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Winning the first national ace bird, it remains a dream for many of us. For Rik Hermans, this dream became reality in 2024 with his top hen “Janne”, named after his father, the late Jan Hermans, to whom he owes everything. Jan's goal was always to breed top racers...

​ Wevelgem: The name Gino Clicque is a regular in the nominations of the national KBDB championships. That his list of honours looks impressive is the least that can be said: 1st National ace   great middle distance old birds 20181st National ace   great middle...

In the national long distance races with yearlings, you get 6 chances, 3 of which you must cash in with your 1st and 2nd nominated yearling pigeons in order to compete for the national long distance championship. Thanks to the outstanding performances of a few sublime...

Jan Hooymans (Kerkdriel) not only breeds in the Netherlands but also operates two satellite lofts in Belgium: one in Desselgem, West Flanders, and one in Mol, in northern Antwerp province. The latter competes under the name Team Hooymans.be. The racing team at Mol is...

With Arnold Paalman (Laren), we have one of those young, super motivated and talented fanciers from the Netherlands at our discussion table. Arnold, full time loft manager of the breeding pigeons at Hans & Evert-Jan Eijerkamp (Brummen) first played on his own...