LAST UPDATE : 23.02.2019 : results  2018 updated (see:blog) / racing loft update (see:racers)


MARATHON DISTANCES
Played is from lofts  situated  in the attic of an old farm which dates back to 1875. (Rapertingen- Hasselt, Belgium)
Some distances: Bordeaux 801km; Marseille 868km; Narbonne 880km; Pau 946km; Perpignan 919km; Barcelona 1083km


PIGEONS :  international races since 2003
Stimulated by my late friend Robert Gubbelmans to invest in JAN THEELEN pigeons in 2000 (mainly lines Vale Marathon x Beroemde 10)
At the end of that same year some WIJNANDS & ZOON , Maastricht - pigeons were brought in (lines Gimondi = topson Blauwe Vanoppen / line Blauwe Brouwers).
Cross breeding of the two strains resulted in some fantastic pigeons as the Gorbi (1st prov, 48th internat Perpignan ; never missed one of his 11 international races amongst which 3 times Pau) and Poetin (2nd prov Pau and 17 wins in 6 years from Limoges to Perpignan). Both became basic breeders.
Further cross breeding with some COR DE HEYDE , Made - pigeons in 2006 resulted in two great breeding hens Isha and Ada.  

Since 2015 only international races are raced .
New blood was brought into the original Wijnands-Theelen base :
In 2012 and 2013 : BERKE WILLEMS, Eisden (formerly Willems-Wijnants, today Willems-Eyerkamp).  Berke Willems' base is also the Gimondi-line of Wijnands&Zoon, Maastricht.  From his famous Bijter, 5th national ace-pigeon Barcelona 2009-2011, there are at this moment 2 sons, and 1 sister at the breeding loft.
In 2014 : HUBERT VANHERCK, Borgloon, 2nd European Cup long distance 2013 and for decades a superb long distance player.  A daughter of his Perpignan-ace 2014-2016 was brought in (Leon Henry x Emiel Matterne)
End 2014 : DIETER BALLMANN, Amel.  From his famous Champ , 1st international ace Barcelona 2011-2012:  1 daughter.
In 2015: LUC HERBOTS, Zepperen.  In the last 5 years , three time provincial winner Barcelona. Two children were brought in from Zephira (1st prov St Vincent 2013, 1st prov Barcelona 2015) + a daughter from Lady Narbonne (1st prov Narbonne 2014).
In 2016 : At the total auction Vanlaer-Vandingenen the top-performer Black Husky (2010), a JAN POLDER/BRINKMAN crossing. Black Husky was 21st internat ace Barcelona-Perpignan 2013-2015.
In 2017 :  LUC HERBOTS (children golden Barcelona team 2015) ; NOEL PEIREN : 2 inbred hens to Blauw Witslag ; WIM KEMPENEERS : son + grdaughter 510/06 (= son Adrien x La Pau Depasse-Lardenoye )
In 2018 : youngsters from main breeding couples DEPASSE-LARDENOYE, Wagnelée





Erik Gérimont
(photoshop own pigeons : Vera Dubrouskaya)