It was the top hen "Miss Pipa" that provided a fantastic conclusion to the 2023 racing season. On August 12th, flying from Duiven against 12,877 competitors, and two weeks later on August 26th, flying from Weert against 11,619 competitors, she returned as the fastest pigeon to her loft in Donkerbroek.
Despite the ongoing conflict, some pigeon fanciers in the western regions of Ukraine, like Volodymyr Dubynskyi from Ivano-Frankivsk, located in the western part of Ukraine, have continued their pigeon racing endeavors.
Simon Wolf is no stranger to One Loft races, and we can say that he is a true specialist. There are races in which we participate under the name Team Eijerkamp/Wolf. Simon also entered pigeons in the Talent Quatro race in the Czech Republic and managed to win the Super final there.
Once again we receive a wonderful reference from Rien Weijers, with whom the Eijerkamp family has maintained a deccenia long friendship. This time the top hen “Bendy” triumphed in Region ZO Afd. 8 from Tienen.
Team Schlief-Stiens shines again in Germany with the best Heremans-Ceusters bloodlines in this 2023 season. For years, the partnership from Hermann Schlief and Martin Stiens from Oelde has been one of the premier racing lofts in Germany. In 2023,
Team van de Pol, consisting of father Steven and sons Rick and Mark, have kicked off the young pigeon races this season with remarkable speed. The initial race unfortunately ended in a forgettable fashion with too many birds left behind.
“Lady Melun” once again showcases her class for Gerrit van Eikenhorst from Hattem, with a splendid victory in the Midfondclub Union Noord from Melun. Normally, Gerrit is the person who writes about other winners for the pigeon magazine "Het Spoor der Kampioenen"
A unique achievement at one of the furthest distances in the National ZLU race Agen by Bert Eikelboom in Heerde, as he takes 5th National Agen against 5,449 pigeons with a direct Eijerkamp after 13.5 hours on the wing. In 2021, this granddaughter of "Ibrahim" and "Tanguy", was also clocked in the evening at 22:10 after 14 hours of flying from Narbonne, winning the 53rd National.
In 2022, Peter brought a son of “Turbo Rossi” to Hoeven, a small village in the province of North Brabant, to strengthen the already rich and well-stocked breeding loft of the combination Embregts-Theunis.
Robert Manieta has been at the top of the federation for several years, and despite his fanaticism and motivation, he is always on the lookout for better pigeons.
The middle-distance race from Dizy le Gros resulted in a victory for Marco Zandvoort from Rijssen in section 9, as his pigeon NL21-1743023 was the fastest of the entire convoy of 8,965 pigeons with a speed of 1,341 m.p.m.
Good pigeons are a dream for every enthusiast fancier, but not everyone possesses them. However, Dennis Veugelers from Nieuwstadt does have good pigeons and dreams only of even better ones.