Category archives: breeders reports
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SG Surinx-Pletsers – The ALLROUNDER…
Travel season 2020 “We are very happy. Because of Corona, our racing pigeons were darkened a little longer. Before, we did it until mid-May, and now it was blacked out until early June. This season the second race was a middle distance, and very soon after that came the difficult middle distance. This gave…
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New film: BAS & GERARD VERKERK – The heroes from Reeuwijk!
The sympathetic father-son group Gerard and Bas Verkerk is the personification of the American Dream ’in pigeon racing. Bas's vision and the meticulous execution with father Gerard led to outstanding performances in Alphen a / d Rijn and led to the inimitable results that she achieved on her grandiose loft…
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NEW FILM: Gerard Koopman – An icon in pigeon racing…
For decades to travel continuously at the top, can only a few. Gerad Koopman is one of those exceptions. When he started with the pigeon racing, he sat down very clear goals. He wanted to be an exceptional breeder, are the best of all. During his early years in Nieuw Amsterdam got him his parents…
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Bosmans-Leekens - 1. National gegen 15,322 Jungtauben ab Chateauroux 2020…
In Belgium it is the dream of every fancier to win a national race one day, because then you are “on top” and one of the great champions in the home country of the pigeon sport. But if you already have the third national victory in your career, then you will be in the “Best…
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Jan Keen – Top in all disciplines…
Like many pigeon fanciers, Jan Keen was infected with the pigeon bacillus at a young age. With Jan, this happened through some fancy pigeons that were given as gifts and that were given a hostel on the farm by their father. The fancy pigeons got company from a stray ringed pigeon. The number of pigeons increased and Jan got…
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Bartosz Morel – The way to success - consistent behavior and proven methods!
Successful year despite Corona The year 2020 was without a doubt the best travel year for us so far. We achieved great success with our adult animals, despite some difficulties at the beginning of the season caused by the global pandemic. At first we didn't know whether the travel season would even start…
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Dirk Van Dyck 2020…
If you want to find Dirk, you have to look in the dovecote! It is sometimes said that some lovers sleep in their dovecote and I believe Dirk Van Dyck is one of them. It is not a single simple blow, but rather like a broad plane in which to understand…
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Sabrina Brugmans and Stephan Machiels: The new successful duo…
Sabrina Brugmans and Stephan Machiels are a successful duo and a real role model for pigeon racing. In addition to the super performances they delivered, they have won races on distances from 100 to 600 km in recent years. This is proven by several victories, both in provincial and national championships, of ace pigeon flights…
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Alfred Berger – job – family – Pigeon racing!
6 distance flights - 12 first bankruptcies The headline should form the catchphrase during my visit to Winseldorf (south of Hohenlockstedt). Here I visited the successful pigeon fancier and managing director of the Röhnfried company, Alfred Berger. This year he traveled very successfully in the Itzehoe travel association, Regionalverband 100 Schleswig-Holstein. In the…
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The Jo brothers & Raf Herbots had a fantastic 2020 season…
With 59 old and one-year-old pigeons in the TOP 100 in the national races on the longer medium and long haul, you can speak of an exceptional season that many of us can only dream of! We talked to the Herbots team! The fantastic team behind the successful colony…