{"id":31,"date":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/about\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T23:09:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T22:09:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1053ca7a\" data-id=\"1053ca7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d99e122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d99e122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40177ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40177ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48096891\" data-id=\"48096891\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e0fdc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e0fdc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc1748\" data-id=\"5cc1748\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032e383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"032e383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5e6f01\" data-id=\"d5e6f01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc98464 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc98464\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-749b3a6\" data-id=\"749b3a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cc1de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53cc1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>December, 2022<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">William Blaak (1996) started racing pigeons as a young fancier in 2014, racing under the name W. Blaak. The special thing about this situation was that William did not inherit the pigeon sport from home. The pigeon bug was apparently passed on by grandpa Blaak, since he and his father and brother have practiced the pigeon sport fanatically for years, first in Rotterdam and later in Ridderkerk and Oud Beijerland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the death of (o)pa Blaak, Harry also became intensively involved in the pigeon sport. However, they continued to play under the name W. Blaak, as a tribute to (grand)pa Blaak who played under this name in Rotterdam for years. We play a program in which we try to focus more and more on the one day long distance in recent years. The basis of our pigeons mainly consisted of the type of the Rotterdam combination Romein-Klein, these pigeons are extremely suitable for the sprint and middle distance distances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years, investments have mainly been made in long distance pigeons, including Henk Marsman (Zwartsluis), Henri and Mark van de Berg ( IJsselmuiden), Theo Pander (Joure), the combination Geerlings van Duin ( Noordwijkerhout), Team van Oss (Velddriel) and finally also 7 direct merchants from Ermerveen.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd9c18b\" data-id=\"bd9c18b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e4d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e4d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/foto-homepage-aangepast.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"foto homepage aangepast\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Homepage afbeelding vaag\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjQ4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd2JsYWFrcmFjaW5ncGlnZW9ucy5ubFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMTBcL2ZvdG8taG9tZXBhZ2UtYWFuZ2VwYXN0LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/foto-homepage-aangepast.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-648\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/foto-homepage-aangepast.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/foto-homepage-aangepast-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/foto-homepage-aangepast-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-229d36d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"229d36d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-867c704\" data-id=\"867c704\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed967ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed967ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breakthrough 2017<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b5c0ac\" data-id=\"5b5c0ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14eb4d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14eb4d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course it didn&#039;t go smoothly at the start, in 2014 and 2015 it was doom and gloom until the young pigeon races. A special moment was the first young pigeon race of 2015, just a few weeks after the sudden death of (o)pa Blaak. From the first flight from Duffel, William flew the 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0in the association, that was a special release. We didn&#039;t even know that we only had 1 out of 17 in Gouwe and IJssel and that he flew the 248th prize against 4267 pigeons. This hen, the 022, was given to William by Bert Cornelisse. A few weeks later there was another 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0flown in the association on Quivrain, in addition, some prizes were flown every week with the youngsters. In the meantime, the neighbors had also become enthusiastic and a loft was also set up there. Since William played in a self-made hutch, it was decided to also put a &quot;real&quot; hutch in our garden. In 2016, this was played from, with varying successes. The breakthrough came in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d994190 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d994190\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf833a6\" data-id=\"cf833a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec731db\" data-id=\"ec731db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0cd6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0cd6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frank Klein<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f75d55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f75d55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-804def1\" data-id=\"804def1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3203ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3203ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/William-vaag.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"William vaag\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjE1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3dibGFha3JhY2luZ3BpZ2VvbnMubmxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjJcLzEyXC9XaWxsaWFtLXZhYWcuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/William-vaag.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2155\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ae093b\" data-id=\"2ae093b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf19acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf19acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 19.2pt 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Montserrat,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">At the end of 2016, William came into contact with Frank Klein through school, playing under the name Romein-Klein in Rotterdam. For those who are not familiar with this combination, read the report below.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 19.2pt 0pt;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pipa.be\/nl\/articles\/comb-romein-klein-rotterdam-nl-presteren-fenomenaal-met-hun-blue-shadow-20077\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Montserrat,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/www.pipa.be\/nl\/articles\/comb-romein-klein-rotterdam-nl-presteren-fenomenaal-met-hun-blue-shadow-20077<\/span><\/a><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 19.2pt 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Frank was a bit surprised that he met a young unknown fancier here and promised to help him. Not a word was lied about that. Since the moment that pigeons from these fanciers are in our lofts, the performances have risen in an almost straight line. But it is not only about good pigeons, but also about good guidance and Frank has also given that for a number of years.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25690fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25690fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2017 - 2019<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748cdcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"748cdcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 19.2pt 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In 2017 we became General Champion of PV de Snelvlieger in Capelle aan den IJssel for the first time, an association with 16 playing lofts at the time. In Rayon A of the ensemble Gouwe IJssel we became 4 that year<\/span><span style=\"font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super;\">e<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;General unappointed. In 2018\/2019 and 2020, we not only became General Champion of PV de Snelvlieger again, but also General Champion of Urban Krimpen (about 60 lofts), General Champion in District A Gouwe IJssel (unnominated about 90 lofts) and 9 respectively.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super;\">e<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;, 5<\/span><span style=\"font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super;\">e<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;and 10<\/span><span style=\"font-size:9pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super;\">e<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;General throughout Gouwe IJssel.<\/span><\/p><p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-d27654af-7fff-7da3-e85f-a82e8390f3de\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Eye-catching results were already there in 2018, when a 26<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super;\">e<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;NPO Chateauroux was flown against 8444 pigeons and a 31<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super;\">e<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;in sector 2 against 12511 pigeons. In 2019 we also flew a 1 for the first time<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super;\">e<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;in Gouwe and IJssel, on Quivrain against more than 4800 pigeons. We did this with the Quinty. We also ended that season with a 1<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super;\">e<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;in Gouwe IJssel, flown by Jason, this against 1300 pigeons and a 5<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super;\">e <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">against 8500 in Sector 2.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ede5e99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ede5e99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c95bb12\" data-id=\"c95bb12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3e2179\" data-id=\"c3e2179\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3d91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3d91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2021 - 2022 Harry takes over<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ea1ba8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ea1ba8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05cba39\" data-id=\"05cba39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5a588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc5a588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Afbeelding-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Afbeelding 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd2JsYWFrcmFjaW5ncGlnZW9ucy5ubFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMDlcL0FmYmVlbGRpbmctMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Afbeelding-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-569\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Afbeelding-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Afbeelding-2-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Afbeelding-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Afbeelding-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Afbeelding-2.jpg 1856w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5d71bb\" data-id=\"f5d71bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2a8c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a2a8c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because it already became clear in 2021 that William would put less energy into the sport, not all races were participated in that year, which ultimately resulted in a 2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0general championship in District A.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">William has now taken a step back and Harry will play alone for the first time in 2022. This will mainly require the necessary adjustments to the training schedule, it will be quite a challenge to maintain the level of recent years. Harry has set the goal of achieving good results, especially in the one day long distance races and the youngsters middle distance races. Championships are less important to him, so that the bow is not tense every week and the pigeons can enjoy more when they come home. In 2022, the one day long distance was already played very well, with the 2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0one day long distance race Issoudun stood out in terms of performance. In Rayon A 1,4,6,14,16 etc were flown against 586 pigeons and we started with the 34<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,61<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and 78<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0NPO against 9293 in province 5. Topper in the one day long distance was \u201cPatricks Choice\u201d in 2022.<\/span><\/p><p>The final race of the Dutch Golden Classic was also won this year and this pigeon eventually became 2nd pigeon champion over 4 middle distance races. This also resulted in a nice pocket money \ud83d\ude42 Click <a href=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/946.jpg\">here<\/a> for the pedigree of this pigeon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5dcfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af5dcfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future plans <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e8430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18e8430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Koopman pigeons will be introduced into the stock in 2023, we hope to be able to achieve even more appealing results. In any case, we try to keep in mind that the pigeon sport (despite Harry&#039;s fanaticism) is Pleasure, Passion and Performance and that in that order.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0deb43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0deb43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6adb602\" data-id=\"6adb602\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152d8e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"152d8e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2672.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_2672\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjE0OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3dibGFha3JhY2luZ3BpZ2VvbnMubmxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjJcLzEyXC9JTUdfMjY3Mi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2672.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2672.jpg 828w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2672-600x417.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2672-768x533.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f0f080\" data-id=\"5f0f080\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499dba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"499dba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2671.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_2671\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjE0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3dibGFha3JhY2luZ3BpZ2VvbnMubmxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjJcLzEyXC9JTUdfMjY3MS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2671.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2671.jpg 828w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2671-600x417.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wblaakracingpigeons.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2671-768x533.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over ons Achtergrond December, 2022 William Blaak (1996) is als jonge liefhebber in 2014 met duiven gestart en wel spelend onder de naam W. 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