The overnight races in the years '70-'80-'90 and also nowadays were dominated by the Aarden based pigeons. “As b as horses and never tired”. Like the old Delbar! and Bricoux pigeons at their best with very heavy (warm and headwind) conditions. Just as precise as a Switch Watch! Selected and modernized by topfanciers but still.. In this story we give more examples of striking results.
***** Some examples: the Barcelona classic was fe won by Kuypers, Torreman, Walpot, vd Slik, Van Noordenne, Coenen, Houtekamer, vd Wegen, Willegers, Brok with Aarden pigeons. In '75 the St.Vincent classic was a disaster (the race was open for 6 days). The Aarden dominance was extreme: 1st price Van Rijsdijk Aarden via Stoffelen, 2nd price Schouw Aarden via Lazeroms, 3rd van Geel Aarden via Lazeroms, 4th V Eeden Aarden via Lazeroms, 5th Oostenrijk via Barendregt Schouters/Meesters. The same story could be written about dozens of these races: St.Vincent '81, Barcelona '99 with at the first 8 prices Aardens. A tribute for these special pigeons!
***** Magic couples: superbirds and magic couples are a pleasure to write about. Famous was the Golden Couple of Jan Tepas from Ulft. 2 sisters born from this couple (Dafje & Kleintje) won a marathon race at the national level under extreme conditions with more than an hour ahead for the second arrival! The Golden Breeder 788 of Steketee was also magic. Cees de Jong had his Golden Breeder the 60. Gebr.Kuypers from Neer dominated Barcelona for years with their Aarden based pigeons. The Dolle van Geel, the Lamme vd Wegen, de 131 de Weert, de 26 van Agtmaal, de 03 van Peperstraten are dead, but nowadays there are a still a lot of other Aarden Supercracks like the Stayer from Steketee,the superhen de Witstaart of Polder, the Monty Boy & Ullrich of Piet de Vogel, the 45 & the Dries of Cees de Jong, the Pyreneer of G.van Tilburg, the Orhan, Myra of the Brugemann Bross are examples of topbirds nowadays.
***** Selection and specialization did the work in the Netherlands. CREATIVE DESTRUCTION! There is no place in the world where you have 10-15 opportunities to race from more than 900 Km in one year! A lot of topfanciers specialised and because of the extreme distances (more than 100-200 km longer than fe the Belgian fanciers) the dutch fanciers have the unique opportunity to make a very good selection of birds. Another important factor is the playing system. The dutch long distance fanciers also raced with hens and in this way not only know the quality of their cocks but also of the hens. Very imprtant to improve your loft and to select breeding couples. Most of the Belgian, German topfanciers at long distance understand this and buyed the Dutch overnight marathon pigeons with extreme success. Fe Peeters, Thone, Desmet Matthijs, Dons, Hermes, Kipp, Morsnowski etc. etc. succeeded with these pigeons. People like Piet & Henk de Weerd, Hans Eyerkamp and nowadays www.toppigeons.nl promoted and exported these toppigeons.
***** More recently is the success of Jan Polder Middelharnis. He is still 20 years at the top and winner of the very hard ST VINCENT race 2005 with the wonderhen VICTORIA. The year before she won already the 7tth national in S2. He is also the owner of several superb pigeons like the RAINBOW WARRIOR (he won the 3rd, 7th National St.Vincent S2 and 8th Nat.Mt de Marsan! and ace pigeons like the Husky (1st International Ace pigeon PAU over the years 1998 - 2002), Witstaart (nat.Ace pigeon Barcelona over the years 1995, 1996 and 1997) and Black Magic Woman (1st International Ace pigeon Pau over the years 2004 - 2008). See the complete story of Victoria and under famous stories and more information of the Polder loft under the MEMBER INFO.
***** Also famous is the Loft of Piet de Vogel Oude Tonge. He is still 10 years at the top and won lots of toprankings at the National and International Championships including the very prestigious WEST EUROPEAN SUPER MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP in 2006! A competition with the best fanciers over the races Barcelona. Pau, Perpignan, Dax and Carcassonne! Under tropical conditions! His superb collection Jan Aarden Pigeons is completed with the PAARSBORST. 2-times National WInner and winner of the1st Nat Dax at one of the hardest races ever!!! He bougth this wonderful pigeon from Ko van Dommelen. Another topracer with pigeons based at the Jan Aarden pigeons! Piets wonderbreeder is the JONGE STAYER, a direct son of the Stayer (the 1st International Ace Pigeon in 1996!!) and one of his best sons is the famous PAUMAN, The best dutch marathon pigeon over 5 years in 2006 and 2007! One of the best marathon racers ever!
***** Even fast races are won by the Jan Aarden based pigeons. A few examples: the 1st International Barcelona 2008 was won bij a 50% Jan Aarden pigeon! The 1st international Perpignan was won bij a 100% Jan Aarden pigeon! The story never ends!
***** How further was the next question? Inbred or cross breeding with these pigeons. What is the best breeding strategy. Breeding, breeding, selecting, selecting is a must! The best will be at the top of the list! We are proud to bring you, topfanciers allover the world in cooperation with www.toppigeons.nl , the best Aarden blood there is. From topfanciers and proven pigeons. We made a special selection and can bly recommend these pigeons. Success and a lot of fun with the Jan Aarden Pigeon Club site!
***** Some examples: the Barcelona classic was fe won by Kuypers, Torreman, Walpot, vd Slik, Van Noordenne, Coenen, Houtekamer, vd Wegen, Willegers, Brok with Aarden pigeons. In '75 the St.Vincent classic was a disaster (the race was open for 6 days). The Aarden dominance was extreme: 1st price Van Rijsdijk Aarden via Stoffelen, 2nd price Schouw Aarden via Lazeroms, 3rd van Geel Aarden via Lazeroms, 4th V Eeden Aarden via Lazeroms, 5th Oostenrijk via Barendregt Schouters/Meesters. The same story could be written about dozens of these races: St.Vincent '81, Barcelona '99 with at the first 8 prices Aardens. A tribute for these special pigeons!
***** Magic couples: superbirds and magic couples are a pleasure to write about. Famous was the Golden Couple of Jan Tepas from Ulft. 2 sisters born from this couple (Dafje & Kleintje) won a marathon race at the national level under extreme conditions with more than an hour ahead for the second arrival! The Golden Breeder 788 of Steketee was also magic. Cees de Jong had his Golden Breeder the 60. Gebr.Kuypers from Neer dominated Barcelona for years with their Aarden based pigeons. The Dolle van Geel, the Lamme vd Wegen, de 131 de Weert, de 26 van Agtmaal, de 03 van Peperstraten are dead, but nowadays there are a still a lot of other Aarden Supercracks like the Stayer from Steketee,the superhen de Witstaart of Polder, the Monty Boy & Ullrich of Piet de Vogel, the 45 & the Dries of Cees de Jong, the Pyreneer of G.van Tilburg, the Orhan, Myra of the Brugemann Bross are examples of topbirds nowadays.
***** Selection and specialization did the work in the Netherlands. CREATIVE DESTRUCTION! There is no place in the world where you have 10-15 opportunities to race from more than 900 Km in one year! A lot of topfanciers specialised and because of the extreme distances (more than 100-200 km longer than fe the Belgian fanciers) the dutch fanciers have the unique opportunity to make a very good selection of birds. Another important factor is the playing system. The dutch long distance fanciers also raced with hens and in this way not only know the quality of their cocks but also of the hens. Very imprtant to improve your loft and to select breeding couples. Most of the Belgian, German topfanciers at long distance understand this and buyed the Dutch overnight marathon pigeons with extreme success. Fe Peeters, Thone, Desmet Matthijs, Dons, Hermes, Kipp, Morsnowski etc. etc. succeeded with these pigeons. People like Piet & Henk de Weerd, Hans Eyerkamp and nowadays www.toppigeons.nl promoted and exported these toppigeons.
***** More recently is the success of Jan Polder Middelharnis. He is still 20 years at the top and winner of the very hard ST VINCENT race 2005 with the wonderhen VICTORIA. The year before she won already the 7tth national in S2. He is also the owner of several superb pigeons like the RAINBOW WARRIOR (he won the 3rd, 7th National St.Vincent S2 and 8th Nat.Mt de Marsan! and ace pigeons like the Husky (1st International Ace pigeon PAU over the years 1998 - 2002), Witstaart (nat.Ace pigeon Barcelona over the years 1995, 1996 and 1997) and Black Magic Woman (1st International Ace pigeon Pau over the years 2004 - 2008). See the complete story of Victoria and under famous stories and more information of the Polder loft under the MEMBER INFO.
***** Also famous is the Loft of Piet de Vogel Oude Tonge. He is still 10 years at the top and won lots of toprankings at the National and International Championships including the very prestigious WEST EUROPEAN SUPER MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP in 2006! A competition with the best fanciers over the races Barcelona. Pau, Perpignan, Dax and Carcassonne! Under tropical conditions! His superb collection Jan Aarden Pigeons is completed with the PAARSBORST. 2-times National WInner and winner of the1st Nat Dax at one of the hardest races ever!!! He bougth this wonderful pigeon from Ko van Dommelen. Another topracer with pigeons based at the Jan Aarden pigeons! Piets wonderbreeder is the JONGE STAYER, a direct son of the Stayer (the 1st International Ace Pigeon in 1996!!) and one of his best sons is the famous PAUMAN, The best dutch marathon pigeon over 5 years in 2006 and 2007! One of the best marathon racers ever!
***** Even fast races are won by the Jan Aarden based pigeons. A few examples: the 1st International Barcelona 2008 was won bij a 50% Jan Aarden pigeon! The 1st international Perpignan was won bij a 100% Jan Aarden pigeon! The story never ends!
***** How further was the next question? Inbred or cross breeding with these pigeons. What is the best breeding strategy. Breeding, breeding, selecting, selecting is a must! The best will be at the top of the list! We are proud to bring you, topfanciers allover the world in cooperation with www.toppigeons.nl , the best Aarden blood there is. From topfanciers and proven pigeons. We made a special selection and can bly recommend these pigeons. Success and a lot of fun with the Jan Aarden Pigeon Club site!