The super breeders “Olympic Rico” and his father “White Man”
28 Oct 2025
In recent years, we couldn't ignore the achievements of the fantastic breeding line of "Olympic Rico." Like his brothers and sisters, they performed exceptionally well in the racing and breeding lofts at Vrancken-Berden in Kuringen, Limburg, and elsewhere. This is all thanks to the foundation of Rene Vervoort pigeons. He is the direct breeder of several top pigeons that have flown for Vrancken-Berden.
"Olympic Rico" has provided the Herbots family with several super pigeons worldwide, and the references continue to grow, which makes us very happy.
These pigeons are also performing exceptionally well at Kenny Raets's loft in Kortessem, Limburg, and these proven breeders are now being offered in an exclusive auction. Half-brothers and sisters of superstar "White Man," a full brother of super hen "Mormelke Marie," and several pigeons inbred to the stock sire "White Man." The breeding results for each pigeon are listed, and here, too, several first-prize winners are, of course, included.
Lot 1 “Strong White Man” BE-23-6012236
These are the successes achieved at Vrancken Berden thanks to the pigeons of Rene Vervoort:
1st Olympiad Pigeon Cat. F Romania 2022 with "Olympic Rico"
1st World's Best Ace Pigeon FCI Sprint (olds, yearlings, and youngsters combined) 2020 with "Olympic Rico"
1st World's Best Ace Pigeon FCI Sprint Belgium with "White Man"
1st Nat. Olympiad Pigeon Olympic Hope Cat. F KBDB 2020 with "Olympic Rico"
1st Nat. Ace Pigeon Sprint Young KBDB 2020 with "Olympic Rico"
1st Olympiad Pigeon Cat. F Slovakia 2013
1st Prov. Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Young KBDB 2020 with "Olympic Rico"
2nd Olympiad Pigeon Cat. F Maastricht 2024 with "Super Toon"
2nd Nat. Ace Pigeon Sprint Young KBDB 2023 with "Super Toon"
3rd World Best Pigeon Young 2023 with “White Paulien”
3rd Nat Ace Pigeon speed old KBDB 2019 with “White Man”
4th Nat Ace Pigeon middle distance young KBDB 2020 with “Mormelke Marie”
4th Nat Ace Pigeon speed young KBDB 2022 with “Miss White”
4th Olympiad Pigeon Cat.F Maastricht 2024 with “White Paulien”
5th Nat Ace Pigeon speed young KBDB 2023 with “White Paulien”
5th Nat Champion speed young KBDB 2022
5th Nat Champion speed young KBDB 2023
7th National Chateauroux 17.081p with “Chateauroux Boy”
12th Nat Ace Pigeon speed yearlings KBDB 2018 with “White Man”
15th Nat Ace Pigeon speed young KBDB 2021 with “Super Marie”
21st Nat Ace Pigeon speed young KBDB 2022 with “Blue 91”
31st Nat Ace Pigeon speed young KBDB 2023 with “685/23”
33rd Nat Ace Pigeon speed young KBDB 2023 with “642/23”
34th Nat Ace Pigeon speed young KBDB 2022 with “Crazy Boy”
Super racer and top breeder "White Man"
The star of the house is, of course, "White Man." This super racer was obtained from Rene as a youngster and performed exceptionally well for Eric. He subsequently improved as a breeder, having already bred four National Ace Pigeons and three Olympiad Pigeons. First, we had "Olympic Rico," who became 1st National Ace Pigeon Sprint KBDB 2020, 1st Olympiad Pigeon Young Birds, and also 1st World Best Pigeon FCI in Sprint, competing against old birds, yearlings, and young birds. In 2022, it was "Miss White's turn," who became 4th National Ace Pigeon Sprint Young Birds KBDB, and this season, it's "White Paulien's turn, who became 5th National Ace Pigeon Sprint Young Birds KBDB.
“Olympic Rico” BE 20-5031856
This superstar came to us as a young pigeon after his racing career ended in Kuringen. He won several ace pigeon titles and immediately made his mark as a super breeder. He is the sire and grandfather of several super pigeons, which you can certainly see in the photo. In 2024, he also became the grandfather of "Little Rico," who flew for Team Kallen in Germany. This super pigeon, like his grandfather, was 1st World Best Pigeon Sprint in Germany in 2024.

