Frans & Dirk Maris (Itegem) win 1st Prov. Bergerac Antwerp and continue their top racing season

Itegem - On the national flight from Bergerac, Frans & Dirk Maris again made themselves heard. After previously winning the first provincial prize on the flight from Tulle with "Tully", this time they again won the first provincial prize with the same pigeon on Bergerac.

Tully

BE23-6020319, "Tully" named after her earlier provincial win this year at Tulle, has confirmed again. This time she won the first provincial prize on the national flight from Bergerac against 355 yearlings. Nationally, "Tully" took the 22nd prize against 3,180 yearlings. "Tully" is thus on a fine run this year with the following wins:
5th Nat. Tulle against 5,751b
22nd Nat. Bergerac against 3,180b
50th Nat. Souillac against 4,073b
143rd Nat. La Souterraine against 7,368b
748th Nat. Bourges against 18,785b

As mentioned earlier in our article on Frans' and Dirk's victory at Tulle, "Tully" has her qualities from no strangers. She descends from a top breeding pair who are also the parents of "Claudia". 
"Claudia" achieved the following victories on her record:
8th Olympiad pigeon Cat. D Maastricht 2024
15th National Bourges against 18,707 pigeons
54th National Issoudun against 12,349 pigeons
71st National Châteauroux against 5,720 pigeons
85th National Bourges against 20. 796 pigeons
97th National Argenton against 18,763 pigeons
105th National La Souterraine against 6,761 pigeons
Click here for a comprehensive overview on Frans' & Dirks provincial victory at Tulle and more results from "Claudia"

A Top Season

Frans & Dirk are having a true top season in 2024 with both their youngsters, yearlings and old birds.

Young Birds 
Quievrain 286 pigeons (102km)
1-7-8-10-19-21-22-31-40-43-57-59-75-76-77-78-79-96 (18/50)
Quievrain 1,888 pigeons (102km) 
- Commemorative Price Camp Van Dijck Dirk 
1-6-20-68-72-73-80-109-117-213-230-232-234-236-247-250-251-264-266-267-269. .... (29/40)
Noyon 1,599 pigeons (206 km)
1-31-33-63-239-284-391-393-461-454 (10/18)
Noyon 1,410 pigeons (206 km)
2-8-61-100-130-171-296..... (19/41)
Noyon 1.194 pigeons (206km)
4-22-26-79-108-139-150-195-272-276-347-361 (12/43)
Melun 685 pigeons (306km)
2-3-12-24-35-42-48-86-113-173 (10/26)
Melun 1.353 pigeons (306km)
21-87-127-135-185-218-228-271-288-291 (10/22)
Sermaises 859 pigeons (360km)
2-20-99-115-118-124-136-154-155-254 (10/20)
Fay-Aux-Loges Prov. 4,208 pigeons (400km)
13,33,254,431,475,518,666,987,1117,1196,1356,(11/14)
Fay-Aux-Loges 1,373 pigeons (400km)
6-19-118-188-205-220-274-374-426-448 (10/14)

Yearlings
Sancoins Nat. 12,958 pigeons (490km) 
81-86-637 (3/3)
Tulle Nat. 5,751 pigeons (652km)
 5-33-998 (3/13)
Tulle Nat.Z 1,146 pigeons (652km) 
1-5-140-208-225 (5/13)
Tulle Prov. 652 pigeons (652km) 
1-2-101-154-165 (5/13)
Limoges Nat. 6,838 pigeons (669km)
43-338-444-588-1374-1613-1708 (7/10)
Limoges Nat.Z 1,450 pigeons (669km) 
10-69-88-110-251-304-324-332-358 (9/10)
Limoges Prov. 975 pigeons (669km) 
8-61-77-90-182-226-245-253-271 (9/10)
Souillac Nat. 4,073 pigeons (730km)
37-50-170 (3/10)
Souillac Nat.Z 863 pigeons (730km)
9-13-33 (3/10)
Souillac Prov. 441 pigeons (730km)
10-14-41 (3/10)
Bergerac Nat. 3 180 pigeons (765km)
22-156-552 (3/4)
Bergerac Nat. Z 638 pigeons (765km)
1-5-49 (3/4)
Bergerac Prov. 355 pigeons (765km)
1-4-20 (3/4)
Bourges Nat.Z 2,272 pigeons (499km)
4-19-37-67-119-165-166-183-191-291-296-309-438-529-532 (15/24)
La Souterraine Nat. 7,368 pigeons (588km)
140-144-162.... (4/4)
La Souterraine Nat.Z 783 pigeons (588km)
35-36-40-169 (4/4)
Sermaises 1,484 pigeons (358km) 
38-49-55-60-84-94-118-207-222-249-384 (11/28)

Old Birds
Noyon 645 pigeons (206 km)
12-16-38-48-61-88-92-101-103-119-122-145-146-171-195-202 (16/31)
Noyon 1,444 pigeons (206 km)
1-3-42-49-69-70-76-114-178-184-227-228-251-254-306-373-375-418-472 (19/36)
Noyon 838 pigeons (206 km)
2-5-34-41-59-95-111-113-114-161-164-224-272 (13/30)
Limoges Nat.Z 1,863 pigeons (670 km)
85 (1/1)

Conclusion

The entire Herbots team again congratulates Frans and Dirk on yet another provincial victory. Their approach and dedication this season have resulted in impressive performances, not only at provincial but also at national level. The exceptional results of both "Tully" and the other pigeons in their collection confirm the quality of their breeding programme and the diligence of their training. We look forward to what the rest of the season has in store for this successful duo. With their current form and the excellent performance of their pigeons, Frans and Dirk Maris can undoubtedly look forward to more victories.  

Maarten Herbots