PIPA Ranking Results 2020 only announced in the spring of 2021

1st Ace National young birds allround PIPA 2020

RED RUM 20-1495514  ex Floris Junior x Dtr. Olympic Niels

3rd Ace National old birds  PIPA 2020

CLARISSA 19-1762689 ex Man O’ War x De 880

1st Ace National young birds FONDSPIEGEL

DESERT VIXEN 21-1193964 ex Man O’ War x Tineke

6th Ace National young birds WHZB

MURPHYS JANNEKE 21-1193603  ex Murphys Law x Olympic Janneke

15th Ace National young birds WHZB

21-1193811 ex James x Princess Harry 456

19th Ace National young birds WHZB

21-1193605 ex Moviestar x Honora

25th Ace National young birds WHZB

21-1193852 ex Jeroen Junior x Hurricane 747

Provincial

1st Ace Provincial Afdeling 5 Rayon Oost

21-1193811 ex James x Princess Harry 456

8th Ace Provincial Afdeling 5 Rayon Oost

21-1193605 ex Moviestar x Honora

Samenspel Gouwe IJssel

Short distance young birds

1st MURPHYS JANNEKE 21-1193603 ex Murphys Law x Olympic Janneke

2nd 21-1193654 ex Kodiak x 541

3rd 21-1193799 ex 323 x Ozosnel

4th 21-1193706 ex Schalie Hurricane x Marble

5th 21-1193732 ex Hendrik x Hurricane 791

7th 21-1193875 ex Indiaan x Olga

8th 21-1193916 ex Indiaan x Olga

Middle distance young birds

1st 21-1193811 ex James x Princess Harry 456

6th 21-1193605 ex Moviestar x Honora

Allround young birds

1st 21-1193605 ex Moviestar x Honora

2nd MURPHYS JANNEKE 21-1193603 ex Murphys Law x Olympic Janneke

3rd 21-1193811 ex James x Princess Harry 456

5th 21-1193907 ex Br. Murphys Law x Rosada

8th 21-1193799 ex 323 x Ozosnel

9th 21-1193906 ex Br. Murphys Law x Rosada

Lofts – Loft occupation – Racing method The pigeons are housed in the attic of the large barn and in a garden loft. 13 compartments in total. The pigeons have plenty of fresh air through the gauzed ceilings. You can look outside through the chinks in the slates. The youngsters also have the extraction fan on day and night. The racing team consists of 50 couples o.b. and 200 youngsters. These reside in 6 lofts from 3 by 3 metres. Every day whirlwind Willem has cleaned the floors of these lofts within 20 minutes. Willem also has 30 breeding couples and 60 feeding couples. The old birds race in total widowhood, a racing system which has been raced by practically everybody in the region for years. The racing pigeons are coupled in the middle of December. Some couples are even allowed to produce six eggs. They don’t raise any youngsters. From the beginning of February the pigeons are in widowhood. The cocks train every day during the winter if possible. This to make sure they fly straight. The hens are let out every day from the beginning of March and are loose in the loft together all day. Up to the start of the racing season they are allowed together one day a week, so that the hens don’t start pairing with each other. Before the start of the races the pigeons are trained six to ten times. This also teaches them widowhood, because the birds are not shown before the races. ‘Showing before the race isn’t right I think. An animal trainer in a circus doesn’t give his animals a treat before they have performed’ says Willem. The pigeons train once a day compulsory for one and a half hours. They are basketted every week. By the first separation the 20 best pigeons race the sprint/ middle distance programme. The rest go to the 1-day long distance. During the season more sprint/ middle distance pigeons join the extreme middle distance. Towards the end only a few sprint/ middle distance pigeons are raced, but these are the very best pigeons which also shine in the national competitions. With the exception of the overnight happenings, Willem likes all the races. He would love it if in our country we had races from 700 to 850 kilometres with morning liberation, whereby the pigeons arrive home between 19h00 and 22h00.

2020: winner of 1. National Sector 2 Blois

In 2020 Willem de Bruijn again showed to be very successful. On the National race from Blois (553 km.) on August 01. It was NL19-1667585 ‘Miss Blois’ who became the winner in Sector 2. With an average velocity of 1320.947 m/m. she was faster than the pigeons of Peter van de Merwe, Gerard and Bas Verkerk, etc. In here pedigree we see many the basic breeders of De Bruijn. Father NL14-260 ‘Viscount’ (1. Acebird Short Distance Gouwe-IJssel) is a grandson to ‘Zidane’ and direct son to BE11-184 ‘Vroom’ by Stefaan Lambrechts. Mother is NL16-705 ‘Phoebe’, 2. National Acebird Youngsters WHZB/TBOTB.