Peter Horvath owns a fantastic top flyer with his “Eijerkamp Diamant,” which has already secured 2 pure first prizes on its record. Peter lives in Cifer, a small village in the southwest of Slovakia between Bratislava and Nitra.
The race from Charleville, France (297 km), took place under beautiful weather conditions. The wind varied from northeast to east over the Netherlands, adding a strategic element to the flight.
The race from Gray, France (520 km), took place under beautiful weather conditions. The wind varied from northeast to east over the Netherlands, providing a challenging flight path for the pigeons.
| 1. | Chimay | 939 pigeons |
| 1. | Tienen | 358 pigeons |
| 3. | Provincial Morlincourt | 7,584 pigeons |
| 4. | Tienen | 4,521 pigeons |
| 11. | Soissons | 6,004 pigeons |
| 17. | Quievrain | 4,521 pigeons |
| 18. | Bierges | 3.046 pigeons |
| 78. | Nanteuil | 1,423 pigeons |
The race from Chimay, Belgium (261 km), took place under beautiful weather conditions. The wind was variable with a slight preference for the east.
One of the rising stars in recent years within the Dutch pigeon racing sport is the Van Rooij Combination from Tull en ‘t Waal, a small village near Houten in the province of Utrecht.
The race from Chalons en Champagne, France (389 km), was initially scheduled for Saturday but was postponed to Sunday due to rain in France.
The mid-distance race from Melun, France, presented unique challenges this weekend. With the strong southwest tailwind, high speeds were anticipated, but rain in France caused a delay in the release of the pigeons.
Today we celebrate a special milestone: the 40th anniversary of Henk Jurriëns with our company. Henk started his career at the young age of 16 with Hans and Evert Jan Eijerkamp, and since then, he has developed into an indispensable asset to our team.
| 10. | Sourdun | 5,271 pigeons |
| 21. | Saulieu | 2,054 pigeons |
| 24. | Tongeren | 8,364 pigeons |
Due to the cancellation of the first day-long distance race because of bad weather, this was the first race in which the Eijerkamp-Paalman combination participated.
In 2013, Yahve Rodriquez Perez made a golden purchase with a granddaughter of the super couple “Rossi” X “Spinneke” from Hans and Evert-Jan Eijerkamp.
| 2. | Charleville | 4,004 pigeons |
| 4. | Prov. Bierges | 14,594 pigeons |
| 19. | Tongeren | 8,364 pigeons |
| 39. | Heusden-Zolder | 3,001 pigeons |
| 26. | Dizy le Gros | 8,293 pigeons |
| 29. | Charlevilles | 3,228 pigeons |
| 62. | Prov. Chalons en Champagne | 11,002 pigeons |
This weekend, the Eijerkamp-Paalman combination had to split their racing team due to both a day-long distance race and a speed race.
| 6. | Sourdun | 3,342 pigeons |
| 8. | La Ferte St Aubin | 496 pigeons |
| 18. | Nanteuil | 1,423 pigeons |
| 19. | Provincial Morlincourt | 7,584 pigeons |
| 22. | Chimay | 1,781 pigeons |
| 44. | Niergnies | 2,333 pigeons |
| 48. | Tienen | 2,111 pigeons |
| 49. | Chimay | 1,825 pigeons |
| 58. | Bierges | 3,046 pigeons |
| 67. | Provincial Melun | 8,757 pigeons |
| 89. | Quievrain | 2,682 pigeons |
In this article, we report on the day-long distance race from La Ferte St Aubin (574 km). Due to the cancellation of the first day-long distance race because of bad weather, this is the first day-long distance race of 2024.