RESULTS 2016
1° GENERAL CHAMPION ENTENTE BELGE – BELGISCHE
VERSTANDHOUDING 2016
8° ACE PIGEON KBDB LONG DISTANCE 2016 (O)
8° ACE PIGEON KBDB EXTRA LONG DISTANCE 2016 (O)
10° ACE PIGEON KBDB EXTRA LONG DISTANCE 2016 (YL)
12° ACE PIGEON KBDB LONG DISTANCE 2016 (O)
1° NATIONAL DECATHLON
1° CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (YL)
3° PIETER DE CONINCK TROPHY (YL)
4° BELGIAN NATIONAL FONDTROPHY GMLD (O + YL)
4° ACE PIGEON JAN BREYDELMARATHON
5° ACE PIGEON BELGIAN NATIONAL FONDTROPHY GMLD (O)
7° ACE PIGEON BELGIAN NATIONAL FONDTROPHY (O)
4° BRUGSE KAMPIOENSCHAPPEN (O)
4° ACE PIGEON LONG DISTANCE PROV. O-VL. (O & YL)
6° CHAMPION LONG DISTANCE PROV. O.-VL. (O & YL)
10° CHAMPION MID DISTANCE PROV . O.-VL (O & YL)
1° CHAMPION LONG DISTANCE MEETJESLAND
2° ACE PIGEON LONG DISTANCE (O) MEETJESLAND
2° ACE PIGEON GREAT MIDDLE DISTANCE (O) MEETJESLAND
3° CHAMPION GREAT MIDDLE DISTANCE MEETJESLAND
1° GENERAL CHAMPION I.F.C. 4000 – 2016
1° - 3° - 6° NATIONAL ACE PIGEON I.F.C. 4000 - 2016
2° - 8° INTERNATIONAL ACE PIGEON I.F.C. 4000 – 2016
10° BRICON TROPHY (L.D.)
CHAMPIONSHIP 2015
KBDB
10 General Champioen
7 Champion Long Distance YL
11 Champion Great Long Distance Old Birds
12 Champion Great Middle Distance Old Birds
ACE PIGEONS KBDB
1 ACE LONG DISTANCE Warrior
2 ACE GREAT LONG DISTANCE YL Fury
14 Ace Pigeon Great Long Distance (O) Bicardo
22 Ace Great Middle Distance (O) Blue Pipo
23 Ace Pigeon Long Distance YL 283/14
Belgische Verstandhouding / Entente Belge
1 General Champion
3 Criterium AZEN
5 All-Round Championship
5 Six Days
3 Ace Pigeon European Championship MIRA
9 European Championship MIRA OLR 2015
Riddersclub van België
3 Ere-Champion Old Birds
4 General Ere-Champion
HERBOTS RANKING
1 Ace Pigeon (O) Long Distance
6 Best Old Bird Long Distance - 5 races
8 Ace Pigeon (O) International Races (3 prices)
8 Best Perpignan pigeon 2014-2015
PIPA RANKINGS
1 Best Ol Bird Belgian One-Day L.D. (3 prices)
2 Best Belgian Old Pigeon on all International races (3 prices)
5 Best Libourne Pigeon (2014-2015)
5 Best Argenton Pigeon (4 prices 2013-2015)
6 Best Old Pigeon Long Distance (5 prices)
8 Best European Pigeon on all International races (3 prices)
8 Best Perpignan Pigeon 2014-2015
VANROBAEYS
2 Ace Pigeon (O) Extreme Long Distance (3 prices)
3 Ace Pigeon (O) Long Distance (3prices)
GOLDEN PIGEON
7 Belgian Superstar Long Distance
7 International competition Extreme Long Distance
PITTS
2 Ace Pigeon Extreme Long Distance (O)
9 International Bony SGR Cup
MSN RANKINGS
1 Ace Pigeon (O) Long Distance
4 Old Birds Mid Fond
6 Fancier of the Year 2015
9 Middle Distance (YL)
BEKER VAN HET MEETJESLAND
1 General Champion
1 Fond
3 Great Long Distance
3 Middle Distance
1 Punten Long Distance
2 Punten Great Middle Distance
5 Punten Middle Distance
1 Ace Pigeon Long Distance (O)
2 Ace Pigeon Speed (J)
3 Ace Pigeon Middle Distance
4 Ace Pigeon Great Middle Distance (O)
6 Ace Pigeon Great Middle Distance (J)
F.V.O.V.
5 Super Marathon
AJD BEIDE VLAANDEREN
3 General Champion
10 Midle Distance
11 Long Distance
GRAND SLAM & VIERDAAGSE ZWALMVALLEI
4 Long Distance
10 Middle Distance
3 Championsleague (O)
10 Championsleage (YL)
13 National Marathon
TOPRESULTS 2014
4° General Champion KBDB
1° National Acepigeon KBDB Great Middle Distance (O)
4° & 10° National Acepigeon KBDB Long Distance O)
4° National Champion KBDB Long Distance (O)
5° National Champion KBDB Great Middle Distance (O)
20 x 1° price
24 x 2° price
14 x 3° price
32 x top 100 price National Races
1° – 4° & 5° Provincial Brive (O)
1° & 2° National Zone A Bourges (O)
1° National Zone A Bourges (YL)
1° Nat Zone A Bourges (JO)
1° Best Old Bird National Races – 5 prices – Pipa Ranking
2° Best Pigeon Brive 2013-2014 – Pipa Ranking
2° Provincial Champion O-VL Middle Distance 1+2 (O+YL)
5° Ace Pigeon Prov. O-VL Middle Distance (O+YL)
7° Provincial Champion O-VL Long Distance (O+YL)
1° Steeple Cup
3° Superprestige
3° Championsleague (O)
3° Championsleague (YL)
10° National Decathlon
1° Champion Middle Distance (O + YL) – Riddersclub van België
1° Champion 1-2 Long Distance (O) – Riddersclub van België
3° General Champion – Riddersclub van België
5° General Champion Middle Distane – Riddersclub van België
1° General Champion – Meetjesland
1° Ace Pigeon Great Long Distance (O) – Meetjesland
3° Ace Pigeon Great Long Distance (JO) – Meetjesland
1° Points Championship Long Distance – Meetjesland
2° Points Championship Great Middle Distance – Meetjesland
1° Cup Long Distance – Meetjesland
2° Cup Great Middle Distance – Meetjesland
2° Cup Middle Distance – Meetjesland
1° – 6° & 10° Ace Pigeon Brugse Kampioenschappen (O)
2° – 6° Acepigeon Brugse Kampioenschappen (YL)
2° General Acepigeon (O+YL+JO) Brugse Kampioenschappen
2° Ace Pigeon National Fond Trophy (JO)
3° Belgian National Fond Trophy (O)
4° Ace Pigeon National Fond Trophy (O)
4° Pieter De Coninck Trophy
1° Champion Long Distance – AJD Beide Vlaanderen
1° Acepigeon Middle Distance (O) Vanrobaeys-Duivenkrant-LVC
3° Belgian Acepigeon 2014 (O)
6° General Champion – FVOV
5° Acepigeon EntenteBelge/Belgische Verstandhouding (EB/BV)
10° 6-Daagse EB/BV
13° Criterium der Azen- (EB/BV)
1° Champion – MSN (YL)
1° Acepigeon Long Distance – MSN
1° Champion Middle Distance (YL) – Wingene
3° Champion Long Distance (O -) Eeklo
4° Marathon (O) - Eeklo
5° General Champion Long Distance – Eeklo
6° General Champion – Cureghem Centre
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013
Regio National Zone A National
20 x 1° 1° Montluçon 3154 YL 20 x Top 100
16 x 2° 1° Nevers 265 O
17 x 3° 2° Gueret 2222 YL
2° Chateauroux 935 YL
2° La Souterraine 483 O
3° Chateauroux 698 O
+ 25 x Top 10
+ 75 x Top 50
3° NATIONAL CHAMPION KBDB GREAT MID LONG DISTANCE YEARLINGS
1° CHAMPION FOND MEETJESLAND
2° CHAMPIONS LEAGUE YEARLINGS
3° NATIONAL YEARLINGS INTERNATIONALE FONDVERENIGING I.F.V.
3° GENERAL CHAMPION ENTENTE BELGE
3° FOND CUP MEETJESLAND
4° BELGIAN NATIONAL FONDTROPHY YEARLINGS
4° YEARLINGS CUREGHEM CENTRE
4° MID FOND YOUNG RUISLEDE-WINGENE
4° CHAMPION YEARLINGS MSN
5° ACE BELGIAN NATIONAL FOND TROPHY B.N.F.T. YEARLINGS
5° SUPERCUP MIDFOND OLD & YEARLINGS
6° GENERAL CHAMPION MSN
8° PIPA RANKING BEST CHATEAUROUX PIGEON 2012-2013 (2 prices)
29° and 10.000 EURO Winner in International One Loft Final Race (500km) HUIXIANG - CHINA
+ 5 PRICES IN TOP 100 PIPA RANKING MID FOND NATIONAL RACES YEARLINGS
BEFORE THE MERGE
Both Freddy De Jaeger and Marijn Laureyns have won many prizes in several championships.
Marijn is the uncrowned number one in East Flanders. Between 2000 and 2012 he was no less than ten times general champion of Meetjesland, a union comprising several different regional pigeon federations. In addition, he was the emperor of Meetjesland in 2012 with dozens of top performances. In other words: a true champion.
Below you can find an overview of a few championship titles won by Freddy and Marijn.
2012 - Freddy De Jaeger
Meetjesland
- 2nd long distance champion
- 3rd in the long distance points championship
- 7th ace pigeon old birds long distance
- 3rd ace pigeon youngsters long distance
Long distance club Steenbrugge
- 1st champion international races
- 2nd marathon champion old birds
- 3rd champion national long distance races
- 6th extreme long distance champion old birds
- 8th champion long distance youngsters
- 12th longer middle distance champion old birds
Other
- 7th in the National Marathon championship (“Grand Slam”)
- 3rd general champion IKGF
- 13th in the Euro Diamond Pigeon Ranking
2009 - Freddy De Jaeger
Long distance club Steenbrugge
- 1st champion national races
- 1st marathon champion old birds
- 1st long distance champion old birds
- 1st general champion
- 3rd super long distance champion youngsters
- 4th long distance champion yearlings
- 4th champion international races
Brugse Fondkampioenschappen
- 1st Belgian national long distance trophy (old birds and yearlings)
- 3rd ace pigeon Jan Breydel marathon with “Tsunami 114” (BE06-4247114)
- 12th in the Jan Breydel Marathon championship
Belgische Verstandhouding
- 1st allround champion
National championships
- 11th national long distance champion KBDB
Internationale Fondvereniging (I.F.V.)
- 2nd champion national races
- Prize national races with his 1st and 2nd nominated in the race from Montauban
- Prize international races with 1st and 2nd nominated in the race from Tarbes
Note: The prizes for the national race from Montauban and the international race from Tarbes were won by the same two pigeons, viz. “Tsunami 114” (BE06-4247114) and “Tornado” (BE06-4247331).
Vriendenkring der Meetjeslandse Liefhebbers
- 1st long distance points championship
- 7th ace pigeon long distance old birds with “Vale Raket” (BE06-4247237)
- 7th ace pigeon long distance youngsters with “Vlekje” (BE09-4138576)
- 1st winner Beker van het Meetjesland (Meetjesland Cup)
Grand Slam
- 1st National Decathlon 10/10 (63.77%)
- 2nd Superprestige 6/6 (32.37%)
- 2nd National Marathon 4/4 (24.25%)
- 3rd Champions League
- 12th Steeple Cup
I.F.C. 4000
- 5th national champion with 1st and 2nd nominated
- Mecenas prize with 1st and 2nd nominated in the race from Tarbes
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National ace pigeon champion (4 national races)
- 4th ace pigeon 4/4 (23.014%) (Brive, Montauban, Tarbes and Perpignan) with “Tsunami 114” (BE06-4247114)
- 10th ace pigeon 4/4 (37.823%) (Brive, Montauban, Tarbes and Perpignan) with “Tornado” (BE06-4247331)
Vierdaagse Zwalmvallei
- 1st long distance champion
- 8th extreme long distance champion
- 10th shorter long distance champion
Championship titles in 2009 which have the same prestige as the national championships:
1st allround champion Belgische Verstandhouding 2009
1st Belgian national long distance trophy 2009 (Brugse Kampioenschappen)
1st National Decathlon 2009
1st Superprestige 2009 (Grand Slam)
1st long distance champion Meetjesland with 1st and 2nd nombinated 2009
1st long distance champion Vierdaagse Zwalmvallei 2009
1st champion national races long distance club Steenbrugge 2009
2nd National Marathon 2009
2nd champion national long distance races 2009 Internationale Fondvereniging
11th national long distance champion KBDB 2009
PRESS ARTICLES MARIJN
Laureyns Marijn, "General East-Flemish champion 2007 and Emporer of the Meetjesland"
Author: Johny Carrette / Edited by: Martin Degrave
Written on: 01/02/2008
Maldegem, Kleit a small rural hamlet in the meetjesland. The meetjesland is a region in the north west of the province East- Flanders. It adjoins in the north to the Dutch Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, in the west to the province West-Vlaanderen and in the east and south to the region Ghent. A region that contains about 40 municipalities. In this area they treat the pigeon sport seriously. Lat year we also visited Marijn Laureyns and talked about his remarkable results. In his own words, this year was a terrible year for him. He wasn't spared any setbacks and nearly every week something happened to make him want to stop. Despite everything and after adding up the points he was East Flemish provincial champion and for the 3rd time in a row he was general "Champion of the Meetjesland". Because he has won this championship for 3 times in a row, he will be crowned
"Emporer of the Meetjesland". He remains calm about everything and is not one to boast.
Setbacks and East Flemish general champion 2007
Even though he was general champion, Marijn is not satisfied with his season where he definitely wasn't spared any setbacks. The 486/05 returned wounded from his first race and couldn't race for the rest of the season.
Last year he raced from Clermont 5/ 205, Ablis 1/ 313, Bourges 6/280, La Souterainne 1/ 135 and Limoges nat. 7/ 15.507.
After the 2nd Ablis it was miss yet again because the 2 best racing pigeons both returned wounded, then a group of youngsters flew nto the high voltage wires with the result that a few died, and later the 2 best youngsters were found underneath the pylons in Sleidinge, if you also take into account the fact that a bird of prey managed to enter the aviary and wreaked havoc then you can understand that things hadn't gone well for Marijn. The provincial title was achieved through 4 classifications in the provincial championships. He was 24th in the Middle Distance old pigeons, 8th in the Long Distance championships with 5 prizes, 21st in the Middle Distance for youngsters and 14th in the sprint races for yongsters.
General champion of the Meetjesland
Marijn attaches a lot of value on this championship. This is a championship that is organised every year by "De Vriendenkring van het Meetjesland" for the fanciers from 40 municipalities. The disciplines sprint, middle distance and long distance are raced and in every discipline there is a championship with 1st + 2nd nominated pigeons, an ace pigeon old birds and an ace pigeon young birds. Whoever manages to classify best in all these disciplines is declared general champion. In 8 years, Marijn was crowned general champion 6 times. This year it is for the third time in a row that he is genral champion so that this year he can climb the podium as "Emporer". It is obvious that only an all-rounder as Marijn can win this championship because you have to be able to win prizes from 50km to 1000km.
The strains
Even though there is raced here at a very high level, it is amazing that there have been so few pedigrees and strains bought over the years. He only couples and crosses a few pigeons with his old strain that is based on pigeons from Filip De Muynck from Eeklo.
The attained pigeons are put to the test and have to be a good acquisition for the loft. This is probably why only a few pigeons manage to gain a place in the breeding loft "Laureyns". The pigeons hat have been crossed successfully are from Marnix De Decker from Assenede, Schoors-Dewaele from Adegem, Antoine Timmerman from Knesselare, Raymond Cromheecke from Maldegem and Germain Van Landschoot from Maldegem.
A few first-rate results
Here a selection of the first-rate results that we were allowed to see by the "Laureyns".
Arras 1078 youngsters: 1., 2., 5., 8., 9., 19., 20.,
(44/52)
Arras 342 youngsters: 2., 3., 5., 12., 12., 15., 16., 18., 20., 25., 26., 38., 39,
(41/54).
Arras 274 youngsters: 2., 5., 6., 15., 16., 17., 18., 19., 20.,
(36/52)
Arras 181 youngsters: 1., 6., 7., 8., 10., 11., 12.,
(20/24)
Arras 434 youngsters: 1., 10., 26., 35., 40.,
(12/19)
Arras 271 youngsters: 2., 10., 12., 17. en 19 (5/5)
Momignies 693 youngsters: 2., 9., 20., 32.,
(31/41)
Duddelange 506 youngsters: 1., 6., 11., 19., 22., 23.,
(23/33)
Clermont 715 youngsters: 11., 25., 27., 32., 69., 71., 77.,
(25/35)
Clermont 237 youngsters: 3., 7., 8., 9., 12., 14.,
(22/28)
Clermont 1532 youngsters: 7., 10.,
(11/12)
Ablis 376 youngsters: 7., 12., 21., 40., 43.,
(9/1)
Brionne 513 youngsters: 5., 6., 12., 23., 27.,
(11/12)
Argenton 348 youngsters: 1., 3. (2/3)
Arras 183 yearlings: 4., 10. en 14 (3/3)
Clermont 438 yearlings: 5., 13 en 36 (3/3)
Ablis 275 yearlings: 1. (1/2)
Chateauroux 238 yearlings: 2 (1/4)
Chateauroux 161 yearlings: 4., 15. (4/4)
Nantes 105 old: 2., 3. (2/4)
Chateauroux 66 old: 1. (1/1)
Bourges 184 old: 1. and 6 (2/2)
Marijn Laureyns achieves top positions in races from Moeskroen till Limoges
Author: Johny Carrette / Edited by: Martin Degrave
Written on: 01/10/2006
Kleit is a small village lying in the East Flemish region Meetjesland and a formerly independent municipality now being part of the city of Maldegem. A few weeks ago Kleit was all over the news when heavy downpours flooded the village. Normally the village is known as a calm and peaceful place. It only hits the headlines when pigeon racing is involved. A few top fanciers live very close to each other here and competition is cutthroat. They will do nearly everything to take the wind out of each other’s sails. We visited Marijn Laureyns who, despite being away from home for many hours because of his demanding job, wins about 20 first prizes each season and can without doubt be seen as one of the best fanciers in his region.
Pigeon racing requires organisation
As a reporter for pigeon magazines I only came across a very limited number of fanciers who were able to present to me such a series of outstanding results. First prizes are won here on a weekly basis so to speak. Marijn can prove that he achieves prize percentages of sometimes 80 per cent or even more. In spite of being so successful, Marijn keeps cool and doesn’t boast. “My wife and I make every effort to perform well, even though we don’t have that much time to spend on pigeon racing. Everything has to be well organised. Marijn leaves for work every morning around 6 am. At that moment in the summer, the pigeons are already outside training around the loft. Everything is already set for his wife to call in the pigeons and feed them a bit later. She goes to work as well and leaves home around 8 am. Many champions who are jealous of Marijn’s performances are at that time still sound asleep.
The system
Only if necessary a veterinarian is consulted. In the beginning of the week the pigeons are given tea and garlic, whereas on Thursday they are fed vitamins.
On Monday about three heads of lettuce and some carrots (to be shred) are purchased and abundantly served throughout the week. Each day all pigeons are given fresh grit. All of this should enable the pigeons to perform during the weekend. Each year the racing season starts with a team of about 20 widowers, 60 youngsters and about 4 old hens.
Strain buildup
Even though Marijn performs at a very high level it is remarkable that only so few new bloodlines were brought in over the years. Marijn only crossed a couple of pigeons with his old strain which is based on pigeons from Filip De Muynck from Eeklo. The new reinforcements are thoroughly tested and must take the loft to a higher level. That probably explains why only so few succeed in ending up in Marijn’s breeding loft. The pigeons that were successfully crossed with are those of Marnix De Decker from Assenede, Schoors-Dewaele from Adegem, Antoine Timmerman from Knesselare and Raymond Cromheecke from Maldegem.
A few results of some top racers
4088486/05 descends from the strain Schoors-Dewaele x Marnix De Decker:
Quiévrain: 11/117
Clermont: 5/205
Ablis: 41/917, 10/771, 1/313 and 29/246
Blois (provincial): 126/1,453
Bourges: 6/280
Tours: 10/249
La Souterraine: 1/135
Poitiers (provincial): 48/1,179
Limoges (national) : 7/15,507
4088500/05 stems from the Marnix De Decker bloodlines:
Arras: 56/1,822 and 11/906
Clermont: 13/226, 7/283, 8/187, 16/252 and 1/348
Ablis: 16/187, 11/246, 24/373, 8/220, 13/235, 3/94 and 18/178
4040056/06 and 057/06 are direct descendants from the 500 or the Marnix De Decker strain.
The 56/06, a cock, performed as follows:
Arras: 1/165, 3/473 and 14/349
Clermont: 9/206, 2/163 and 1/385
The best results of his nest sister 057/06:
Arras: 35/363 and 25/474
Clermont: 24/339, 30/309, 9/302, 19/308 and 4/205
4040079/06 has the bloodlines of Marnix De Decker as well. This pigeon won 16 prizes of which 8 per 10, i.e. in the first 10 % of all birds. Some of these prizes were Blois (club) 2/343, Blois (provincial) 20/2525, Ablis 7/133 and 7/243, Lisieux (club) 3/710, Lisieux (provincial) 24/6552, Tours (club) 24/332, 1/77 and 2/142 and Tours (provincial) 17/2088.
4040097/06 descends from Marnix De Decker’s strain. It obtained 18 prizes of which 8 per 10. The most important prizes were Ablis 1/413, 9/159 and 2/133, Blois 27/343, Lisieux (club) 24/710 and (provincial) 210/6552, Tours (club) 4/332, 10/153 and 8/177 and (provincial) 169/2088.
The 2006 results
Old birds:
Quiévrain 177p: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15 (17/21)
Quiévrain 164p: 2, 5, 6, 8 (13/19)
Arras 85p: 2, 4, 7 (3/5)
Bouillon 220p: 1, 4, 17, 26 (5/5)
Yearlings:
Quiévrain 117p: 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 17, 19 (13/17)
Bouillon 100p: 1, 7, 10 (4/4)
Clermont 207p: 1, 19, 24, 27, 30 (9/10)
Ablis 246p: 2, 6, 8, 11, 16, 29 (8/9)
Ablis 220p: 1, 7, 8, 21, 22 (6/8)
Blois 146p: 1, 13, 14, 38 (4/4)
Poitiers 102p: 7, 19, 23, 25 (4/5)
Limoges (provincial) 3,619p: 2, 109 and 114 (3/3)
Limoges (national) 15,507p: 7, 542 and 588 (3/3)
Youngsters:
Arras 165p: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 16, 22 (14/33)
Arras 474p: 1, 3, 11, 12, 21, 25, 32 (23/38)
Arras 334p: 1, 3, (3/4)
Arras 349p: 2, 3, 4, 10, 14, 15, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26 (19/19)
Clermont 205p: 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 24 (11/12)
Clermont 302p: 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 21, 31 (12/12)
Clermont 206p: 5, 9, 15 (6/6)
Clermont 403p: 1, 6, 7, 18, 19, 33, 36 (18/20)
Clermont 309p: 1, 3, 23, 24, 27, 30 (16/24)
Ablis 133p 2, 7, 11, 17 (8/8)
Lisieux 6,552p: 24, 145, 210, 530, 580 (7/8)
Tours 142p: 2, 3, 4, 19 (6/7)
Tours 177p: 1, 8, 18 (3/4)
Poitiers 111p: 7, 21 (2/2)
Argenton 162p: 8, 11 (3/5)
Nantes 141p: 8, 9 (2/2) (they were sitting on the loft’s roof and couldn’t enter because I expected them later)