlines due to force majeure). The organizing committee will communicate the shipping and payment method through this website.
- In the case that the capacity (2.300 pigeons) is completed before the deadline for receipt (June 7, 2025), the organization will inform you at the end of the registration period.
The teams will be made up of 5 pigeons (130€/pigeon) + 2 reserves, in total 7 pigeons.
- The price of the team of 5 activated will be 650 €+ 2 reserves (activation at 1st official race if it continues).
- Pigeons MUST be accompanied with ownership title and pedigree when they are shipped. Only those who register a team of 7 or more pigeons may send 2 reserves (for every 5, 2 reserves). The reserves may replace a loss from their team (injury, loss or death) if there is one and their registration fee will ONLY be paid (130€/reserve), if all 5 and the reserve(s) continue, after the last training session and BEFORE the 1st OFFICIAL competition. The registration (of the 5 starters or activated) must be made in the organization’s account, preferably before the shipment of the pigeons and never later than 7 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE PIGEONS.
Otherwise, the organization will assume all rights to the inactivated pigeons (due to non-payment) and may offer them freely for sponsorship to anyone who wishes. Replacement of Lost Pigeons: If any pigeon were lost during training or were to be dropped from the pigeon farm, it could be replaced without registration cost until May 31st. Transport costs would be paid by the contestant. These registration amounts must be made in organization’s bank account:
IBAN: ES63 0073 0100 5805 0505 5722 (OPENBANK)
SWIFT: OPENESMM
- Owner: DERBY RIBERA DEL ÓRBIGO, preferably before sending the pigeons and never later than 7 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE PIGEONS.
Reserve pigeons must be paid, once training is finished, at least 5 days before the first competition (deadline August 8, 2025).
Otherwise, the organization will assume all rights to the inactivated pigeons (due to non-payment) and may offer them freely for sponsorship to whoever wishes. The transport will be the responsibility of the participant.
Replacement of Lost Pigeons: If a pigeon were to be lost during training or were to be dropped from the pigeon farm, it could be replaced without registration fee until 31 May. Transport costs would be borne by the contestant.
PAYMENTS for teams are allowed in installments (complete: 5+2):
1st installment with the shipment of pigeons €220,
2nd installment €220 (1 to 10 May),
3rd installment €210 (1 to 7 June).
Registration prices
| Number pigeonss | Price | Price/Pigeon |
| 1 | 130,00 € | 130,00 € |
| 2 | 260,00 € | 130,00 € |
| 3 | 390,00 € | 130,00 € |
| 4 | 520,00 € | 130,00 € |
| 5 | 650,00 € | 130,00 € |
| 2 reserves | Pay before first official race (11/08/25) | 130,00 € /Pigeon |
General Conditions
Any fancier with nest ring pigeons from the year 2025 may participate.
Once registration has been made, they will become the property of the organizing entity, so it is ESSENTIAL to send their title of ownership and pedigree, with the organization being responsible for all expenses derived from their care: vaccination, feeding, releases, etc.
They will be checked and quarantined upon arrival, and then vaccinated and electronically ringed. This is intended to allow for better health and information control over them.
The organization reserves the right (if necessary) to inform the owner of the poor condition of the pigeons, and may refuse their admission. The owner will be duly informed of this in case he wishes to replace them. In all cases, the shipping costs will be borne by the owner of these pigeons.
If for any reason it were necessary to postpone, suspend or change the conditions of the Derby (training and/or events), the organizing Club reserves the right to do so. In any case, the overall benefit of the Derby will be sought.
ACE PIGEON
t is obtained by: sum of total km of all tests/total sum of time spent in all tests (without applying discounts for night hours, without light)
MODALITIES
In order for a pigeon to be eligible for a prize in the As Paloma Speed Championship, it must score in all the races in this category (4 races: 155, 180, 230 and 260 KM) In order for a pigeon to be eligible for a prize in the As Paloma Medium Distance Championship, it must score in all the races in this category (3 races: 230, 260 and 330 KM).
For a pigeon to be eligible for a prize in the General As Paloma Championship, it must pass all the tests in this category (6 tests: 155, 180, 230, 260, 330 and 500 KM, including the Monesterio – Badajoz Final).
PIGEONS FOR AUCTIONS
The first 70 pigeons (not counting those from the Organization if they exist, moving on to the next position) that return from the Final in Monesterio (Badajoz).
The first 30 classified in the general classification of ACE PIGEON (6 races) will be auctioned.
In all cases, 50% of the proceeds go to the owner (deducting 50% of the value of the picture) and the other 50% to the organization (which assumes the other 50% of the value of the photograph). The rest of the pigeons will be property of the organization and will be offered to be activated in the subsequent extra race/s. IN AN EXCEPTIONAL WAY, the owner (with the agreement of the Organization) can decide to withdraw some of the pigeons returned from the Final (maximum 3 days after the Final and without being the first 30 arrivals) and go to auction under the same conditions as the other auctioned ones.
In order to collect the proportional part of the auction of the pigeons after the final, it is MANDATORY that the pigeons come accompanied by their corresponding detailed pedigree, since their arrival, or provided (before the last training (06/08/25), in electronic form.
OTHERWISE, the owner will have full right to receive the prizes that correspond to him, but not to the proportional part of the auction. IT IS NOT CONSIDERED PEDIGREE TO INCLUDE INFORMATION IN THE TITLE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE RINGS OF THE SIR AND MOTHER AND WITHOUT A CERTAIN BREAKDOWN, in the pedigree, OF THEIR ORIGINS AND/OR SPORTING RESULTS OF THEIR PARENTS and this would imply the loss of 50% of the value of the auction to the participant.
The organization is authorized to publish a list of participants, informing about the submission of property titles and pedigrees, which will serve to indicate who is entitled to receive 50% of the value of the auction.
Likewise, the Derby organization will not be responsible for possible thefts or accidents that may occur during the celebration of the scheduled events.
Prizes are calculated based on 1700 registered (paid) pigeons. If this amount is increased or not reached, the cash prizes will be increased or reduced in a directly proportional manner.
