Huub Hermans owns a Top Yearling with “Mister Chalons 313”
23 Jul 2025
We’ve come to expect great things from Huub Hermans of Born (NL). For years, Huub has been among the elite in Limburg’s and even the Netherlands’ pigeon racing scene. He’s never short of spectacular race results, and 2025 was no exception. Here are some outstanding performances from recent weeks:
28-06-25 – Sens (363 km)
3,650 pigeons: 8th - 12th - 13th - 39th with the first four nominated pigeons scoring, and 19 prizes out of 32 pigeons entered.
National Sector 1B: 8th - 12th - 13th - 48th, etc. – 20 prizes from 32 pigeons against 6,642 birds.
21-06-25 – Issoudun (532 km)
1,205 pigeons: 7th - 19th - 20th - 48th - 65th - 86th, etc. – 8 prizes out of 12 pigeons entered.
National Sector 1B: 32nd - 79th - 80th, etc. – 9 prizes from 12 pigeons.
05-07-25 – Issoudun (532 km)
2,136 pigeons: 6th - 7th - 9th - 11th - 62nd - 92nd, etc. – 17 prizes out of 20 pigeons entered.
National Sector 1B (4,556 pigeons): 9th - 10th - 19th - 26th, etc. – 18 prizes from 20 pigeons.
What stands out is the performance of his yearling cock “Mister Chalons 313” (NL24-8580313), who is currently achieving the following results:
Ace Pigeon Competition – Limburg Region 2025 (final ranking):
- 1st Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Limburg 2025
At FCI World Best Pigeon:
- 1st All-Round
- 5th Yearling
- 7th Middle Distance
- 18th Speed
At the FCI Olympiad:
- 2nd Yearling
- 16th All-Round
NPO Middle Distance:
- 6th Ace Pigeon Middle Distance (final ranking)
National competition “De Allerbeste”:
- 1st Yearling 2024/2025
- 17th All-Round
PIPA Rankings:
- 3rd Ace Yearling
- 16th Ace Middle Distance
And his pedigree? Also top class!
“Mister Chalons 313” was bred from the very best the Huub Hermans colony has to offer.
Stefan Mertens
