Witslager Desender
The backery of Gust and his father had to be renewed and they needed a bigger space to make it more professional; so they needed to buy a piece of land which was for sale just next to their house. Price for this land was 15.000,- euro ( 600.000,- Belgian francs in those days ).
Several nights, Gust couldn’t sleep because he knew that the Number-1 pigeon of Belgium, 1st National Ace Pigeon K.B.D.B. Long Distance , called “Witslager Desender” 845/70 was for sale ! His records – see above.
So instead of buying the piece of land, Gust wanted to buy to Best Pigeon of Belgium; “Witslager 845/70” means “White Wing”. When he arrived at the house of Mr. Desender he notices that Mr. Desender was drinking champagne together with a japanese pigeon fancier, like they were celebrating something … Gust felt very bad , because he thought that the “Witslager Desender” was already sold. But when Mr. Desender told him that the pigeon wasn’t sold yet, Gust took the huge amount of money of 600.000,- Belgian francs out of his pocket and spread it on Mr. Desender’s table, just like with a card game. At the same moment the japanese fanciers was drinking of his glass of champagne … when he saw what Gust was doing he almost got crazy and started shouting: “I am the buyer and nobody else!”. Gust asked Mr. Desender if he was happy with this amount, put the pigeon in his basket and went away. Again the international pigeon world was in shock ….
Gust realized that he had done the best deal in his pigeon carreer, because the “Golden Triangle” was closed now: two 1st National Ace Pigeons and 1 Olympic Pigeons were at his loft now : Gust realized that he had made the strong basis now to breed top winners. And that’s exactly what happened; still today , after more than 30 years , Gust and his new pigeon partner Frans are breeding 1st National winners and top-pigeons out of the combination of “Blauwen Angoulèmer” x “Eén-Witpen” x “Witslager Desender”.

Performances Witslager-Desender
- 2nd National StVincent BV 1374
- 3rd National St. Vincent / 3.735 pigeons
- 5th National Cahors/ 2.825 pigeons10th National Montauban/ 2.155 pigeons
- 20th National StVincent 2952•37th National Cahors3704 pigeons
- 519th National Brive5555 pigeonsSTRAIN: 100% Huyskens-VanRiel
Descendantsof “Witslager Desender” 845/70 won following top results:
- 1° + 2° National Limoges/ 7.083 pigeons( 1978 ) at the loftsof Mr. Roger Florizoone.
- 1° National Limogesin 1987 was a grandsonof “Witslager-Desender”
- 1° National Ace PigeonK.B.D.B. Young Birds1983, called“PiccoBello” 059/83 was a grandsonof“Witslager-Desender”
- 1° National Tulle, called“Kleine Felix” 3340032/88 ownedbyMr. Roger Vereeckewas descendant of the“Witslager-Desender” 845/70 •
Gust Taveirnegave the “Witslager-Desender” 845/70 in applicationto Mr. Vereeckefora periodof 2 months. Out of thisworldfamous“Felix-Line” cameanotherTop Winner , called“LittleBarcelona” 3150083/94
- 1996 : Barcelona International 79°20.129 p
- 1997 : Barcelona International 51°24.908 p
- 1998 : Barcelona International 16°24.139 p
Descendantsof same“Witslager-Desender” 845/70 •won followingprizesat the lofstof Gust Taveirnehimself:
- 1° National Brive | 11.943 pigeons | 75% “Witslager-Desender” 845/70
- 8° National Cahors | 7.528 pigeons | 100 % “Witslager-Desender” 845/70
- 8° National Pau | 2.180 pigeons | 75 % “Witslager-Desender” 845/70
- 13°National Brive | 11.943 pigeons | 75 % “Witslager-Desender” 845/70
- 13°International Pau | 7.760 pigeons | 75 % “Witslager-Desender” 845/70
- 14°National Brive | 23.510 pigeons | 75 % “Witslager-Desender” 845/70
- 14°National Bordeaux | 5.076 pigeons | 50 % “Witslager-Desender” 845/70
Blauwe Angoulemer
Someone told Gust that the famous “Blauwen Angoulemer” 635/67 owned by Mr. Germain Imbrecht was for sale; in all pigeon magazins, this pigeon was called “The Wonder of Bornival”
When Gust Taveirne visited Germain Imbrecht to buy this extremely good pigeon,he went back home after a while, because he didn’t have enough money in his pocket ; the price was 400.000,- Belgian francs ( 10.000,- euro ) ; Around midnight the same day, he drove back to Bornival in the french part of Belgium and put 400.000,- Belgian francs on Mr. Imbrechts table , just like with a card game…. Gust took the “Blauwe Angouleme” home and the next morning the international pigeon-world was in a kind of “shock” because what nobody had been expecting , happened! Gust Taveirne had bought the “Blauwe Angouleme” !!!!
Afterwards the “Blauwen Angoulemer” 635/67 became a excellent breeder by Taveirne – Rigole grandfather of worlfamous “Witpen Kennedy” of Gerard and Michel Vanhee, grandfather of the 1st International Barcelona-Winner hens ‘86 at the lofts of Mr. William Dirickx.
Other descendants won following top results :
5° National Limoges / 11.503 pigeons at the lofts of Mr. Antoine Landuyt
9° National Dax 3.276 pigeons ( ‘97 ) , 41° National Perpignan ( ‘97 ) and 5° International Pau ( ‘02 )
these last 3 winners are owned by Ivan delrue but are BORN at the lofts of “Taveirne –Rigole”
Performances Blauwe angouleme
“BLAUWEN ANGOULEMER” 2085635/67Winner of 1st OlympicPigeonat the Olympiade in Düsseldorf–Germany! direct sonof the legendary“OUDE NAESSENSthe “Blauwen Angoulemer” won following results:
- 1° National Marseille 1.450 p
- 2° National Marseille 2.696 p
- 2° National Brive 18.416 p
- 3° National Marseille 3.137 p
- 3° International Marseille 15.584 p
- 3° National Montauban 7.352 p
- 5° National Brive 4.719 p
- 7° Narbonne 6.092 p
- 8° National Cahors 9.043 p
- 9° National Dax 3.276 p
- 9° National Cahors 11.090 p
- 11° National Bourges 13.572 p
- 14° National Perpignan 4.694 p
- 19° National Cahors 9.043 p
- 20° National Narbonne 5.006 p
- 28° International Dax 7.194 p
- 30° Internat. Perpignan 12.367 p
- 32° National Tulle 5.132 p
- 35° National Limoges 18.608 p
- 37° National Périgueux 6.981 p
- 39° National Limoges 10.866 p
- 41° National Perpignan 4.694 p
- 42° National Brive 23.142 p
- 44° National Tulle 6.144 p
- 44° National Limoges 9.789 p
- 46° National Brive 2.589 p
- 48° National Pau 2.294 p
- 49° National Brive 18.416 p
- 52° National Pau 2.294 p
- 55° National Montauban 5.495 p
- 57° National Brive 2.589 p
- 58° National Perpignan 4.694 p
- 58° National Brive 5.736 p
- 58° National Pau 2.112 p
- 61° National Marseille 4.356 p
- 65° Internatioal Perpignan 12.367 p
- 68° National Perpignan 4.694 p
- 69° National Perpignan 4.694 pi
- 70° National Marseille 2.689 p
één witpen

The “Eén-Witpen” 342/64 had at father’s side the following bloodlines : “Witpen”
Hector Desmet , which was a son of the worldfamous “Opgeblazene” from
Stichelbaut ! Mother’s side we find a daughter of the legendary “Figaro” from
Catrysse ! Insiders even confirmed that same “Eén-Witpen” 342/64 should have been 1° National K.B.D.B. Ace Pigeon in 1967 as well, if the owner would have enterred his results.
One of the top-references of this “Eén-Witpen” 342/64, as a breeder, is :
the “Manu” 3240159/95, 1st National K.B.D.B. Ace Pigeon Long Distance 1998,
of which the grandmother is a direct Taveirne-Rigole-pigeon 3268003/90, line of
“Eén-Witpen” 342/64.
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Performances één witpen
The ownerof thispigeonwas calledmr. Theo Marchand; the “Eén-Witpen” 342/64 won following prizes:
- 1st National Angoulème | 1.314 pigeons
- 2nd National Cahors | 6.292 pigeons
- 4th National Cahors | 4.513 pigeons
- 11th National Bordeaux | 1.619 pigeons
- 62° National Brive | 2.236 pigeons
- 1° PrizeClermont | 287 pigeons
- 2° PrizeAngoulème | 810 pigeons
- 2° PrizeAngoulème | 672 pigeons
- 4° PrizeDourdan | 318 pigeons
- 5° PrizeDourdan | 845 pigeons
- 5° PrizeAngoulème | 984 pigeons
- 5° PrizeDourdan | 229 pigeons
- 7° PrizeAngoulème | 1.180 pigeons
- 7° PrizeDourdan | 508 pigeons
- 7° PrizeDourdan | 216 pigeons
- 8° PrizeDourdan | 680 pigeons
- 9° PrizeDourdan | 608 pigeons
- 11° PrizeDourdan | 676 pigeons
- 14° PrizeDourdan | 702 pigeons
- 22° PrizeAngoulème | 1.120 pigeons
As wellas 1st prizeson100 Km and 300 Km –Races. That’sthe reasonswhythe Taveirne-Rigole-pigeonsare winning firstprizesonall distances! The “Eén-Witpen” 342/64 had at father’ssidethe followingbloodlines: “Witpen” Hector Desmet, which was a son of the worldfamous“Opgeblazene” from Stichelbaut! Mother’s side we find a daughter of the legendary “Figaro” from Catrysse! Insiders even confirmed that same“Eén-Witpen” 342/64 should have been 1° National K.B.D.B. Ace Pigeonin 1967 as well, if the owner would have enterred his results. One of the top-references of this“Eén-Witpen” 342/64, as a breeder, is :the “Manu” 3240159/95, 1st National K.B.D.B. Ace Pigeon Long Distance 1998, of which the grandmother is a direct Taveirne-Rigole-pigeon 3268003/90, lineof “Eén-Witpen” 342/64.
De rauw sablon


By Jef Deridder it was the world famous ‘AS’ (1e Nat Ace pigeon long distance KBDB ’84) who put the wick to the fire. The crossing of the Taveirne–Rigole blood with the Deridder blood caused an enormous ‘explosion’ in Lebbeke! Because a combination of the ‘full bloods’ of botht op pedigrees resulted in the famous ‘ACE PIGEON COUPLE’, ‘famous’ in the international pigeonsport as the ‘DREAM COUPLE’ De Rauw-Sablon, formed by the ‘golden breedingpair’ ALBERT 911/90 x PAOLA 926/90! The pieces of the puzzle past together perfectly. Because generation after generation phenomenal ACE PIGEONS are still being bred up to national level. Not only by De Rauw-Sablon self, because their sport friends Marcel Aelbrecht, Jules Mannaert, De Graeve-VanGeert, David Vermassen, Louis Van Den Eynde, Freddy & Jacques Vandenheede, Johan Van Damme… and last but not least Erik Limbourg himself, were also sent towards the ‘nationalpodium’. Not many real toppers believe in the existence of ‘real breeding couples’, well… then it must be said that this ‘Dream Couple’ has to be the exception to the rule! The domination that this‘golden couple’ of breeding pigeons has demonstrated, apparently knows no boundaries… and has pigeon loving Belgium in a choking grip which it has not yet let loose.
Performances Blauwe angouleme
“BLAUWEN ANGOULEMER” 2085635/67Winner of 1st OlympicPigeonat the Olympiade in Düsseldorf–Germany! direct sonof the legendary“OUDE NAESSENSthe “Blauwen Angoulemer” won following results:
- 2nd National Brive2.845 pigeons.
- 3rd National Barcelona 5.901 pigeons
- 2nd ProvincialAngoulème
- 3rd ProvincialAngoulème
- 6th ProvincialAngoulème
- 10th ProvincialAngoulème
This“Blauwen Angoulemer” won in total25.000,-euro onprize-moneyand representedBelgiumat the Olympiade in Düsseldorf–Germany.The bloodlinesof thispigeonwereStichelboutat father’ssideand Desmet-Matthysat mother’sside.
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