Dominate the Races with the Ultimate System
Pigeon racing is elite sport of the highest level, and if there is one man who knows what it means to perform weekly in the Champions League of the skies, it is the grandmaster from Born: Huub Hermans. Following a truly legendary dream season where he was crowned the absolute first General Champion of Afdeling Limburg , the Hermans Express continues to steam ahead with blistering speed this season. But the true mark of a champion is not just recognized by golden trophies and absolute domination. You recognize a real grandmaster by his backbone and the indestructible consistency of his colony when a weekend does not automatically go his way.
Past weekend, the tough national classic from Issoudun was on the agenda. It became a race that will go down in the books as a textbook example of a fair, beautiful battle with equal opportunities for everyone. No excuses, no lucky searchers, but pure character pigeons at the front.
The Weather Report: A Beautiful and Fair Sky Battle
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the pigeons were released in French Issoudun at exactly 07:30 AM. The conditions were simply picture-perfect. With a lightly clouded sky (three-eighths cloud cover), a mild and very steady wind at force 3, and a pleasant temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, a beautiful flight path lay ready in the skies.
This type of weather flawlessly filters out the absolute top quality. There was no question of extreme tailwinds or helping storms, meaning the pigeons had to think for themselves, steer, and fight for every single meter across the entire flight line of over 531 kilometers. A fair test of strength where the true athletes could display their orientation and determination.
The Results under the Microscope: Raw Numbers and Pure Statistical Dominance
Let us be honest with the touch of bravoure we are used to: it was not the most spectacular weekend in terms of absolute first prizes for the loft in Born. But anyone who dives deeper into the statistics immediately sees the frightening class of the Huub Hermans Pigeons. Huub consciously brought a select, compact team this time and basketed a total of only 16 pigeons for this demanding task.
What his warriors subsequently showcased at both the provincial and national levels is a demonstration of pure regularity and a rock-solid prize percentage.
Provincial Level (Afdeling 4)
Against 1,283 pigeons in competition within the strong Afdeling 4, Huub managed to put a wonderful series on paper. His pigeons arrived home like a tight chain, one after the other:
70, 128, 161, 170, 182, 287, 347, and 386 provincial.
Securing no fewer than 8 hard prizes out of the 16 entered birds, this results in a rock-solid provincial prize percentage of exactly 50%. Half of the squad effortlessly flew themselves into the charts.
National Level
When we raise the bar a significant step higher and look at the total national battlefield, the performances of this compact racing team stand out even more. Against a massive field of no less than 21,046 pigeons in competition within the Compuclub results, the Huub Hermans Pigeons clocked the following absolute top positions:
406, 936, 1251, 1326, 1418, 2806, 3708, 4203, 6325, and 6756 national.
That means Huub placed no less than 10 of his 16 pigeons in the official national results! This brings the national prize percentage to a stunning 62.5%. Even on a less fortunate weekend, this strain proves that across the board, they belong to the absolute top of the Netherlands. The absolute eye-catcher of the day was the hen with ring number 5-2092433V, who covered the 531 kilometers with a speed of 1,173 meters per minute, leading the pack back to Born.
The System Behind the Indestructible Strain
These kinds of stable prize percentages are never the result of a lucky roll of the dice or a coincidence. The foundation of the success is anchored in a decades-long forged system and an unyielding philosophy. The base consists of approximately 85% pure, indestructible Van Loon pigeons via Thei Bours, a strain renowned for their iron will, speed, and fabulous intelligence.
Huub maintains an elite sports mentality in Born that leaves no room for doubt. The system is built around a tight daily rhythm, perfectly controlled loft environments, and premium sports nutrition from Patagoon. But the absolute biggest secret behind the constant stream of ace pigeons is the severe selection. At the end of the road, roughly two-thirds of the population must leave every year. Only the racers that consistently storm the absolute front of the charts and prove week after week that they can compete with the very best earn their place in the breeding loft.
Worldwide References: The Hermans Dynasty
The unprecedented breeding power of the Huub Hermans Pigeons proves itself weekly across the entire globe. These pigeons do not just win at their home turf in the Kempstraat, but they declass the competition in every imaginable climate and under any desired racing system. Whether it concerns grueling One Loft Races like the Victoria Falls World Challenge, the extreme finale of the Lang Lang Buana race in Indonesia over 1,145 kilometers, or national ace pigeons in Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Slovakia: everywhere you look, the bloodlines of the legendary Teletext breeders and the Blue Magic line appear at the absolute top. It has become a global quality brand that stands as a synonym for pure performance.
Head Up and Forward with Full Confidence!
Of course, a winner like Huub Hermans always dreams of the highest step of the podium. But pigeon racing is a fair mirror: you simply cannot claim the first prize every single week. This weekend was a magnificent confirmation of the deep quality and the broad regularity of the loft. The birds are in blakende health, the system stands like a house, and the focus is already directly set on the next flight.
With the fantastic form the colony has displayed all season long, it is an absolute certainty that the champagne bubbles will be flowing again very soon in Born. The Hermans Express thunders on unabated toward the next glorious horizon!
Jan de Wijs
The Pigeon Boss
