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Jo & Florian Hendriks (Nijswiller) to Interprovincial win with 7 minutes lead | Pigeon Paradisehttp://www.pipa.be/en/newsandarticles/reports/jo-florian-hendriks-nijswiller-interprovincial-minutes-leadPage 1 of 46/28/2010About PiPa Contact Testimonials Help English A A AWorld's largest meeting place for pigeon fanciersSearchLog inRegisterHome News & Articles Racing Season Pigeons for Sale Trips and Visits Clubs Forum Links ExtraNewsReportsAlphabeticallyChronologicallyVideosPigeon & Loft14 days withAsk the vetJewels of the SkyMARCEL SANGERSMaximal QualityHome › News & Articles › Reports › Jo & Florian Hendriks (Nijswiller) to Interprovincial win with 7 minutes leadJo & Florian Hendriks (Nijswiller) to Interprovincial win with 7 minutes leadTo strike in the weekend of truth … with a burning sun and slown-down winds blowing directly on the beak … such a quality is onlyreserved for the very best of classy top racers … and it leads to attractive scenario’s, with leading role for the NL09-1556432 of Joand Florian Hendriksnot only winner of 1. NPO La Souterraine inLimburg against 1,775 birds … but also toppingthe Interprovincial result with 8,625 birdscompeting … and a 7 minutes lead to the runner-up! An exceptional performance!“He is a very well built cock,” Florian Hendriksproudly describes the dark yearling 432. “Inhandling an active bloke, hard to control andalways paying attention to everything thathappens. His breeding box is at the bottom andhe really controls the pitch. A bossy lad … butthat role was given to him just some weeks ago,when the 746, winner 3. Nat. Chateauroux2009, returned from Sens with a muscular injuryand moved to the breeding loft. Surely his newstatus motivated the 432 in winning 1. NPO.”Pay attentionThe glorious Interprovincial La Souterraine winner showed he was a talent to pay attention to as youngster already … From the 9prize cards he grabbed as youngster, 4 were in the top 10 Fed …. 2. Sens against 543 pigeons, also 65. provincial 4.411 birds … 4.Reims against 643 birds … 4. Sezanne against 636 birds, also 77. provincial 5,972 birds …. 10. Sezanne against 270 birds, also 116.provincial 4,478 birds. Before the golden hit on La Souterraine, in 2010 ‘De 432’ already won 4 average prize cards before hislong distance adventure started … after 154. provincial Argenton against 4,125 birds and 211. provincial Bourges against 1,017birds, on La Souterraine no pigeon in whole Limburg and Eastern-Brabant was able to face his great perseverance … the 1.Interprovincial win against 8,625 birds as consequence.Some of the best 500-700 km pigeons of the Benelux passed on their genes to the winning 432. Like his father, in 2008 a gift ofBas Verkerk … in person … and Bas gave something special. He is a direct son to ‘Bulldozer’, the very famous racing andbreeding giant, a/o crowned as 3. Dutch pigeon in Western European Nations Cup 2006. He already bred top racers ‘Icarus’ (3.NPO Argenton) and ‘Stallion’ (2. NPO Chateauroux). ‘Bulldozer’ was than paired to ‘Alissa’, mother to ‘Stallion’ and grandmother

Jo & Florian Hendriks (Nijswiller) to Interprovincial win with 7 minutes lead | Pigeon Paradisehttp://www.pipa.be/en/newsandarticles/reports/jo-florian-hendriks-nijswiller-interprovincial-minutes-leadPage 2 of 46/28/2010to ‘Olympic Stradivarius’. Mother to 432 already bred 2 pigeons winning 2. prize in Fed. for Jo and Forian … She is ‘BlauwWittikse Gaby’, direct Gaby Vandenabeele bred from a full brother to ‘Bliksem’ x ‘Inge’ (Koen Minderhoud).Great rewardFor the father-son partnership, 2010 can be characterized as ‘gettingbetter by the week’. The cold spring resulted in a ‘slow start’, but in themeanwhile father and son are at top speed. With already 3x 1. prize, onCharleville, Reims and Sens … that Sens was a real success, against 522birds in Fed. the men won 1., 2., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8. (17 entered and 14prize cards). On Bourges 12 prize cards from 15 entered were won; onArgenton it was 11 from 14 with 10. NPO. Florian: “Prize percentage isvery good, only the absolute top positions we missed … the hot weatherof the last weeks however brought top forme; they also trainedsensational the recently!”Starting the season with 25 cockbirds on traditional widowhood system,14 were entered for La Souterraine this weekend. Fourteen candidates towin, all descending from the fabulous breeding loft of Hendriks, with thefamous 273 (7. NPO, 8. NPO & 12. NPO, via uncle Thijs Vluggen) asfounding father … this 273 bred a/o breeding pearl ‘Popey’. Furthermorethe colony consists for 75% of Gaby Vandenabeele pigeons, according to the men excellent from 100 up to 800 km. Additionalsome pigeons through Flor Engels from Putte came, but also via Rudi Diels (from ‘Goudhaantje’ and from parents‘Goudhaantje’), Gerard Koopman (children ‘Deng Lin’s Favorite’, ‘Mighty Man’, ‘Doran’, ‘Gerards Favorite’, ‘Jonge Sprint’) andvia Erik Berckmoes a super breeder from ‘Olympiade Sprint’ came, called ‘Witpen Sprint’ and already father to the golden twin07-131, 07-132 (with supreme prize lists) and 07-124 (1. prov. acebird one day long distance 2008).Top class for sure in the lofts in Nijswiller … that was the most important factor to compete for the top prizes this 26th ofJune … Next to 1. NPO the men also grabbed 11. NPO (Koopman x Engels) and 13. NPO (Verkerk x dochter ‘Popeye’) … ansublime performance, for a sublime partnership.

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