Since his title of French long distance champion in 1997 and his numerous selections at the Olympiads (BALE (Switzerland) 1997, CAP TOWN (South Africa) 2001, ROYE (France) 2002, LIEVIN (France) 2003, MIRA (Portugal) 2003, PORTO (Portugal) 2005, OSTENDE (Belgium) 2007), Joël Videau has never stopped playing the leading roles in French pigeon racing.

In this first edition of the France masters, Joël Videau made his mark by taking 5th and 7th places in the final for two pigeons entered: extraordinary!
Joël Videau took 5th place in the final on Argenton with A female Etienne Devos/Ivan Vanvuchelen. With Etienne Devos, the Rivaldo (1st international ace pigeon 2005 with Barcelona and Perpignan, 6 times awarded in Barcelona) and the Witpen Rivaldo (1st National Extreme Long Distance Belgium). With Ivan Vanvuchelen, a granddaughter of the first international Agen yearlings 2020 Vanvuchelen. This FR-2024-30013, dynamic for the long distance and the extreme long distance!