International Barcelona falls prey to the combination Boogaard - van Buuren (Amsterdam, NL)

Alongside rivers, over lakes and behind hills, villages and towns Barcelona 2011 finally ended up in a one-two between two fantastic metropolises. "Evelyn" flew from the capital of Catalonia to Amsterdam, the capital of the lowlands, and was the fastest pigeon from an entire European convoy. Marco van Buuren and Piet van de Boogaard are the fortunate fanciers who flagged their 'Evelyn' at 04h59.

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The combination Boogaard & van Buuren is not unknown in the classic of the long distance races. They had the best Barcelona-pigeon international 2008-2009 with their "Katsu" and now the first international with their Ëvelyn".

‘Evelyn’, NL 07-1625890:
1st International Barcelona 2011 against 26044 pigeons
1st National Barcelona 2011 against 7046 pigeons
729th National Barcelona 2010 against 7016 pigeons
637th National Tarbes ZLU 2009 against 3601 pigeons
716th National Bordeaux 2008

Our Pigeons

Even though it does not sound logical to house your pigeons in a busy citypart of Amsterdam, It's in the benefit of the pigeon to be in this kind of environment because it gives the pigeon that extra awareness of it's surroundings, and be on the look out for not only men, but also other animals, and like is the case for any city dweller, "The big city" can be crule.

• Feeding
• Handling
• Training

Who does not know the ancient song about the pigeons on the Dam in Amsterdam, who come and eat breadcrumbs out of your hand? Nice for the tourists, but the pigeons from the combination Boogaard/ van Buuren are another matter. The homeport of Amsterdam is the only thing that these pigeons have in common. It is like comparing apples to pears and it makes no sense to make no distinction between the two. Marco and Piet are fanciers who treat the pigeon sport seriously. In the end all the races are dedicated to that one race which is raced once a year. Races with afternoon liberation serve as training for Barcelona.

Our Training

With their "Katsu" the gentlemen have previously shown what they are capable of. Now, with the performance from their "Evelyn", they have put Amsterdam fully on the map where the pigeon sport is concerned. The lofts are above their catering establishment. Their accommodation consists of three small lofts. They even speak of 'the big loft' , but this is no more than 2 metres by 3 metres. The loft has 24 boxes and houses 40 to 50 racing pigeons. In addition there is a small loft of 2,5 metres by 2 metres containing 40 youngsters and some yearlings.

The eight breeding couples are housed in a loft measuring one and a half metres by a metre. They dont just breed with these eight couples, but also with the racers. The pigeons they own come from various lines. In the first place out their own Katsu-line! This pigeon comes out the Champ, a cock which won a prize from Barcelona in 1996, 1998 and again in 1999. At the time Piet still raced in the combination Jonkmans/Boogaard. In addition, Marco and Piet also have direct pigeons from Gebr. Hagens. There are also lines from a.o. the Gebr. Bruggeman in their loft. It comes down to them relying on a high quality for the racing pigeons Read more