4 Hurricane Hans daughters on top! Superb 2-3-6-8 National Issoudun 646 km Section 4 against 4.263 pigeons

18/07/2026

4 Hurricane Hans daughters on top! Superb 2-3-6-8 National Issoudun 646 km Section 4 against 4.263 pigeons

National Issoudun Section 4; 2-3-6-8-12-17-20-39-50-51-58-60 against 4,263 pigeons

The fourth One-Day Long Distance race of the season once again unfolded just as we like to see it. The National race from Issoudun turned into a superb event for the Eijerkamp teams, with no fewer than 7 pigeons finishing in the National Sector 4 Top 20.

The pigeons were liberated at 7:30 a.m. in Issoudun under a moderate northwesterly wind. The distance to the Eijerkamp lofts was 647 km to Brummen and 664 km to Laren, meaning the pigeons faced a flight of well over nine hours. 'Hurricane Hannah', NL24-8208193NL24-8208193, needed just under nine hours, being clocked at 4:25:23 p.m., recording a velocity of 1,208 m.p.m.
It was yet another outstanding performance by this exceptional hen, who has already compiled an impressive list of top results in NPO and National races:

• 1. Châlons (373 km) against 3,820 pigeons (9. National against 9,606 pigeons)
• 2. National Issoudun (647 km) against 4,263 pigeons
• 9. NPO Châteaudun (564 km) against 3,029 pigeons
• 13. NPO Châteaudun (564 km) against 4,490 pigeons
• 14. National Châteauroux (671 km) against 7,440 pigeons

Hurricane Hans"Hurricane Hans" his (grand)daughters were on fire last Saturday.

At Team H and EJ Eijerkamp our 1. Hurricane Hannah NL24-8208193NL24-8208193, our 2. Hurricane Sara NL25-1095852NL25-1095852 and our 6. Hurricane Indy NL23-9101349NL23-9101349 and at Eijerkamp-Paalman our 1. Blue Hannah NL23-9099768NL23-9099768. 

Hurricane Hans"Hurricane Hans", NL19-1411264NL19-1411264, a son of Olympic Hans"Olympic Hans" and Indy"Indy", was himself crowned 2. National Ace Youngsters NPO in 2019 and is rapidly establishing himself as an exceptional breeding cock. Most of these top performers are bred from the proven Janssen/Van Loon bloodlines, and the first 5 pigeons were crossed with pigeons from the renowned loft of Dolf and Ruud Bakker from Zoelen, originating from their outstanding old Koopman family.

Issoudun was a race to enjoy from start to finish as the pigeons returned home in superb condition, underlining their excellent form, and the team now looks forward with confidence to the final National One-Day Long Distance race of the season from Vierzon in two weeks' time.

Hurricane Hannah, Daughter of Hurricane Hans, winning again a big prize for us!

Hurricane Hans, a top breeder with multiple hens we bred super offspring of him, his genes always win!

We had a lovely time together watching our top pigeons coming back home with super fanciers Dennis Hammer and Gerwin Linnenbank, they are from the same region as us.