Benny Steveninck (Hamme) 2nd National Champion KBDB Long distance 2021

Hamme: It was again "bingo" at the Steveninck house. Benny and Carine can look back on a sublime top season 2021. Further on in the report we published an overview of the results. Results which deserve everybody's attention and from which we can only conclude that the top class of Steveninck pigeons has not lost any of its feathers. Top results which also result in brilliant rankings in the national KBDB championships and it may be said. Almost the national championship title old pigeons was won because in this category Benny is very narrowly beaten for the highest place on the podium. For this championship, 4 long distance results with 1st and 2nd nominated are eligible and with a difference of 0.69% it will be a silver medal for Benny. "If someone is better, then that's it...I have absolutely no problems with it" concludes Benny "for us the proof that we are still doing well and it motivates us to fly back next year with the necessary "grinta".

The following top results were achieved in the difficult KBDB championships:

2nd National Champion KBDB Fond old birds '21
13th National ace KBDB middle distance yearlings '21
15th National ace KBDB middle distance yearlings '21
20th National Champion Fond youngsters '21

This says more than enough! Pure class!

A bit of history. 

The Steveninck colony started in 1998... pigeon sport was not strange to Benny, because his father Raymond was also a fervent pigeon fancier. When Benny married his lovely wife Carine, he already played some years in tandem with his father. Carine thought that he was too much occupied with the lofts in his parents' house and suggested to start with the pigeons in their own little garden. No sooner said than done and miraculously Carine also got bitten by the pigeon bug and became a fervent and enthusiastic fancier. Benny, who worked for years as a train driver at our National Railways, worked very irregular hours and often at night. Without Carine's help, the colony could never have reached where it is today. Since a few years, Benny is retired and he can fully concentrate on his favourite pastime: the pigeon sport!

The "Chipo" phenomenon!

Benny decided, in contrast with many other fanciers who first try to do it on speed, to go almost immediately to the middle distance. He knocked on the door of the West-Flemish pigeon fairy Willy Van Houtte from Wevelgem and put about 10 youngsters in the basket. Benny and Carine succeeded fairly quickly with the Van Houtte-pigeons and in the course of the years they bought dozens of pigeons from Willy. These Van Houtte pigeons were reinforced by different breeds.

They won a lot of prizes but everything really accelerated in 2003 when the topper "Chipo" was born. This fantastic cock won as a youngster 1st Dourdan 571 b.,1st Dourdan 375 b., 2nd Dourdan 1,316 b., 9th Dourdan 1,268 b., 9th Dourdan 339 b., 10th Dourdan 964 b. etc. and became 1st Provincial Ace pigeon Oost-Vlaanderen. This topper descends on fathers side from a Sylvain Verstraete pigeon x a daughter from 1st Nat. La Souterraine (Eddy Leutenez)... On the mother's side out of a pigeon of Jozef Vandamme- Dendermonde. Many calypsonians made a bid to have this golden bird in their basket. Benny however refused every bid and one season later, the "Chipo" was put in the basket again. A golden move it turned out later because also as a yearling he showed his class again! He won a/o 1st Dourdan 614b., 1st Dourdan 213b., 1st Dourdan 101b., 41st Bourges 2306b., 17th Dourdan 848b., 14th Dourdan 425b., 24th Dourdan 555b., etc. Every normal fancier would send this topper after two successful years immediately to the breeding loft, but that is beyond Benny. We write the year 2005 and the "Chipo" made himself heard again: 3rd Dourdan 217b., 7th Toury 427b., 5th Dourdan 194b., 9th Noyon 199b. In the meantime this topper had already many descendants at Ekelbeke and it appeared that his sons also started to fly prices of honour. More than once they were home before their father and that's why Benny decided to give "Chipo" definitely a place on the breeding loft. Coupled with B03-4328989 (a pure Michel Hautekiet-dove) they became the parents of a series of top pigeons who dominated the national sport the last few years! 

The love for the long-distance races has been stirred up now

Normally Benny and Carine play the small and big middle-distance races every week, but now they will concentrate a bit less on the small middle-distance races and they will focus on the long-distance races with a team of 50 widowers. "We are going to work in a well-considered way" Benny explains his new challenge "we are not going to do crazy things and from week to week we will see how the pigeons can cope with these distances. The "Chipo" line remains as a basis, because also inbred she keeps her strength and this will be reinforced with "long distance blood".

Some toppers of last season

“Otis 818”
Co-winner 2nd Nat. championship KBDB Fond old birds
Full brother “Otis 918”

“Otis 918”
Co-winner 2nd Nat. championship KBDB Fond old birds
Full brother to “Otis 818”

“Magic Girl”

"Ting 17"

"Yun"

"Line"

Uitslagen 2021

18/04/21             Quievrain 80 Km
187 Oude / Jaarse 1-39-73-76    4/16       25% Prijs

08/05/2021         Sermaises 339 Km
1083 Oude /Jaarse 20-25-26-27-48-49-52-53-65-66-68-71-120-121-124-126-129-137-161-166-183-185-195-198-199-202-217-232-232-236-250-271-272-277-281-321-323-324-336-343-375      43/64 67% prijs
461 Jaarse 9-18-19-27-50-52-53-78-82-83-94-114-133-134-141-150-151-161         18/34    52% prijs

15/05/21             Orleans 384 Km
762 Oude / jaarse 2-10-15-16-24-26-55-85-87-90-93-111-116-138-141-147-148-154-182-186-209-214-226-228-238-257-271                28/48    58% prijs

243 Jaarse           8-9-31-32-51-56-64-69-89            11/23    47% prijs

23/05/21             Vierzon                 451 Km
1353 Oude / Jaarse         8-11-13-42-43-45-49-56-57-79-100-102-124-129-157-167-180-210-216-218-228-232-233-253-264-266-279-291-311-317-404-426-           33/63 52% prijs

757 Jaarse           6-8-22-28-42-64-79-107-126-148-211-240-           12/33   36% prijs

29/05/2021         Sermaises 339 Km
715 oude / jaarse            1-19-25-35-38-53-74-215-230-238-243-268          12/14    85 % Prijs
294 Jaarse                          1-9-12-23-34-105-111-116-117                  9/12       75 % prijs

29/05/2021 Nat. Bourges 458 Km
452 Oude            5-7-8-15-16-20-26-28-31-32-37-43-46-55-60-63-67-75-76-84-86-92-104-119-120-124-134              27/31  87 % Prijs

8220 Prov.          267/299/317/430/438/510/587/653/741/762/881/1006-1049-1218-1315-1346-1457-1614-1622-1722-1734-1875-2102-2318-2331-2371-2465                              27/31

4474 Zone           81-90-94-138-142-166-191-221-258-269-321-375-398-477-518-536-586-658-660-705-708-765-871-973-983-1001-1050           27/31

34311 National                 751-850-900-1239-1257-1465-1668-1883-2136-2199-2544-2882-2995-3506-3747-3875-4220-4693-4721-4998-5035-5437-6202-6833-6910-7032-7329        27/31

453 Jaarse           3-4-6-7-16-19-20-2324-26-32-33-38-46-58-75-86-126-132-136    21/29    72% prijs

6261 Prov.          35-52-96-109-400-487-502-533-541-586-703-707-778-925-1116-1293-1345-1776-1831-1836-1858              21/29

3887 Zone           8-13-29-34-133-173-181-198-201-227-292-293-333-406-508-605-642-904-943-945-959    21/29

25096 National  122-170-297-323-1195-1478-1534-1639-1656-1801-2165-2174-2407-2854-3469-4116-4292-5762-5952-5961-6033      21/29

25/06/2021 Chateauroux National 505 Km

578 oude             3-10-16-22-31-93-169-174           8/11       72 % prijs

5887 Prov.          36-189-255-350-403-1396            6/11       54 % prijs

3496 Zone           19-84-118-163-190-692                 6/11

24617 National  232-805-1075-1435-1676-5252   6/11

621 Jaarse           4-8-9-10-17-18-29-35-41-43-47-49-50-67-88-96-107-135-180-190-206     21/33 

63 % Prijs

5710 Prov.          43-164-172-175-332-335-499-602-680-697-743-756-998-1255-1331-1458-1715    18/33    54 % prijs            

3376 Zone           24-65-69-70-144-147-232-283-325-334-360-364-368-498-626-677-750                    17/33

22196 National  479-815-842-851-1411-1427-2040-2395-2695-2737-2881-2944-2984-3848-4741-5019-5457            17/33  51 % prijs

12/06/21 Limoges National  651Km

149 oude             1-8-10-11-13-17-19-20-35-40      10/17    58% prijs

4372 prov.          8-202-235-241-293-431-493-555-989-1105           10/17

4870 Zone           8-109-127-130-165-244-285-342-675-770              10/17

15547 National  21-512-639-657-812-1289-1481-1686-3072-3403               10/17

12-06-21 sermaises        339 Km

445 Oude / Jaarse           1-2-7-8-19-21-58-93160                9/15       60 % prijs

227 Jaarse                                          1-2-5-6-9-41-76-78-86-89             10/12    83 % prijs

12-06-21 Montoire         437 Km

472 Oude / jaarse           1-5-6-28-62-71-85-138-151          11/17    64 % prijs

316 Jaarse                                          1-4-16-34-37-53-85-97                  8/12       66% Prijs

19/06/21 Argenton 531 KM

265 oude             1-12-16-17-18-21-30-31-48-72   10/15    66 % prijs

5443 Prov.          4-138-154-160-175-215-277-289-533-815-1164   11/15    73 % prijs

1965 Zone           3-102-113-115-126-144-179-187-293-435              10/15

14787 National  31-518-566-599-648-752-936-982-1782-2874       10/15

409 Jaarse           1-2-7-9-12-13-30-32-33-41-42-43-46-55-59-61-63-65-66-80-117  21/33     63 % prijs

5443 Prov.          2-3-98-106-139-153-299-328-330-433-450-454-178-607-649-706-718-765-765-923-1464 20/33  60% prijs

3142 Zone           3-4-54-61-84-94-171-185-187-236-147-250-262-335-350-394-401-426-426-527 21/33

21282 National  41-49-439-467-564-636-1075-1167-1176-1493-1552-1569-1629-2093-2231-2445-2497-2691-2691-3370    20/33 

28/06/21   La Souterraine 572 KM

124 oude             1-2-11-12-15-22-24-36-41  9/15 60 % prijs

2029 Prov.          30-31-150-156-207-292-303-463-550       9/15

1114 Zone           26-27-116-124-149-209-216        7/15       46% prijs

8383 National    285-292-944-1001-1231-1553-1602          7/15

190 Jaarse           2-3-4-22-31-32-34-38-41-45-53-64           11/33 33 % prijs

3826 Prov.          8-10-15-304-416-447-481-563-666-758-989-1139-1148  12/33  36% prijs

2157 Zone           5-6-10-195-266-279-294-337-391-439     10/33    30 % prijs

14037 National  54-85-120-1636-2061-2170-2310-2550-2892-3194 10/33

02/07/21 Sermaises 339 KM

75 Jonge 1-3-4-7-8-9-12-13-18-28-29                     11/23

344 Jonge 5-10-13-31-37-38-45-49-65-106-109

11/07/21  Issoudun 484KM

135 oude             2-10-15-19-21-28-29-38-40-43-45  11/17               64 % prijs

1993 Prov.          10-69-121-147-157-243-264-388-429-434-443-587            12/17    70% prijs

1226 Zone           9-54-90-113-120-170-190-259-276-280-285          11/17    64% prijs

9777 National    59-332-539-632-664-992-1097-1556-1704-1726-1751-2367           12/17

205 Jaarse           1-2-6-7-9-11-12-13-15-23-27-31-34-35-53            15/22  68 % prijs

3125 Prov.          19-26-39-41-52-58-60-61-81-141-252-272-306-314-594  15/22 

2153 Zone           9-13-21-25-32-37-40-41-55-96-154-166-193-198-353       15/22    

14758 National  124-153-193-220-275-298-308-321-418-710-1102-1165-1321-1344-2503 15/22

11/07/21 Sermaises 339 KM

102 Jongen 1-13-22-25-31-41                     6/18

18/07/21  Chateauroux  505 km

93 oude               8-9-18-29            4/10       40 % prijs

1748 Prov.          117-139-314-438                              

950 Zone             56-62-143-196                   

7099 National    287-338-852-1250            

163 Jaarse           3-11-12-19-22-29-32-37-41          9/17 52 % prijs

2616 Prov.          36-129-131-215-250-325-366-517-626 

1450 Zone           22-65-67-98-112-149-171-229-296                           

10317 National  111-394-397-674-766-1020-1137-1535-1854

31/07/21 Bourges 

93 oude               15-18-20-22-31    5/10    50 % prijs

1517 Prov.          273-312-374-389    4/10  40% prijs                           

650 Zone             212-239                               

8410 National    2044      

153 Jaarse           7-11-13-14-15-18-23-24-36          9/16 56 % prijs

2373 Prov.          62-114-150-229-231-260-350-351-494-736           10/16    62% prijs 

1411 Zone           52-93-117-157-159-178-232-234-328                      

11952 National  1060-1395-1590-2069-2075-2262-2743-2750        8/16       50% prijs

309 jonge            12-17-29-79        4/11       35 % prijs

4712 Prov.          97-191-376-1343                              

2955Zone            87-158-295                         

18710 National  1151-1613-2335

31/07/21 Ecouen 258 KM

358 Jongen 6-8-9-44-88-89-107-980 8/24

07/08/21  Chateauroux 505 km

58 oude               7-12-18-20          4/10       40 % prijs

943 Prov.             103-144-274-294                              

603  Zone            65-96     

5140National     321-523-1077-1166         

111 Jaarse           3-12-14-27-30-31-35-     7/15 48 % prijs

1685Prov.           33-130-139-342-376-398-432-495-528    9/15       60% prijs 

943Zone              23-65-73-178-196-213-235                          

7674 National    137-424-462-1316-1462-1613-1788

14/08/21  Sermaises 339 KM

378 jongen 1-34-52-67-95-135  6/29

21/08/21  Sermaises 339 KM

589 Jongen 8-9-21-23-26-46-47-51-53-58-84-112-127-134-148-153-202-206-215-236       20/44

2167 jongen 33-39-87-124-130-243-244-259-262-273-372-479-554-573-639-654-

32 ou-ja  1-3-7-11-12      5/6

27/08/21 Argenton  531 km

114 oude             1-21-29                3/4         75 % prijs

1752 Prov.          6-281-390             

1140 Zone           5-154-219                           

9851 National    25-1337-1810

346jonge             7-27-31-48-62                   5/10       50 % prijs

6397Prov.           68-349-421-8844-1047-2096        6/10       60% prijs                             

3213Zone            33-150-178-379-483                       

23124National   366-1362-1562-2864-3516

28/08/21 Sermaises 339 KM

309 Jongen 1-5-8-10-13-15-16-17-22-27-28-32-35-36-37-50-53-57-66-69-83-104-106-     24/33

1698 jongen 12-40-51-62-86-105-106-109-165-202-208-235-256-260

28/08/21 La Souterraine  571 km

32oude                1-3-8                     3/4         75 % prijs

592Prov.              23-29-182             

395 Zone             10-15                    

3118National     102-105

172jonge             2-12-13-33-42-45-50-57                8/12       75 % prijs

3976Prov.           15-150-166-596-810-877-933-1029                                          

2032Zone            14-94-104-329-440-469-503        7/12       58% prijs                             

14315National   35-412-467-1813-2439-2664-2840-3085

11/09/21 Chateauroux  505 km

10 oude               3                             1/3         25 % prijs

257Prov.              89            

2396National     599

257jonge             4-5-6-9-10-14-15-23-26-41-48-54-61-62-70-71-78             17/37    45 % prijs

4380Prov.           97-103-105-164-183-222-223-288-309-549-662-761-849-882-981-993-1114-1441                                               

2471Zone            54-58-60-97-107-127-128-170-185-326-392-452-407-528-587-592                             

18741 National  549-575-580-886-971-1164-1169-1485-1585-2760-3250-3654-3951-2063-4438-4479

Attention!

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