Buy these two… pair them right away… and start building your trophy cabinet.
I scroll auction sites every single day, not for myself but for my followers and clients, to detect those rare white crows — pigeons that can shift a loft from “participating” to “hurting the competition.” Recently I came across a situation that fits that profile perfectly, and it involves Kwintenberg duiven.
After moving in 2022, Jan & Jorn Kwintenberg made a clear strategic switch to Marathon/ZLU racing. That means part of their mid-distance and one-day long distance base — including youngsters from their very best — is now being sold. Not because these Kwintenberg duiven underperformed, but because they no longer fit the new direction. These are exactly the type of auctions where smart buyers strike.
Two pigeons stand out as textbook examples of added value
KOOP 1 — NL21-1601626 “SUPER 626” (blue cock — proven on the front)
1st NPO North Issoudun Afd. 9
2nd NPO Afd. 9 (60 km overflight)
Father of ROXY (3× 1st at Jelle Jellema) plus multiple 1st prize winners and top racers on several lofts Same bloodline again in the lead on National Issoudun 2025.
KOOP 2 — NL22-8124218 “CILLIE” (vet-blue hen — proven breeder, Derksen v.d. Keuken)
Mother of lot 11 and 17. Mother of 5× 1st prize winners including ROXY 3× 1st with Jellema
Granddaughter of Olympic Maxwell and linked to Madison 2.0 — NPO winners and Ace pigeons in one pedigree. A hen that is not a promise but a producer
This is what I should do
If I would be active on one-day long distance (450–700 km), this is the kind of pair I would buy and put together immediately. A proven NPO performer crossed with a proven producer from Olympic blood — this is not potential, this is pre-loaded advantage.
General conclusion on this Kwintenberg duiven sale
This is not a reduction of leftovers. This is a change of discipline and a release of pigeons that already earned their stripes on the midfond/dagfond level. When top material leaves a loft not because it failed but because the owners turned to ZLU, that is when opportunities are real.
Jan & Jorn are selling 17 pigeons in total on Duiven.net and the auction ends on November 9 at 21:00 CET. Besides the two stand-out pigeons discussed above, the sale includes a small but very select group of youngsters from the lines of Gerrit Stegeman, Jan Keen, Jan Morsink (Pieter Veenstra line), Comb. Derksen–v.d. Keuken, and Dierickx-Visschers. Also included are the last raced and unraced one-day long distance breeders plus a number of proven 1st prize winners. This kind of offer only appears when a top loft changes direction — not when leftovers are being cleared out — and the clock is now literally running down to the closing moment.
White crows do not wave flags. You either recognise them, or you let someone else beat you with them next season.
Jan de Wijs
The Pigeon Boss