Vrancken – Berden, Kuringen shines with super stars “Rico” – “White Man” – “Mormelke Marie” - …

In the Limburg village Kuringen you can find the house of Eric Vrancken and his family. The past years the tandem Vrancken – Berden has been one of the highlights in the bigger competition of Middle Limburg. It started with the 3rd Olympiad bird youngsters in 2017, 2 years later super star ‘Wout’ was born who became 2nd Olympiad bird youngsters in Poznan 2019. That same year “White Man” won his 2nd Ace pigeon title in the sprint. In 2018 he became 12th Nat Ace bird Sprint Yearlings KBDB and in 2019 3rd National Ace Pigeon Sprint Olds and on top of that 1st World Ace Pigeon FCI Sprint Belgium. A superstar of stature that was then referred to the breeding loft. The year later in 2021 it is completely hit with “Olympic Rico” who won several ace pigeon titles from Kuringen.In detail this means that ‘Rico’ in his super season won the 1st National Ace bird Short Distance KBDB 2020, then he also became 1st National Olympiad bird Olympic Hope Cat. F KBDB 2020 and World’s best Ace bird FCI Short Distance (old – year birds and youngsters all together). This last title isn’t only for Belgium but over all the countries that compete in this competition. Now in 2022 he was also honored for his new Olympiad title of 1st OLYMPIAD PIGEON CAT.F ROMANIA 2022.
This is how he is doing even better than his father who won this title for Belgium as well in 2019.
And now the circle is round as with 3,2,1, on the Olympiad competition during the past 3 years, but personally I think that the motivation from Eric and the super classful pigeons that are present are able to do so much more. 

The story doesn't end here, because in 2020 he won the 1st Provincial Ace bird middle distance KBDB with "Mormelke Marie" and this became 4th National Ace bird middle distance KBDB. She is pure inbred to superstar “White Man”. In 2021 it will be the turn of “Super Marie” who will become 15th National Ace pigeon sprint youngsters with only a few pigeons to race. For 2022 there are more pigeons ready to fly and Eric's motivation is back again.

Results of the championships KBDB 2017-2021

1st Olympiad bird Cat. F Romania 2022 with "Olympic Rico"
1st World’s best Ace bird FCI Short Distance ( old – year birds and youngsters together) 2020 with "Olympic Rico"
1st World’s best Ace bird FCI Short Distance Belgium with “White Man”
1st Nat Olympiad bird Olympic Hope Cat. F KBDB 2020 with "Olympic Rico"
1st Nat Ace bird short distance youngsters KBDB 2020 with "Olympic Rico"
1st Prov Ace bird middle distance youngsters KBDB 2020 with "Mormelke Marie"
2nd Olympiad bird youngsters 2019 Poznan with "Wout" 
2nd Prov Ace bird short distance old KBDB 2019 with "White Man"
3rd Olympiad bird youngsters 2017 Brussel with "Olympiadeke" 
3rd Nat Ace bird short distance old KBDB 2019 with "White Man"
4th Nat Ace bird middle distance youngsters KBDB 2020 with "Mormelke Marie" 
12th Nat Ace bird short distance year birds KBDB 2018 with "White Man"
15th Nat Ace bird short distance youngsters KBDB 2012 with "Super Marie"

The beginning

Erik and his brother Willy learned all about pigeons from father Albert and now we’re talking about the eighties where they raced from the parental house. Afterwards, Erik started with his wife Marleen in 1989 on the current location where they still race their pigeons from. At the beginning it were especially pigeons from his father and brother and Jos Claeskens. Later he went to other Limburg top lofts for reinforcement like for example from the late Pros Roosen. Erik got the ‘Soontjes’ strain from this last one which he still doesn’t regret as he had a lot of successes with them already. The last 2 buys take care of the big success they are experiencing right now. The first one is from the colony of Antoon Neven from Lummen who raced really well and where Eric bought the father to ‘Wout’ and afterwards the mother to ‘Rico’ on an online auction from Antoon. The other colony is Rene Vervoort from Hulshout where he got ‘White Man’, a direct Vervoort pigeon that won himself twice a national ace bird title and also ‘Molleke Marie’ who became 4th National Ace bird Middle Distance KBDB 2020 and is also a direct Vervoort pigeon. Or how an unknown colony takes care of fantastic results and where the cooperation between these last 2 colonies is very nice. 

Olympic Rico

When we held ‘Rico’ in our hands for the first time we knew it directly, a classful pigeon with huge muscles and a wonderful wing combined with very tight ventbones. Curious what children out of him will do on the Herbots racing loft as ‘Rico’ went as an investment to the breeding loft of the Herbots company to become a new top breeder over here. When you read underneath which is the ‘worst’ result of him we are still speaking of the 8th price against 5,000 pigeons ! 

BE 20-5031856 “Olympic Rico”
1st Olympiad bird Cat. F Romania 2022
1 World’s best Ace bird FCI Short Distance ( old – year birds and youngsters together ) 2020 
1 Nat Olympiad bird Olympic Hope Cat.F KBDB 2020 
1 Nat Ace bird short distance youngsters KBDB 2020

1             Laon                      2,924b
1             Laon                         274b
2             Laon                      4,451b
3             Chimay                3,654b
3             Chimay                   239b
8             Dizy                       4,982b
12           Vervins                5,077b

Father BE 17-6214606 White Man – Rene Vervoort
Raced at Vrancken Berden
Super racer – 3 Nat Ace bird short distance KBDB 2019 – 12 Nat Ace bird short distance KBDB 2018 and
1st World’s best Ace bird FCI Short distance Belgium
Won ao. 2 Soisssons 4,153b ( 1-893b ) – 2 Chimay 1,791b ( 1-431b ) – 3 Dizy 2,682b ( 1-689b ) – 5 Chimay 1,319b ( 4-397b ) – 5 Chimay 1,557b ( 5-335b ) – 6 Soissons 2,229b – 6 Laon 1,488b – 9 Chimay 1,509b – 13 Laon 1,687b – 14 Chimay 2,629b – 19 Dizy 4,234b 

Gr.F. BE 14-6140411 Goede Witte - Rene Vervoort
                Won 6 Noyon 2,214b – 9 Souppes 1,460b
                Son to “BE 412-12” Last son base breeding couple x “BE 10-310” Van Opstal x Oosterwijck
Gr.M. BE 14-6095700 Rene Vervoort x Guldentops Wittocks

Mother BE 18-5040905 New Niki – Neven Antoon
Won 1st Ace bird middle distance 2018 – won ao: 3 Soissons 783b – 4 Soissons 1,917b – 6 Momignies 833b
Sister “468/16” Niki 1 Prov Chevrainvilliers 3,370b
Sister “017/17” Gilberta 5 Prov Gien 3,049b 
Sister “474/16” Evenepoel 1 Laon 1,370b – 2 Soissons 1,109b – 3 Momignies 1,214b – 4 Laon 3,322b – 6 Sezanne 1,179b – 7 Sourdun 1,447b – 7 Momignies 1,144b 

Gr.F. BE 12-5007019 Terpstra – Neven Antoon
                Won 1 Nanteuil 668b - 1 Marne 407b – 1 Vervins 367b – 1 Vervins 360b – 1 Reims 211b 
                Son to “BE 07-041” 3 x 1st x “BE 02-194” 2 x 1st 
Gr.M. BE 13-5000209 Lore – Neven Antoon
                Won 1-2-2-3-…
                Daughter to “BE 05-367” Boonen 3 x 1st x “BE 05-181” Mother Lore

In the current internet sales of this top colony you can find 2 brothers and 1 daughter of “Olympic Rico”

BE 21-5043381 “White Rico 381” and BE 21-5043397 “White Rico 397” are the 2 brothers

Movie BE 21-5043381 "White Rico 381"

Movie BE 21-5043397 "White Rico 397"

BE 21-2130969 “Grizzle Rica” is a beautiful daughter of “Rico” x “Yelina” 1st Nat Ace bird Sprint old KBDB 2018.

Super star on the middle distance in 2020 was BE 20-6023328 “Mormelke Marie”
1 Prov Ace bird middle distance youngsters KBDB 2020
4 Nat Ace bird middle distance youngsters KBDB 2020

24           Prov      Sens                      6,047b ( 2-300b )
31           Prov      Melun                  8,101b  ( 1-405b )
33           Prov      Fay Aux Loges   6,470b  
48                           Sezanne              3,589b

Father BE 15-6292350 Rene Vervoort - Brother to father “White Man” 
Rene Vervoort x Vanopstal Van Oosterwijck

Mother BE 16-6052300 Sister White Man
mother is a sister to “White Man” 
Gr.F. BE 14-6140411 Goede Witte - Rene Vervoort
                Won 6 Noyon 2,214b – 9 Souppes 1,460b
                Son to “BE 412-12” Last son base breeding couple “BE 10-310” Van Opstal x Oosterwijck
Gr.M. BE 14-6095700 Rene Vervoort x Guldentops Wittocks

In this auction you can also find 2 beautiful children of "Mormelke Marie
"BE 21-5043388 “White Mormel” and BE 21-5043389 “Mormelke 389”

 

Movie "BE 21-5043389" Mormelke 389

Movie "BE 21-5043388" White Mormel 388

Especially for this auction, some proven top racers will also be auctioned

BE 20-5031842 “Den Hoppel”
A late 4th round cock who won 2 x 1st prize in 2020 and showed his talent.In the hand a classy bird ( rating 96% ) and grandson of “Olympic Wout”.

BE 21-5043306 “Blue 06”
This was the class pigeon of 2021 for the cocks and won 2 x 1st.
He is also related to super cracks “Olympic Rico” and “White Man”A few more toppers we introduce to you

BE 21-5043342 “Mario 342”
Full brother of “Super Marie” 15th Nat Ace bird sprint youngsters KBDB 2021

BE 21-5043392 “Inbred Rico 392”
Inbred to superstar “Olympic Rico”

 

BE 21-5043393 “Rico 393”
Inbred to super cracks “Olympic Rico” and “White Man”

BE 21-5043339 “Wouterina”
Inbred to Olympiad pigeon “Wout”

Eric, a big congratulation with these amazing results from the entire HERBOTS TEAM.