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Pigeon racing, also called Pigeon Flying, racing for sport the homing pigeon, a specialized variety developed through selective crossbreeding and training for maximum distance and speed in directed flight. ... Flights of 1,000 miles (1,600 km) were routine.
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Not one fancier in Holland, Belgium or Germany was talked about so much than Koopman in recent years. This father/son combination was a great name since long but their results have become fairy tale like in the last decade.
When it was real ‘pigeon weather’ (hot and headwinds) the name of the winner was often known even before the birds were released.
For many fanciers it was a surprise if Koopman did NOT win.
BASIC PHILOSOFY..
The secret of these pigeon men is that they know too well what you need to be a winner in this sport: Quality birds.
Whereas others are looking for better medicine, better vitamins or better vets Koopman and son have been after better birds all their lives.
It was in the 70-ies that they started to find them and to Belgium they went. Belgium was for them Louis van Loon and Janssen Brothers.
Could they have chosen better addresses?
The crossing of these birds resulted almost immediately in a type of pigeon that was superior to others.
In 1979 Koopman had the National Ace Short Distance and in 1980 the 3rd National Ace Middle Distance from about 56,000 fanciers in those days.
In 2003 Koopman has no less than 3 Olympiad birds among which 1st and 2nd Long Distance and also the years in between he was the man to be beaten.
IN BETWEEN
In 1994 he was 1st World Champion V.l., he was National Champion fond and 2nd National Champion young birds.
Both in 1995 and in 1998 he was crowned 2nd World Champion V.L. ‘Emperor Qin’ (98-5821415) was 1st World Champion V.L. young birds in 1998.
In 2000 he was National Champion Middle Distance, he had the National Ace Middle Distance (‘Mister Ermerveen’) and meanwhile ‘Zeno’ (92-5310364) represented Holland at the Olympiad in Utrecht.
How many Provincial and Semi National NPO races were won Koopman does not know himself though he is not that old.
Anyway it is very doubtful if there is any fancier in Europe who can claim so many National titles, Semi National victories and Olympiad birds than Koopman.
Breath taking results such as the following became the trademark of Koopman.
Duffel 242 kms, 30.580 birds(!): 1, 2, 3 and so on.
Chimay 345 kms. 15.438 birds: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10 and so on.
From long distance races he was even more superior.
He races 40 widowhood cocks and 40 widowhood hens and 25 to 30 breeding pairs for the greater part based on the old bloodlines plus a mix van Dijck, Glazenburg and Van Hove Uytterhoeven must guarantee the future.
How father and son managed to turn a big farm into a world famous pigeonloft we will try to explain in detail.
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