Their three provincial first prizes were among their most noteworthy results this season:
20/05/17 Vierzon Prov. 2,363 olds: 1st-2nd-6th-77th-140th-176th-442nd-461st-747th (9/12)
20/05/17 Vierzon I.prov. 8,177 olds: 1st-2nd-7th-157th-290th-376th-1063rd-1116th-1934th (9/12)
27/05/17 Bourges Prov. 3,538 YLs: 1st-11th-34th-35th-57th-66th-161st-191st-231st-232nd (15/31)
07/09/17 Chateauroux prov. 2,553 p.: 1st with a 2 minute lead; as well as 7th Nat. 12,149 p.
For team Van der Auwera only the best is good enough to breed youngsters with. This clearly shows in the pedigrees of their best racing birds, which are all closely related to the renowned bloodlines of Gladiator (Geerinckx), Kaasboer (Goovaerts/Van de Wouwer), and Antonio (De Saer). These bloodlines are almost destined to lead to great results!
The number one stock breeder in this team is Super 481, winner of 5 first prizes. His descendants, which include national winners and national ace pigeons, have already won more than 100 first prizes. We take a look at some of the best results of the Super 481 descendants over the past two years; these top prizes were won in the lofts of Peter Van de Merwe, Peter Potten, Bernard van Oerle, Jacob Poortvliet, Henk Hoekstra, Sapin, and of course in Van der Auwera’s own loft as well: