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The "048" or "Super Ben"
The "048" was noticed quickly because in 1998, as a young bird, he was placed 283rd from 1,996 pigeons in a race from Le Mans, 347 km (216 miles) and then 1,894th from 21,652 pigeons from Poitiers, 497km ( 309 miles). As a yearling, in 1999, he was placed 111th from 2,028 pigeons from St.Vincent, 841km ( 523 miles), and this preparation set him up to make his International debut in the 2000 season and below you can see just how he performed:-
| Race |
Nat.Pos. |
Nat.Birds |
Int.Pos |
Int.Birds |
Distance |
| 2000 Barcelona |
164th |
1731 |
3,372nd |
26,597 |
1064km 661 miles |
| 2000 Perpignan |
3rd |
1,765 |
119th |
18,246 |
920km 572 miles |
| 2001 Barcelona |
3rd |
1,590 |
44th |
25,760 |
1064km 661 miles |
| 2001 Perpignan |
21st |
1,646 |
206th |
20,859 |
920km 572 miles |
| 2002 Barcelona |
85th |
1,901 |
2,792th |
26,928 |
1064km 661 miles |
| 2002 Perpignan |
34th |
1,664 |
667th |
18,264 |
920km 572 miles |
| 2003 Barcelona |
2nd |
1,835 |
20th |
20,204 |
1064km 661 miles |
| 2003 Perpignan |
3rd |
1,515 |
3rd |
16,800 |
920km 572 miles |
| 2004 Barcelona |
1st |
1,933 |
5th |
24,900 |
1064km 661 miles |
| 2004 Perpignan |
6th |
1,598 |
21st |
18,192 |
920km 572 miles |
Robert Ben, Calais, France