Robert Van Eycken

Erps-Kwerps
2 x Emperor Brabantse Unie 6 x General Champion Brabantse Unie
Superior dominant at times outstanding!
This is how we can perfectly describe the pigeon game that the Robert Van Eycken colony has showcased over the last few years. The region around Erps-Kwerps in the province Brabant will therefore soon never be what it used to be indeed, the chance that anyone will equal, let alone improve on the performances in the long distance and grand distance of figurehead and pigeon celebrity Robert Van Eycken is exceptionally small. Robert has had a blitz career coloured with a very long series of triumphs, 3 national and 1 international victory and a trophy cabinet in need of expansion due to overflowing! Later it will be over and out everything will be sold due to health problems there is no other solution.

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From chicory merchant to super chasmpion with the pigeons Erps-Kwerps is situated in the middle of what they describe in the history books as the Chicory region. Robert Van Eycken (born in 1926) worked all his life as a vegetable merchant (chicory and cabbages) and fruit. Every other day he travelled to Paris with his lorry, in between loading and unloading, it was at times hard labour Robert ultimately suffered from a bad back which meant that he could no longer clean the lofts himself for this he could rely on the help of Freddy Uyterhoeven but feeding, bringing his pigeons to their peak, letting them explode at the right time Robert Van Eycken understood the art better than anybody, the nicest proof of the unmistakable super champion hidden inside him. In his busy work period (1962-88) he was forced to leave the pigeon sport for what it was but, with his retirement in sight, Robert made a new start in the pigeon sport in 1988. And they will have felt it there in Brabant and the surroundings in no time the Robert Van Eycken colony grew to become a real topper in its sort, to one of the better colonies of the province, even our country. First in the middle distance with pigeons from Alberic de Veseleer from Tollembeek, Jos Deno from Leefdaal and 4 youngsters from Deceuninck-Vanhoucke with which he was king of the small middle distance in Woluwe in 1995, and also King of the extreme middle distance. They were also the years in which the first national victory was booked (from Bourges in 1995), and he was allowed to climb the national podium as 5th National Champion Yearlings KBDB in 1998! The Alex, the Bijou, the Blitz (line 2nd Nat Limoges by Filip & Norbert Norman) were the toppers out the first years! When he later aimed his sights more at the long distance pigeons came from National Champion Long Distance KBDB 2004, and personal friend of Robert, namely the late Gaston Devooght from De Haan the lines of the Wouter (1st Nat Dax 2.088 p., 21st Nat Limoges 7.776 p.), Vechter, Aldo (1st Nat Pau 2.144 p.), the Boerinneke they formed the solid foundations on which the current long distance successes by Robert Van Eycken are still based, with which he has achieved national victories and top classifications the Devooght pigeons still form for 75% the backbone of the colony. Later the famous De Rauw-Sablon pigeons also joined them (in 2003 Robert bought a.o. the top couple Herve x Marthe which a.o. are grandparents of the 1st Nat Limoges 06 by De Graeve-Van Geert, and great grandparents of Andy: 4th Nat Ace bird KBDB 11), the line Perpignan King from Kurvers-De Weerd but also the bloodlines Wynands & Son, Van Ophuyzen-Marell and Cor de Heijde were successful in crossing. Noble long distance blood with which Robert has achieved the highest triumphs up to national level! The Belgian flag has already been waving about three times in Erps Kwerps with (inter)national victories from: 1st National Bourges 1995 1st National Marseille 2002 (and 4th International) 1st International Marseille 2003 This in addition to a wondrous chain of top performances seasoned with a recital of victories up to provincial level! You will learn all about it in this little epic. Even a cowardly theft didnt break him They were striking performances, which also the immoral men had noticed. Because in September 2004 Robert was visited by burglars, who sole more or less the entire breeding team as a result of which Robert was forced to place a few strong racers from his racing team into the breeding loft early, to take care of the further expansion of the colony together with his Boris (winner 1st Intnat Marseille 20.721 p. 2003, and which luckily escaped the notice of the thieves). From this moment on, Robert only concentrated on the national long

distance calendar. With this, the Van Eycken-colony was possibly temporarily beheaded, but soon bit back hard and mercilessly, and how? It was the Boris who became the new stock father of the loft, and left his mark more and more on the Van Eycken colony the results dont lie! In both 2005 and 2006 Robert was proclaimed General Champion in the Brabant Union, in 2007 he was 1st Champion Long Distance Yearlings, 2nd Champion Long Distance O.b., and he won the Ace bird Rhone Valley by CFW. In 2009 superstar Contador showed his true colours was 1st Nat Ace bird Long distance Entente Belge, 2nd Nat Ace bird Long distance KBDB and was proclaimed Best Long distance pigeon of Belgium over 4 national races! It didnt finish there because in 2011 it was the turn of that other racing wonder from Erps-Kwerps to display his top class, the Andy which at the end of it all was flagged 4th National Ace bird Long distance KBDB and Best Long distance pigeon of Belgium over 4 national races! In a timespan of hardly 3 years (2009-2011) owning no less than the Best Long distance racer of Belgium over 4 national races twice it is not only unique in the Belgian pigeon sport history it testifies to the very GREAT CLASS radiating from the modern Robert Van Eycken pigeon! Simply WORLD TOP in the long distance and grand distance let there be no doubt about it! A CHANCE NOT TO BE MISSED On 12 February the final curtain will fall for the Robert Van Eycken colony simply because there is no other choice, a forced departure due to there being no other way out because body and health cant or wont anymore the verdict of the doctors treating him is irreversible. Nevertheless the Robert Van Eycken colony were far from finished, quite the opposite they were rather at their best, at the climax of their fame. Proven by current toppers as Contador (1st Nat Ace bird Long distance Entente Belge 2009, 2nd Nat Ace bird Long distance KBDB 2009, and Best Long distance pigeon of Belgium over 4 national races in 2009), the Andy (4th Nat Ace bird Long distance KBDB 2011, and Best Long distance pigeon of Belgium over 4 national races in 2011), the Jupiter, Diamant, Schalie, Di Stefano (9th Nat Ace bird CFW Route du Rhone), the nest brothers Hincapie I and Huberto, with their brother Hincapie II, in addition to the Young Crack, a Branco and so many more. All clappers who have set the tone and allowed Robert Van Eycken to play a leading role in the national long distance and international grand distance happenings! Pigeon which often cut deep into the greatest opposition up to (inter)national level with their surplus of power, cleverness, stamina pigeons with an inexhaustible mordant, a character of iron and steel, not afraid of hard work pigeons which carry on to the very end! They have made Robert Van Eycken what he is today a WORLD TOPPER of format! A colony at the peak of their capabilities has to be passed over thats why the departure is so tough! Robert and his Maria they are people with hearts of gold people who Brabant can be proud of for centuries!

The 'breeding jewel' of Erps Kwerps : not only did he open the door to the Hall of Fame with 1st International MARSEILLE, 20.721 pigeons in 2003, he was the 'beating heart' of the loft as 'Golden Stock Bear' : his excellence in the Robert Van Eycken colony

Boris BE00-2144226
Direct descendants of this breeding phenomenon promptly manifested themselves as national toppers, they won a.o. Best pigeon of Belgium (2009) over 4 National Long distance races 1st Nat Ace bird Long distance Entente Belge 2009 2nd Nat Ace bird Long distance KBDB 2009
3rd N.Zone Souillac 5th N.Zone Montauban 7th N.Zone Brive 8th N.Zone Cahors 15th N.Zone Tulle 18th N.Zone Tulle 23rd Prov Argenton 23rd N.Zone Limoges 23rd N.Zone Montauban 26th N.Zone Libourne 26th S-Nat Limoges 31st Intnat St.Vincent 49th Nat Bordeaux 57th N.Zone Tulle 63rd Prov Vierzon 70th N.Zone Souillac 78th N.Zone Limoges 79th N.Zone Limoges 82nd S-Nat Bordeaux 83rd N.Zone Souillac 85th N.Zone Tulle 86th Prov Montluon 96th N.Zone Cahors 2.601 p. 09 2.069 p. 09 4.800 p. 09 2.578 p. 11 2.014 p. 10 1.593 p. 11 1.854 p. 07 4.331 p. 09 1.878 p. 10 2.948 p. 09 2.375 p. 10 7.515 p. 07 4.866 p. 11 1.689 p. 09 951 p. 08 2.296 p. 10 2.941 p. 09 5.984 p. 11 1.268 p. 09 1.841 p. 11 2.047 p. 10 2.044 p. 08 2.738 p. 10 - 6th Nat 7.597 p. - 22nd Nat 7.203 p. - 40th Nat 8.405 p. - 98th Nat 6.695 p. - 49th Nat 5.124 p. - 92nd Nat 11.869 p.
Father of the following topers on this auction: Jupiter 010/07 Diamant 709/08 Branco 710/08 Botania 909/08 Bobby 610/10 Jonge Boris 010/11 Dochter Boris 109/06 Suzy 009/11 Genopte Boris 709/10 Blauwe Boris 110/11 Genopte Boris 137/11 Grandfather of a.o.: Contador 589/06 Grandfather of a.o.: Schalie 008/07

- 65th I.Nat 10.622 p.

Boris (00-2144226) is father of the following toppers on this auction :

Botania 08-2211909

Suzy 11-2022009

They knocked on the gates to 'international fame : 2 super talented sons of 'stock bear' Boris
Jupiter BE07-2141010

Branco 08-2211710

Bobby 10-2070610

Genopte Boris 10-2070709

49th Nat Bordeaux 4.866 p. 11 65th Internat Bordeaux 10.622 p. 11 23rd Nat Zone Montauban 1.878 p. 10 153rd Nat Montauban 6.654 p. 10 78th Nat Zone Limoges 2J 2.941 p. 09 469th Nat Limoges 11.869 p. 09 788th Nat Souillac 7.597 p. 09 79th Nat Zone Limoges 5.984 p. 11 637th Nat Limoges 19.373 p. 11 83rd Nat Zone Souillac 1.841 p. 11 263rd Nat Souillac 5.667 p. 11 85th Nat Zone Tulle 2.047 p. 10 387th Nat Tulle 6.695 p. 10 26th Pithiviers 1.068 p. 09 98th Angerville 2.983 p. 10 Son Boris x Tonia (a granddaughter to Aldo: 1st Nat Pau 2.144 p. Devooght)

Jonge Boris 11-2022010

Blauwe Boris 11-2022110

Diamant BE08-2211709
15th Nat Zone Tulle 98th Nat Tulle 26th Nat Zone Libourne 125th Nat Libourne 26th S-Nat Limoges 113th Nat Zone Limoges 510th Nat Limoges 112th Nat Zone Cahors 472nd Nat Cahors 231st Nat Zone Brive 744th Nat Brive 82nd S-Nat Bordeaux 215th Nat Bordeaux 782nd Internat Bordeaux 961st Nat Narbonne

Dochter Boris 06-2173109

Genopte Boris 11-2022137

2.047 p. 10 6.695 p. 10 2.948 p. 09 8.723 p. 09 2.375 p. 10 3.764 p. 10 10.448 p. 10 2.578 p. 11 8.405 p. 11 2.938 p. 11 10.089 p. 11 1.268 p. 09 3.098 p. 09 9.316 p. 09 6.428 p. 11

Two of the very best sUper CrACks of Belgium in the National Long Distance
Contador BE06-2173589
3rd Nat Zone Souillac 2.601 p. 09 6th Nat Souillac 7.597 p. 09 7th Nat Zone Brive 4.800 p. 09 169th Nat Brive 17.456 p. 09 5th Nat Zone Montauban 2.069 p. 09 22nd Nat Montauban 7.203 p. 09 23rd Prov Argenton 1.854 p. 07 23rd Nat Zone Limoges 4.331 p. 09 92nd Nat Limoges 11.869 p. 09 31st Internat St Vincent 7.515 p. 07 121st Nat Zone Brive 4.189 p. 08 196th Nat Zone Montauban 1.520 p. 08 1st Phitiviers 257 p. 09 1st Brive 587 p. 09 1st Montauban 227 p. 09 1st Argenton 263 p. 07 1st St Vincent 88 p. 07 13th Blois 401 p. 07 21st Toury 1.038 p. 08 27th Toury 1.057 p. 08 Best Pigeon of Belgium in 2009 over 4 National Long Distance Races 1st Nat Ace Bird Long Distance Entente Belge 2009 2nd Nat Ace Bird Long Distance KBDB 2009 Best pigeon of Belgium in 2011 over 4 National Long distance races 2nd Prov Ace bird Long distance KBDB 2011 4th Nat. Ace bird Long distance KBDB 2011 1st Prov Marseille 394 p. 09 9th Nat Marseille 3.586 p. 09 37th Internat Marseille 11.833 p. 09 7th Nat Zone Limoges 5.984 p. 11 95th Nat Limoges 19.373 p. 11 17th Nat Zone Souillac 1.841 p. 11 60th Nat Souillac 5.667 p. 11 22nd Nat Zone Montauban 2.641 p. 11 217th Nat Montauban 9.091 p. 11 32nd Nat Zone Tulle 1.593 p. 11 76th Nat Tulle 5.124 p. 11 14th Nat Zone Montelimar 2.317 p. 09 47th Nat Montelimar 8.232 p. 09 66th Nat Zone Brive 4.411 p. 10 353rd Nat Brive 16.815 p. 10 124th Nat Zone Tulle 2.047 p. 10 518th Nat Tulle 6.695 p. 10 147th Nat Bordeaux 3.197 p. 08 462nd Internat Bordeaux 9.027 p. 08 174th Nat Zone Montauban 1.878 p. 10

The Best of Belgium

Andy BE07-2141440

Inbred to stock bear Boris 226/00: 1st International Marseille 20.721 p. 03 From Son x Granddaughter of Boris!

Andy and Contador: 2nd and 4th National Acepigeon Long Distance KBDB

50% De Rauw-Sablon, from the golden stock lines: Smallen, Limoges and Dream-couple Albert x Paola. Never missed his prize in 15 different National Long distance races (+ 600 km)

Generations in a row, always new Crack pigeons More excellent cracks from the golden Boris-line !
1st reg & 2nd Prov Tours - 1.640 p. 112th Nat Barcelona - 12.275 p. 04 153rd Interprov Bordeaux - 2.634 p. 153rd Euregio St.Vincent - 1.881 p. 461st Internat Perpignan - 16.800 p. 03

Hasi BE00-2144435

Coupled with Marietje (daughter Rambo Barcelona - van Ophuyzen-Marell), he is father of :

Hincapie I BE09- 2155111
1st Bordeaux 113 p. 10 6th Nat Bordeaux 2.309 p. 10 8th Internat Bordeaux 6.690 p. 10 45th Nat Zone Montauban 2.641 p. 11 387th Nat Montauaban 9.091 p. 11 7th Libourne 250 p. 10 860th Nat Libourne 6.767 p. 10 45th Prov Limoges 1.625 p. 11 124th Nat Zone Limoges 5.984 p. 11 890th Nat Limoges 19.373 p. 11 166th Nat Zone Tulle 1.593 p. 11 529th Nat Tulle 5.124 p. 11

Huberto BE09-2155112
12th Interprov Jarnac 31st S-Nat Jarnac 20th Prov Limoges 44th Nat Zone Limoges 375th Nat Limoges 32nd Nat Zone Cahors 190th Nat Cahors 397th Nat Narbonne 741st Intnat Narbonne

2.014 p. 10 3.714 p. 10 1.625 p. 11 5.984 p. 11 19.373 p. 11 2.578 p. 11 8.405 p. 11 6.428 p. 11 12.605 p. 11

Son of Brother Boris: brother 1st International Marseille 03 Grandson of Wouter (Devooght) : 1st Nat Dax 2.088 p., 21st Nat Limoges 7.776 p. But moreover a breeding pigeon worth 'gold'

Hincapie II BE09-2155211

2nd Libourne 56th S-Nat Libourne 461st Nat Libourne 117th Nat Zone Tulle 382nd Nat Tulle 141st Nat Zone Montauban 811th Nat Montauban

250 p. 10 1.815 p. 10 6.767 p. 10 1.593 p. 11 5.124 p. 11 2.641 p. 11 9.091 p. 11

The 'muscleman' in the 3 tough races of the 'Rhone-valley' So young and already a super talent an explosion of 'power' and 'dass' !
DI STEFANO BE09-2155115
9th Nat. Ace bird CFW Route du Rhone 2011
178th Nat Marseille 3.179 p. 11 568th Intnat Marseille 10.654 p. 11 76th Nat Zone Orange 1.441 p. 11 258th Nat Orange 4.865 p. 11 142nd Nat Zone Montelimar 4.052 p. 11 308th Nat Montelimar 8.040 p. 11 10th Montlucon 231 p. 10 39th Libourne 250 p. 10

A 'National Topper' from the wide breeding pond of 'Boris' A pure 'winner' !
SCHALIE BE07-2141008
1st Cahors 8th Nat Zone Cahors 40th Nat Cahors 270 p. 11 2.578 p. 11 8.405 p. 11 1st Tulle 183 p. 09 57th Nat Zone Tulle 1.689 p. 09 288th Nat Tulle 5.676 p. 09 63rd Prov Vierzon 951 p. 08 70th Nat Zone Souillac 2.296 p. 10 603rd Nat Souillac 7.045 p. 10 86th Prov Montlucon 2.044 p. 08 96th Nat Zone Cahors 2.738 p. 10 420th Nat Cahors 8.654 p. 10 162nd Interprov Jarnac 2.262 p. 09 324th S-Nat Vierzon 5.076 p. 08 10th Toury 522 p. 08 304th S-Nat Chateauroux 4.362 p. 08 980th Nat Bourges 22.476 p. 10

50% Kurvers-de Weerd, from the golden lines: Perpignan King and Lion King 50% the late Gaston Devooght from Monica

Halfbrother of Contador

Young super vital and as strong as iron : the prototype of the modern long distance pigeon
JONGE CRACK BE08-2211722
15th Soissons 1.933 p. 09 23rd Nat Zone Libourne 2.948 p. 09 113th Nat Libourne 8.723 p. 09 38th S-Nat Bordeaux 1.268 p. 09 108th Nat Bordeaux 3.098 p. 09 392nd Intnat Bordeaux 9.316 p. 09 178th Nat Barcelona 12.170 p. 11 445th Intnat Barcelona 26.066 p. 11 69th Nat Zone Montauban 1.878 p. 10 403rd Nat Montauban 6.654 p. 10 337th Nat Perpignan 6.257 p. 10 494th Intnat Perpignan 15.756 p. 10

A pigeon career seasoned with national and international top successes !

1st National Bourges 1995 1st National Marseille 4.183 p. in 2002 (and 4th International 19.290 p.) 1st International Marseille 20.786 p. in 2003 1st National Ace bird Long distance Belgische Verstandhouding-Entente Belge 2009 1st National Zone B Brive 5.635 p. 2005 1st National Zone B Argenton 2003 1st Champion Long distance Brabant Union 2007 1st Champion Long distance Brabant Union 1998 1st Champion Brabant Union O.b. 2001 1st Ace bird Rhne Valley C.F.W. 2007 Best pigeon of Belgium in 2009 over 4 National Long distance races Best pigeon of Belgium in 2011 over 4 National Long distance races 1st General Champion Long distance Brabant Union 2006 1st General Champion Long distance Brabant Union 2005 King Brabant Union 2005 (as King 2003-2004-2005) 1st Interprovincial Chateauroux 1996 1st Provincial Souillac O.b. 2002 1st Provincial Souillac O.b. 2000 1st Provincial Bordeaux 2006 1st Provincial Brive 2005 1st Provincial Tours 2003 1st Provincial Bordeaux O.b. 2003 1st Provincial Bordeaux Yl 2003 1st Provincial Souillac Derby 2002 1st Provincial Blois 2001 1st Provincial Bourges 1998 1st Provincial Perigueux 1997 1st-2nd-4th Prov Perigueux 1996 1st Provincial Bourges 1995 1st Provincial Limoges 1994 2nd National Ace bird Long distance KBDB 2009 2nd National Limoges Derby 1994 2nd General Champion Belgische Duivensport 1998 2nd Provincial Ace bird Long distance KBDB 2011 2nd Champion Long distance O.b. Brabant Union 2007 4th National Ace bird Long distance KBDB 2011 5th National Champion KBDB Yl 1998

Grandson of breeding wonder Wouter Boy 225/00 (nestbrother Boris) Robert Van Eycken Grandson of breeder Blauwe Vanoppen 833/88 H. & R. Wijnands

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Robert Van Eycken

Erps-Kwerps
Mister Marseille
In total 130 pearls for the tough work
Total auction This auction will take place via the internet and can be followed on www.pipa.be Start 30 January 2012 Ends 12 February 2012

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The treasure chamber of Erps Kwerps opens its doors for the last time!
Never before has there been so much breeding and racing talent directly originating from one of the leading and most laureate long distance colonies of our land, in one and the same auction!
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