After health issues and various hospitalizations a few years ago, Wim Breemen is back—actually never really gone! 2024 became a fantastic season, in which he knocked on the door nationally and internationally. That Wim is a man of few frills, we’ve known for longer than today: "good pigeons and keeping them as close to nature as possible" is his motto.
All-round Pigeons
Over the years, Wim has chased the very best quality and found it in various lofts in the Netherlands, but also beyond. "Not all investments were, of course, a bingo," he says. "Big names are often attractive for commercial sales, but for me, it is always the pigeon that counts: you can't make a racehorse out of a donkey! In any case, we have to breed a lot to have a good one, not to mention a crack..."
That the large investments have indeed paid off is beyond question. Thus, Wim tries to breed mainly all-round pigeons: "That's my challenge, because that is the future of the pigeon sport. Long-distance pigeons are getting faster by interbreeding with sprinters, without having to compromise on endurance." The results on the preparation flights, where his long-distance pigeons regularly post good results between 80 and 550 km, prove that Wim is already well on his way with this, even before the real work actually begins.
Some Top Performers 2024
- "Black Zorro" 2023-9494791
- 1st provincial yearlings heavy Cahors 845km morning release (only 3 pigeons made it through on the first day)
- 2nd provincial Cahors 845km morning release.
- 1st n.i.c. Local Cahors
- 1st 1000km Friends
- 1st ozl Limburg
- 1st Fondclub Juliana
- "Rocco" 2022-8631308
Agen zlu 860km
- 8th Fondclub Juliana
- 29th 1000km Friends
- 66th NPO provincial 1065 a.d.
- 138th Nat. Agen 5266 a.d.
Narbonne 890km
- 1st 1000km Friends
- 1st n.i.c. Local Agen
- 1st ozl Limburg 300 a.d.
- 1st Fondclub Juliana
- 4th NPO provincial 875 a.d.
- 6th Euregio 1563 a.d.
- 72nd Nat. Zlu 4672 a.d.
- 151st Int. Narbonne 12453 a.d.
- "The November Young" 2023-239456013
Issoudun 525km
- Club 1st
- Sch.V. 2nd 102 a.d.
- Ozl Limburg 19th 538 a.d.
- Department 4 NPO 59th 1576p.
- "Little One" 2023-901
Bordeaux 840km
- 4th Club 129 a.d.
- 13th ozl Limburg 824 a.d.
- 55th NPO Department 2465 a.d.
- Bressols 850km
- 19th Club
- 68th ozl 338 a.d.
- 84th NPO yearlings
- 262nd NPO Department 4 1080 a.d.
- "Black James" 23-907 --> 100 percent prize above 800km!
- "Gray Pierre" 23-465 --> 5th Department yearlings, 28th NPO Department 4 Bressols 1080 a.d.
- "Black Pierre" (father Rocco) 21-954 --> consistent value zlu and provincial 44th NPO Department Bergerac, 61st Narbonne Department 4.
Some Results
Cahors provincial 2, 28, 202, 262, 326. 8 in total 1080 a.d.
Ozl Limburg 1, 7, 68, 81, 95. 8 in total 338 a.d.
Yearlings provincial 1, 7, 84, 105, 133. 8 in total 480 a.d.
1000km Friends 1, 6, 34, 41, 50. 8 in total.
Bergerac 785km
Provincial 46, 155, 718. 2235 A.d.
Fondclub Juliana 3, 8,
Ozl Limburg 11, 43, 155. 529 a.d.
Bordeaux 825km
Provincial 55, 147, 187, 508. 2465 a.d.
Fondclub Juliana 4, 9, 12, 29, 129 a.d.
Ozl Limburg 13, 41, 59, 152. 824 a.d.
One-day flights 500-600km achieved 50% prize ozl Limburg/provincial
Young pigeons flights 100-300 km achieved 40% prize ozl Limburg/provincial.
Marche young 84km 51 in total/27 prizes 2634 a.d.
Charleville young 154km 49 in total/26 prizes 2605 a.d.
Brielle young department 4 26 in total/12 prizes 5270 a.d.
Highlights 2024
- 2 x 1st n.i.c. Local above 800km
- 2 x 1st o.Z. Limburg above 800km
- 2 x 1st 1000km Friends
- 1st provincial winner yearlings
- 3rd Ace pigeon ZLU flights Agen-Narbonne n.i.c.
- 10th Ace pigeon all ZLU flights n.i.c.
- 8th, 10th, 14th Ace pigeon ozl Limburg
- 12th loft champion ozl Limburg
- 16th, 17th Ace pigeon Department 4
- 10x 1st prize club