Team Bang had a fantastic season 2024 – and became 1. National Champions Marathon!
Their fantastic longdistance family showed again its value – wellbuilt from the foundation breeders from their own strain, De Rauw-Sablon, F&J Vandenheede and Twan Bongers.
Championship pigeons 2024:

013-20-0584 SIMPLY THE BEST II:
Co-winner 1. National Championship Marathon 2024
- Provincial Giesen 2024
- Section Göttingen 2024
- Section Garlstorf 2021

013-21-2346:
Co-winner 1. National Championship Marathon 2024
- Section Münich – 4. National Münich 2024
- Section Rouen – 4. National Rouen 2024

013-22-4469 ROUTE 69:
Co-winner 1. National Championship Marathon 2024
- Section – 4. National Baden-Baden 2024
- Section – 57. National Rouen 2024 etc.

013-22-4478 THE LADY IN BLACK:
Co-winner 1. National Championship Marathon 2024
- Section – 9. National Rouen 2024

013-22-4901 DM FREDDY:
Co-winner 1. National Championship Marathon 2024
- Provincial Antwerp 2024
- Section Hannover 2023
- Giesen 2024
National Championships the last decade:
- National Champion Marathon 2024
- National-Cup 2024
- National-Cup 2019
- National-Cup 2021
- National Champion Nominated 2018
- National Champion Nominated 2015
- National Champion Unnominated 2015
- Super-Cup 2023
- Super-Cup 2022
- National-Cup 2022
- National Champion Unnominated 2016
- National Champion Nominated 2017
- Super-Cup 2020
- National-Cup 2018
- Super-Cup 2016
- National Champion Longdistance 2023
- National Champion Longdistance 2020
- National Champion Marathon 2020
- Super-Cup 2018
- National Champion Unnominated 2017
- National Champion Nominated 2022
- National Champion Marathon 2022
- National Champion Marathon 2023
Breeding pigeons:
The most important breeders are:

NL-11-1237709 RAALE FRIDA (Org. Anton Ruitenberg)
Superb breeding hen – dam i.e. to:
013-12-1323: 5 x 1. Prize winner (4 times on longdistance), 3 x 1. Acepigeon, Olympiad Bird 2017
013-12-1324: Acepigeon several times – many topprizes incl. 2. Section Dresden, 3. Section Würzburg
013-15-0164: 1. Acepigeon 2016, 2. Acepigeon 2017, 6. Acepigeon 2017, Olympiad Bird 2017
013-14-1321: 1. Prov. Hannover
013-15-0321: 1. Section Stendal 2018 and Acepigeon
000-15-6314: 1. Section Stendal and 3. Acepigeon LD, 10. Acepigeon 2017
000-17-1462: 10. Acepigeon LD 2019
000-18-3346: 7. Acepigeon LD 2020
013-22-2321: 1. Section Hannover.
RAALE FRIDA is also granddam to several toppigeons i.e.:
013-18-0172: 1. Prov. Antwerp
013-17-0427: 1. Section Gottingen
013-21-2813: 1. Section Münich
Also granddam to THE SPONSOR:
- Prov. Antwerp Sponsor-race 2019 594 km
- National Antwerp Sponsor-race 2019 594 km
- Section Würzburg 2021 595 km
- Section Acepigeon Longdistance 2021
- Section Acepigeon Allround 2021
- Section Acepigeon Longdistance 2022
- Prov. Acepigeon Longdistance 2021
- Section Acepigeon 2021
And THE STAR 013-21-2355:
- Olympiad Pigeon Allround 2023
- Acepigeon Allround Section 2022
- Acepigeon Longdistance Section 2023
- Acepigeon Section 2022
- Acepigeon Longdistance Section 2022 etc.
Amazing breeding results!

Another very important foundation breeder is NL-10-4193883 TRIPLE DARK (Org. Twan Bongers)
He is sire i.e. to:
KLEINE BONGERS:
- Section Karlsruhe 2019 670 km
- Section Karlsruhe 2020 670 km
- Section Hannover
- Section Dresden etc.
RED BONGERS:
- Section Karlsruhe 2019
- Section Würzburg 2019
THE PEARL:
- Section Munich 2020
- National Munich 2020
- Prov. Celle
- Section Karlsruhe
- Section Dresden
- Section Husum etc.
- Acepigeon Section Hens 2020
- Acepigeon Section Longdistance Hens 2019
- Acepigeon Section Longdistance Hens 2020
And grandsire i.e. to:
THE SPONSOR:
- Prov. Antwerp Sponsor-race 2019 594 km
- National Antwerp Sponsor-race 2019 594 km
- Section Würzburg 2021 595 km
- Section Acepigeon Longdistance 2021
- Section Acepigeon Allround 2021
- Section Acepigeon Longdistance 2022
- Prov. Acepigeon Longdistance 2021
- Section Acepigeon 2021
And THE STAR 013-21-2355:
- Olympiad Pigeon Allround 2023
- Acepigeon Allround Section 2022
- Acepigeon Longdistance Section 2023
- Acepigeon Section 2022
- Acepigeon Longdistance Section 2022 etc.
Plus THE CHAMP 2024 013-21-2337:
- Acepigeon Marathon Male 2024
- Acepigeon Nominated Male 2024
Raced all 3 marathon races in 2024: - Section and 13. National Münich 764 km
- Section and 39 National Rouen 890 km
- Section and 114 National Baden-Baden 709 km

BE-11-4244390 BLUE VANDENHEEDE (Org. F&J Vandenheede)
Sire i.e. to:
013-14-1314 SIMPLY THE BEST:
- Acepigeon Section Hens 2018
- Acepigeon Section LD 2018
- Acepigeon Section LD 2019
- Acepigeon Section Nominated 2019 etc.
013-20-0584 SIMPLY THE BEST II:
Co-winner of 1. National Championship Marathon 2024
- Prov. Giesen 2024
- Section Gottingen 2024
- Section Garlstorf 2021
013-22-4901 DM FREDDY:
Co-winner of 1. National Championship Marathon 2024
- Section Hannover 2023
- Prov. Antwerp 887 p. 2024
- Section Minden 2023
- Acepigeon Section Longdistance 2024
013-15-0325:
- Acepigeon 2017
- Acepigeon Longdistance 2017
- Prov. Acepigeon Longdistance 2017
- Section Hannover
- Section Gotha
- Section Minden
- Section Magdeburg (as yearling!)
- Section Gotha etc.
Grandsire to many toppigeons also like i.e.:
THE CHAMP 2024 013-21-2337:
- Acepigeon Marathon Male 2024
- Acepigeon Nominated Male 2024
Raced all 3 marathon races in 2024: - Section and 13. National Münich 764 km
- Section and 39 National Rouen 890 km
- Section and 114 National Baden-Baden 709 km

Last but not the least DAN-000-09-0021 BLACK JACK (grandson of 240 from Eric Limbourg – sire to EAGLE EYE)
Sire i.e. to:
013-12-1312: 1. Prov. Magdeburg
013-13-1044: Acepigeon 2015
013-15-0164: 1. Acepigeon 2016, 2. Acepigeon 2017, 6. Acepigeon 2017, Olympiad Bird 2017
000-15-6314: 1. Section Stendal and 3. Acepigeon LD, 10. Acepigeon 2017
013-14-1321: 1. Prov. Hannover
013-15-0321: 1. Section Stendal 2018 and Acepigeon
Grandsire i.e. to WONDER GIRL:
5 x 1. Prize Section (4 times on longdistance)
Olympiad Pigeon 2017
- Acepigeon Section 2017
- Acepigeon Section Longdistance 2015
- Acepigeon Section Longdistance 2016
- Acepigeon Section Longdistance 2017
- Acepigeon Section Nominated 2015
- Acepigeon Section 2016
These foundation breeders are the 4 main lines that have built up a super longdistance family for Team Bang – and we are sure that the strength will carry on in generations to come.
Congratulations!