With extremely high prize percentages and weekly top results with a handful of pigeons, Willem Deprez and Bart Bataille clearly know what they are doing. An eye for quality and extremely strict selection brought these gentlemen to the top of West Flanders. The contribution of the Van Limbergen pigeons also caused a shockwave of top results in the short term. The combination of Gert Van Limbergen's rock-solid breeding loft and Willem Deprez's racing system has repeatedly sidelined the competition. Because Deprez-Bataille will mainly be racing with young birds and a few hens, the cocks will be auctioned via Pitts, with this year's zonal winner from Argenton as the showpiece. Clearly a golden opportunity for lovers of superlatives!
Deprez & Van Limbergen
TOPAANBIEDING “Argento” 1. Nat Z A2 Argenton
Original Gert Van Limbergen/Raced by Deprez-Bataille
Flew: 2nd / 587 Club, 2nd / 1740 Provincial, 1st / 1487 National Za2, 330th / 11600 National Argenton
Father: “Den Balkon” (Gert Van Limbergen)
Full brother of “Adriaan” 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2019
Son of “Den Ouden Baeck” (Baeck John & Jan) x “989/12” (Bernaert Rik)
Top breeding hen from the line of the “Tsar” (Gaby Vandenabeele)
Mother: “476/21 inbred Rambo” (Gert Van Limbergen)
Daughter of “Brother Rambo”
From the line of “Rudy” & “Bliksem” (Gaby Vandenabeele) via Raets Brothers & Kenny.
“Rambo” is the father of “Miss Perfect” 3rd Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Allround 2021, 6th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2020 … x Own sister “VDAB 804”
Full sister of “Piraat”
Mother of “Top Gun” 3rd Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Allround …
11. Nat ZA2 winnaar & Klz 1. Nat Z Montluçon
Original Gert Van Limbergen/Raced by Deprez-Bataille
Flew: 10th / 587 Club, 13th / 1740 Provincial, 11th / 1487 ZA2, 732nd / 11600 National Argenton
Father: “Sunrise Knight 607” (Alwin Petrie)
Half-brother of the 24th National Ace Pigeon Long Distance 2020
Son of “Son First Knight,” father of “Rosalyn” 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon Sprint 2022 x “Sunrise Fantasy,” mother of 1st Ace Pigeon Sprint Club 2024
Mother: “284/22” (Joint breeding Van Limbergen/Deprez-Bataille)
Daughter of “De Montluçon” (Collet-Dubois) 1st / 3434 National Zone Montluçon x “Top Flying & Breeding Hen ‘Elza’” (Deprez-Bataille) – herself winner of 5 x 1st Prize.
Mother of “Nina,” winner of 5 x 1st Prize.
Also mother of “Noémie” 1st Ace Pigeon Club Sprint Young 2023, 7th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Sprint Young 2023, 15th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Sprint 2024 – achieved with 3 x 1st & 10 x 2nd Prize, including 2 x 2nd Provincial!!!!!
16. Prov & 18. Nat ZA2 Argenton Winnaar
Original Gert Van Limbergen/Raced by Deprez-Bataille
Flew: 15th / 587 Club, 16th / 1740 Provincial, 18th / 1487 ZA2, 894th / 11600 National Argenton …
Father: “716/22” (Joint breeding Van Limbergen/Deprez-Bataille)
Son of “Brother Adriaan,” full brother of “Adriaan” 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2019 x “Lenne” (Verheye Rino)
Half-sister of 1st Ace Pigeon KBDB 2016 & mother of 1st / 347, 1st / 508 Arras …
Mother: Top breeding hen “540/20” (Gert Van Limbergen)
Daughter of “Playboy” (De Saer A & R), son of “New Jens” 1st National Limoges x “Chateauroux Duifje” (Machielsen Piet) 5th National Chateauroux & 3rd Ace Pigeon Club.
62.Nat ZA2 Bourges winnaar
Flew: 30th / 477 Club, 62nd / 1470 National ZA2, 63rd Provincial Bourges, 7th / 144 Clermont, 134th / 2117 Federation, 37th / 629 Club, 91st / 2778 Provincial Chateauroux …
Father: “Jackpot Chloe 605” (Alwin Petrie)
Half-brother of 1st / 3417 NPO Chateaudun, 1st / 284 Club, 6th / 17360 Provincial Chalons, 1st / 275 Club, 7th / 2438 Federation Tienen
Son of “Lambrecht 801,” Vale Jackpot line (Stefaan Lambrechts) x “126/12,” mother of “Chloe” 1st / 3417 NPO, 4th / 8815 National SIII Chateaudun …
Daughter of “Super 78” (B Camphuis) x “Bertie’s Favorite”
Mother: “Ella” (Joint breeding Van Limbergen/Deprez-Bataille)
Daughter of “De Montluçon” (Collet-Dubois) 1st / 3434 National Zone Montluçon x “Top Flying & Breeding Hen ‘Elza’” (Deprez-Bataille) – herself winner of 5 x 1st Prize.
Mother of “Nina,” winner of 5 x 1st Prize.
Also mother of “Noémie” 1st Ace Pigeon Club Sprint Young 2023, 7th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Sprint Young 2023, 15th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Sprint 2024 – achieved with 3 x 1st & 10 x 2nd, including 2 x 2nd Provincial!!!!!
69. Nat ZA2 Winnaar
Original Gert Van Limbergen/Raced by Deprez-Bataille
Flew: 33rd / 477 Club, 69th / 1470 National ZA2, 40th / 1729 Provincial Bourges …
Father: “Inbred Baeck 591”
Son of “Den Ouden Baeck” (Baeck John & Jan), father of “Adriaan” 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2019 x “460/22,” daughter of “Adriaan” 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2019
Mother: “441/22”
Daughter of “Vechter 519,” half-brother of “Frulleke” 4th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2020, half-brother of foundation breeders “Rambo,” father of “Miss Perfect” 3rd Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Allround 2021 & “Piraat”
Mother of “Top Gun” 3rd Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Allround … x “900/17” Black-Grey (Hok De Roo)
Kleinzoon “Adriaan” 9. Prov As KBDB KHF 2019
Original Gert Van Limbergen/Raced by Deprez-Bataille
Flew: 9th / 144 Club, 136th / 2117 Federation Clermont, 93rd / 493 Club, 1214th / 12455 Provincial, 71st / 629 Club, 193rd / 2778 Provincial Chateauroux, 83rd / 696 Club, 362nd / 3672 Provincial Montoire …
Father: “Jackpot Chloe 606” (Alwin Petrie)
Half-brother of 1st / 3417 NPO Chateaudun, 1st / 284 Club, 6th / 17360 Provincial Chalons, 1st / 275 Club, 7th / 2438 Federation Tienen
Son of “Lambrecht 801,” Vale Jackpot line (Stefaan Lambrechts) x “126/12,” mother of “Chloe” 1st / 3417 NPO, 4th / 8815 National SIII Chateaudun …
Daughter of “Super 78” (B Camphuis) x “Bertie’s Favorite”
Mother: “755/21”
Daughter of “Adriaan,” 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2019, son of “Den Ouden Baeck” (Baeck John & Jan) x “989/12” (Bernaert Rik), top breeding hen from the line of the “Tsar” (Gaby Vandenabeele) x “Helena” 1st / 323 Club, 3rd / 907 FCD, 3rd / 3902 National Zone, 20th / 2689 Provincial, 119th / 13569 National Limoges winner …
Nestbroer 8. Nat ZA2 Bourges ’25
Nestmate: “303/25” 6th / 1068 Club, 8th / 3544 National ZA2, 10th / 4098 Provincial, 1576th / 13393 National Bourges
Brother: “784/22” 5th Ace Pigeon Long Distance Young NKV Kortrijk 2022
Flew: 64th / 477 Club, 149th / 1729 Provincial, 153rd / 1470 National ZA2 Bourges …
Father: “Jules” (Gert Van Limbergen)
Son of “Grijzen Bomus”
Son of top breeding hen “T’ Grijzeke” (De Meerleer Brothers), grandmother of “Tiny Dancer” 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2023 & “Elena” 3 x 1st winner x “Nestzus Schonen,” daughter of “Den Ouden Bleken” 17 x 1st winner x “T’ Blauwke” (Gert De Swaef)
Mother: “Joke”
Daughter of “Sniper” (from the old Vanrobaeys x Debal line) x “460/16”
Full sister of top flying & breeding hen “Elza” (Deprez-Bataille), herself winner of 5 x 1st
Mother of “Nina,” winner of 5 x 1st Prize
Also mother of “Noémie” 1st Ace Pigeon Club Sprint Young 2023, 7th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Sprint Young 2023, 15th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Sprint 2024 – achieved with 3 x 1st & 10 x 2nd, including 2 x 2nd Provincial!!!!!
Zoon “Tiny Dancer” 9. Prov Asduif KBDB KHF 2023
Father: “Mustang”
Full brother of top flying & breeding hen “Elza” (Deprez-Bataille), herself winner of 5 x 1st
Mother of “Nina,” winner of 5 x 1st
Also mother of “Noémie” 1st Ace Pigeon Club Sprint Young 2023, 7th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Sprint Young 2023, 15th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Sprint 2024 – achieved with 3 x 1st & 10 x 2nd, including 2 x 2nd Provincial!!!!!
Mother: “Tiny Dancer”
1st Ace Pigeon Short Distance Young Club 2023, 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance W-VL 2023, 40th National Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2023
Daughter of “De Sterke Grijzen” (Gert Van Limbergen), grandson of “Den Ouden Bleken” 17 x 1st winner x top breeding hen “T’ Grijzeke” (De Meerleer Brothers) x super breeding hen “Elise” (Erik Vandekerckhove)
Parents of “Tiny Dancer,” 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2023, “Elena,” winner of 3 x 1st Clermont, & mother of “Flower,” 4 x 1st & 31st / 20397 National Bourges …
Kleinzoon “De Mooie” 1. Prov & 12. Nat As KBDB GHF ’20 …
Original Gert Van Limbergen/Raced by Deprez-Bataille
Flew: 53rd / 587 Club, 107th / 1740 Provincial, 121st / 1487 National ZA2, 2400th / 11600 National Argenton …
Father: “249/21”
Son of “De Mooie” (Rykx Kristin & Rob) 1st Provincial & 12th National Ace Pigeon KBDB Long Distance 2020, 6th Provincial & 23rd National Ace Pigeon KBDB Long Distance 2019 x “282/19” (Comb R & L Traas)
Half-sister of “739/15” 1st Ace Pigeon Allround ZLD 2018, 1st Ace Pigeon Day Distance, 9th Olympiad Pigeon Medium Distance 2019 & half-sister of “Patricia” 1st Ace Pigeon Medium Distance Young
Mother: “Golden Knight 611” (Alwin Petrie)
Half-sister of 29th Dutch Ace Pigeon Heavy Distance PIPA Ranking 2021.1
Daughter of “Son First Knight,” father of 9th / 8903 NPO Mor.Court, 10th / 6652 Semi-Provincial Etroeungt, 11th / 1202 Semi-Provincial Quievrain … x “Daughter Golden Pair” (Schutte & Zn), mother of “Trendy Ten,” 29th Dutch Ace Pigeon Heavy Distance PIPA Ranking 2021
Kleinzoon “Den Ouden Baeck”
Original Gert Van Limbergen/Raced by Deprez-Bataille
Father: “Den 953/21”
Son of “Den Ouden Baeck” (Baeck John & Jan), father of “Adriaan” 9th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB Short Distance 2019 – achieved with 2 x 1st, 4 x 2nd, 5 x 3rd Prize x “985/19” (Jalet Yannick)
Mother: “346/20” (Gert Van Limbergen)
Daughter of “060/19” (Gevaert-Lannoo), inbred 2 x “Chateauke,” 2 x “Bliksem CEO”
Daughter of “Flandrien” 3 x 1st, 1st Provincial & 2nd National Zone Gueret x “Francine” (De Wolf Dorinda)
Full sister of “401” 1st Club, 3rd / 4235 Provincial, 15th / 5314 National Zone, 30th / 19592 National Argenton