Ulrich Franzsander presents a Tom van Gaver collection that defines modern elite pigeon racing

There are moments in pigeon sport when everything aligns. Vision, bloodlines, timing, and courage. This auction is one of those moments. Look beyond the noise of the week and you won’t see an average offering here, you’ll see a clear statement. This is how a loft with ambition is built. This is forward thinking at its finest.

Ulrich Franzsander from Germany belongs to a generation of fanciers who refuse to follow routines blindly. He invests where proof already exists, at the very top of the sport. That compass has pointed in the same direction for years, and inevitably it leads to one name respected worldwide: Tom van Gaver.

Why Tom van Gaver sets the benchmark

Tom van Gaver’s pigeons don’t compete to participate, they compete to dominate. Season 2025 underlined that reality once again with 1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th and 9th National Allround Ace Pigeon KBDB rankings. That isn’t a coincidence; it’s a pattern. And at the core of that pattern stands one extraordinary bloodline.

The Finn line.

Finn, the foundation that changed everything

Finn is not a marketing story and not a name inflated beyond its merits. His own record already spoke volumes.

1st Provincial Tulle against 1,591 pigeons with a seventeen-minute lead.
7th Provincial Vierzon against 7,057 pigeons.
12th National Zone La Souterraine against 2,545 pigeons.

But the real story begins with his descendants. Children and grandchildren who made winning look routine. Think of 1st National Ace Pigeon Great Middle Distance KBDB 2020, 1st National Ace Pigeon FCI World Best Pigeons 2022, and 1st Final OLR Victoria Falls 2022. Add consistent top rankings across OLR finals and KBDB championships, capped by three times 1st Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB, and the picture is complete.

This is not luck. This is hereditary dominance.

Tetske and New Tetske, proof of depth

As if Finn alone wasn’t enough, there is Tetske, a hen that combined sheer speed with power and mentality. Her performances read like archive material.

1st Fastest National Brive against 7,994 pigeons.
1st Provincial Orléans against 6,154 pigeons.
1st Fastest Provincial Blois against 6,046 pigeons.

Equally important is what she passed on. She became mother and grandmother of elite performers, including 1st Final and 2nd Ace Pigeon Europa Masters OLR 2021, 1st Semi-Provincial Heusden against 6,844 pigeons, and 1st Fastest Argenton against 2,966 pigeons.

Her sister New Tetske crowned this family with the title 1st National Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB, confirming the extraordinary depth and reliability of this bloodline.

Ulrich Franzsander’s choice explained

Within this context, Franzsander’s strategy becomes crystal clear. He doesn’t build on promises; he builds on evidence. His strong bond with Tom van Gaver is rooted in results, not words. This auction is the tangible outcome of that philosophy. No fillers, no leftovers, no compromise. Every pigeon offered carries the Van Gaver elite lines at its core.

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