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Verkerk Gerard & Bas

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Gerard & Bas Verkerk has chosen PIPA as exclusive online seller. This means that birds offered on PIPA are first hand and directly offered by Gerard & Bas Verkerk. Pigeons bred by Gerard & Bas Verkerk offered on other websites are not directly offered and are second hand.

Contact info

Website
http://www.verkerkpigeons.com/

Distances

Middle distance
  • Blois: 556 km
  • Vierzon: 573 km
  • Bourges: 578 km
  • Chateauroux: 624 km
  • Ruffec: 749 km
  • Pont St. Maxence: 344 km
  • Nanteuil: 355 km
  • Duffel: 109 km
  • Quiévrain: 198 km
  • Argenton: 652 km
  • Sens: 442 km
Loft Report

Gerard & Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) win 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th National SII Tours (586 km) against 7,782 pigeons in a new super season

07/07/2023 - With a series of sensational results, Gerard and Bas Verkerk are having a magnificent season thus far. On National Tours SII they achieved what many deemed impossible; against a staggering 7,782 pigeons they win the first 6 prizes.
Loft Report

Gerard and Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) know how to have a great follow-up to an extremely successful season with the youngsters

15/12/2022 - The capital breeding and racing colony of Gerard and Bas Verkerk is regarded worldwide as the Valhalla of pigeon sport. This is confirmed once again with the performances in their own loft, the national references in other lofts and the performances in the OLR with their pigeons.
Loft Report

Verkerk-Verkerk and Verkerk again (Reeuwijk, NL) string together successes in 2022

13/08/2022 - The season started out promising for Gerard and Bas (G.& S.) Verkerk, who will also fly under "Verkerk-Verkerk" in 2022. The bird flu then threw a spanner in the works for 5 weekends. Fortunately, they then picked back up again with beautiful results and high prize percentages.
Loft Report

Gerard and Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) are the proud owners of a breeding loft filled with National Ace Pigeons and NPO-winners.

16/12/2021 - Besides the earlier reports concerning the victories of Gerard and Bas at Nat. Vierzon and their double victory at the NPO-race Brive, we have another report with special attention for their excellent breeding loft, as is a tradition at the end of the season.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk) strike again! 1st-2nd-4th NPO Brive 2.484 p.

05/09/2021 - The fanciers from Reeuwijk strike once again...Gerard and Bas Verkerk take the victory from Brive (803km). An impressive result, showing the class this colony possesses with the 1st-2nd-4th NPO, as well as 1st-2nd-4th-11th-18th fastest of 2,687 p. from Afdeling 5 and 6. 



Auction news

New auctions: December auction, Dirk Bonte, Gebr. Leideman, Jelle Jellema, Hardy Krüger, Gerard Schalkwijk, Adrien Mirabelle, G&S Verkerk & Cor De Heijde

05/12/2022 - Monday the 5th of December these auctions will start on PIPA: December auction, Dirk Bonte, Gebr. Leideman, Jelle Jellema, Hardy Krüger, Gerard Schalkwijk, Adrien Mirabelle, G&S Verkerk & Cor De Heijde.
Auction news

New auctions: Hugo Batenburg, Cor De Heijde, Jan Hooymans, Alpdag Brothers, G&S Verkerk, Gino Clicque, Jelle Roziers, Gebroeders Leideman, Mike Ganus & Sorin Florea

06/12/2021 - Monday the 6th of December these new auctions will start: Hugo Batenburg (NL), Cor De Heijde (NL), Jan Hooymans (NL), Alpdag Brothers (TR), G&S Verkerk (NL), Gino Clicque (BE), Jelle Roziers (BE), Gebroeders Leideman (NL), Mike Ganus (US) & Sorin Florea (RO).
Loft Report

G. en S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) win 1st National Vierzon S2 against 11,257 pigeons with their Flying Dutchman

01/07/2021 - With the national win on the race from Vierzon, Bas and Gerard Verkerk have won a staggering total of 14 NPO and Sectoral one-day long distance races.
Testimonial

Testimonial Gerard & Bas Verkerk

15/12/2020 - Gerard & Bas are working with PIPA for 10 years. They were very happy with the results of their auction that ended last Sunday.
Auction news

Auction weekend ends at EUR 1.38 million, average EUR 4,350 / pigeon

14/12/2020 - The following auctions ended on December 13 & 14: Wijnands & zoon (NL), G&S Verkerk (NL), Leo & Gerry Dockx (BE), Klaas & Rik Van Dorp (NL), Stijn & Jeroen Rans (BE) & Mike Ganus (US).
Loft Report

Bloodlines of G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) dominate the national ace pigeon championship 2020 in unprecedented fashion

09/12/2020 - In the prestigious national WHZB/TBOTB competition, every winner except for one (in the marathon category) was related to the Verkerk family. We have never seen a single family dominate the national ace pigeon championship like this year.
Loft Report

Gerard and Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) close a fantastic season in style with a 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, etc. NPO Fontenay (15,396 birds)

25/09/2020 - They had a terrific early season and they also excelled in their favourite competition, the one day long distance, with for instance a great result in Vierzon. And the team continued to excel this year, culminating in a fantastic late season both with the old and young birds.
Loft Report

Gerard and Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) excel in NPO race Vierzon with a 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 8th of 9,031 pigeons

28/07/2020 - They have been outstanding from the first week of the season, with several early finishes and high prize percentages. The first highlight of the season so far is their double victory NPO in Vierzon. The Verkerk breed is proving its worth in the one day long distance once again.
PIPA TV

PIPA TV: Gerard & Bas Verkerk show their 'retirement home'

05/05/2020 - "For me it is important that these pigeons can have a long life": Gerard & Bas Verkerk (NL) show their 'retirement home'. In this loft they keep the pigeons that are not fertile anymore and achieved a lot for them.
Auction news

Ending auctions: Chris Hebberecht, Cor De Heijde, Gevaert-Lannoo, Gino Clicque, G&S Verkerk, Sorin Florea, Lubomir Kubacek

14/12/2019 - Sunday December 15, these auctions will end: Chris Hebberecht (BE), Cor De Heijde (NL), Gevaert-Lannoo (BE), Gino Clicque (BE), G&S Verkerk (NL), Sorin Florea (RO), Lubomir Kubacek (CZ).
Loft Report

Pigeon breed of G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) demonstrates enormous breeding potential in other lofts as well, thanks to Olympic Solange, Eye Catcher, Olympic Fire Eyes etc.

13/12/2019 - Besides their great results at home, the Verkerk pigeons have shown their enormous potential in other lofts as well. And the breeding abilities of their best breeders has once again resulted in an impressive list of references.
PIPA TV

PIPA TV: G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) introduce the old and the new breeding stars

09/12/2019 - Olympic Solange & New Olympic Solange. The old and new superbreeder of G&S Verkerk are introduced by the masters themselves in this video...
Loft Report

Gerard and Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) show their exceptional potential, this time with the young birds in the middle distance

03/11/2019 - The young birds of Gerard and Bas Verkerk have been racing the natour competition in recent years, and with great success. For 2019 however, the first and second round were trained for the young birds' races.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk, Reeuwijk (NL) start the one day long distance season with a 1st NPO Blois of 15,362 pigeons

31/07/2019 - The first one day long distance race in The Netherlands took place on Saturday 25th of May. We saw Gerard and Bas Verkerk set the tone for the upcoming NPO one day long distance races, claiming a 1st NPO Blois of 15,362 pigeons.
News

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) lead Enchanted towards Olympiad while claiming two handfuls of national top 10 ace pigeons

17/12/2018 - As always, the pigeons come into prominence when the national ace pigeon titles in the different competitions are being announced. And 2018 is no exception, with racing bird Enchanted claiming a top three in three different Olympiad categories. Gas and Gerard have added a grand total of 12 top 10 ace pigeon titles to their palmares.
Auction news

Fantastic auction weekend: + 416,000 euro. G & S Verkerk 5,000 euro/bird, Cor de Heijde 3,500 euro/bird, Theo Yskout 3,350 euro/bird, Pigeons for Life 3,200 euro

17/12/2018 - It has been a fantastic auction weekend. The 138 birds that were put up for auction were sold for more than 3,300 euro/bird on average!
PIPA Rankings

Best Yearling in The Netherlands 2018 - 10 prizes

13/10/2018 02:00 -
PIPA Rankings

Best Middle Distance/Long Distance Pigeon in The Netherlands 2018 - 7 prizes

10/10/2018 02:00 -
News

G. & S . Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) continue to get great results in 2018 and they have an olympiad candidate with Enchanted

28/09/2018 - The pigeons of Gerard and Bas Verkerk claimed one top result after another again in 2018, including impressive overall results at national and provincial level. They had numerous early arrivals in the natour competition both with the old and the young birds, and super class bird Enchanted is one of the main favourites for the upcoming Olympiad this winter. In other words, the Verkerk pigeon breed was yet again overwhelmingly strong.
PIPA Rankings

Best Ace Pigeon Old Birds in the Netherlands - 12 prizes

13/09/2018 02:00 -
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd of 13,628 pigeons in last week's NPO race from Sezanne

28/06/2018 - Gerard and Bas Verkerk pretty much dominated the NPO race from Sezanne last Saturday. They won a 1st, 2nd and 3rd of 13,268 pigeons, taking the entire podium. And on top of that, they had 12 pigeons in the top 20.
News

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) all set for the upcoming NPO races with a 1st-4th-5th-6th Fontenay 11,444 p.

06/06/2018 - The first NPO races are coming up shortly, and Gerard and Bas Verkerk are showing to be as ambitious as ever, claiming another great result: a 1st-4th-5th-6th-18th-19th-23rd Fontenay 11,444 p., and a 2nd-7th-11th-24th etc. from Pontoise 9,750 p. a mere eight days later. PIPA sat down with the two champions to talk about last season, and of course to discuss the upcoming 2018 season!
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) have a magnificent 2017 season claiming two national 1st ace pigeon titles with Laetitia and Ace Isabelle

30/11/2017 - Gerard and Bas Verkerk can look back on another highly successful racing season, with a large number of ace pigeon titles in different national competitions and with top results in numerous races. This is mainly thanks to the exceptional breeding potential of the Verkerk pigeons, with the bloodline of Olympic Solange playing a crucial role.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) close the 2017 season with an impressive encore

27/11/2017 - A long continuous beep was the prelude to an unprecedented string of results in The Netherlands. No less than 33 pigeons were clocked within less than half a minute, and they were in fact the fastest of 13,649 pigeons!
PIPA Rankings

Beste Jaarling van Nederland - 10 prijzen

28/10/2017 02:00 -
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) let their racing team blaze through the natour competition

03/09/2017 - A team consisting of all the young and old racing birds of Gerard and Bas Verkerk has been dominating the field in South Holland in recent weeks. The team had the fastest 10 pigeons from Duffel (8,371 pigeons), followed by a 1-2-3 from Asse-Zellik (3,363 pigeons).
Loft Report

G & S Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) close the 2017 one day long distance season with a bang

20/08/2017 - Gerard and Bas Verkerk have excelled once again in the one day long distance race from La Souterraine with an impressive 7 teletext prizes. It was partly thanks to this achievement that the combination now claims the title of not nominated one day long distance champion in the province of South Holland.
News

Discover the pigeons which Bas and Gerard Verkerk have created their pigeon breed with over the years

30/11/2016 - What pigeons does the current pigeon breed of Bas and Gerard Verkerk consist of, and what does their palmares look like? Bas and Gerard would love to answer those two questions. Magic Amoré, Olympic Solange and the talented new breeders Eye-Catcher and Felina are all part of the Verkerk family tree, along with numerous other champions.
Loft Report

Gerard and Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) deliver exceptional results in 2016 as one of the strongest teams in The Netherlands

28/11/2016 - Gerard and Bas Verkerk can look back on another splendid season, and the highlights of 2016 are the title of 1st National Loft Champion one day long distance (nominated), 1st National Ace Pigeon Allround hens (and cocks) WHZB-TBOTB, as well as the title of 1st National Ace Pigeon One Day Long Distance fondspiegel.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) clock 4 pigeons in 4 seconds after 750km race in an impressive 1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th NPO

18/08/2016 - On the eve of the Olympic Games Bas Verkerk tried to motivate his racing team for the final NPO one day long distance race of the season. And they were in great shape: four outstanding racing birds were clocked in a matter of seconds after a 750km race. They had an impressive 8 minute lead over the rest of the pack - a historic feat.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) excel with a 1st, 3rd and 4th from Chateauroux in Sector 2 Chateauroux against 14,602 p.

19/07/2016 - Team Verkerk had their mind set on the national race from Chateauroux, and so their pigeons were in top form for this race. They eventually won a 1st, 3rd, and 4th in Sector 2 against 14,602 pigeons, as well as a 2nd, 4th and 5th overall against 47,453 pigeons. This is yet another brilliant performance from the Verkerk pigeon family.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) achieve another brilliant result in Quiévrain with a 1st and 2nd against 12,545 pigeons

19/05/2016 - Gerard and Bas Verkerk showed in the race from Quévrain that they are once again a force to be reckoned with this season. They achieved an impressive result in the sprint race.
Loft Report

Gerard and Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) now demonstrate their potential in the PIPA rankings for The Netherlands as well

02/12/2015 - Gerard and Bas Verkerk have played a defining role in all national competitions across The Netherlands. The combination has now won several top prizes in the new PIPA rankings for The Netherlands as well.
News

Discover the champions of Gerard and Bas Verkerk in their new catalogue

21/11/2015 - The annual PIPA auction of Gerard and Bas Verkerk, in which they sell youngsters from their best breeders, takes place from 23 November to 6 December. This auction is definitely worth following, as the loft from Reeuwijk has been performing exceptionally well this season. Their new catalogue should give you an idea of their achievements and the pigeon breed that is at the basis of their success.
PIPA Rankings

Beste Midfond-Fondduif van Nederland - 7 prijzen

30/09/2015 02:00 -
Loft Report

Gerard & Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) dominate the national release from Chateauroux in The Netherlands against 37,571 pigeons

28/07/2015 - An impresive group of 37,571 pigeons from The Netherlands were released simultaneously, basketed by fanciers all across the country. The long awaited national one day long distance race from Châteauroux took place last weekend.
News

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) show their class with an exceptional performance

26/06/2015 - We assume the two perfectionists Gerard and Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) do not have many goals left after 30 years of keeping pigeons at the highest level. Bas once told us that winning the first ten prizes in a Teletext race would be the ultimate feat; we assume he had an equally euphoric feeling after winning the first four prizes and having 9 pigeons in the top 15 in the NPO race from Vierzon.
Loft Report

Gerard & Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) take the win in the provincial race from Nanteuil in Province 5

04/06/2015 - The pigeons from South Holland were released from Nanteuil on the 17th of May, and Gerard & Bas Verkerk showed their potential by claiming victory and by winning an additional three top 10 prizes against 31,442 pigeons.
Loft Report

G. and S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) are privileged to send three Olympiad Pigeons to Budapest this season

06/01/2015 - Gerard and Bas have had an impressive nine Olympiad Pigeons already, and this season they are the only fanciers to send three Olympiad Pigeons to Budapest in the sports category.
News

Gerard & Bas Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) proudly present the young birds in their upcoming auction

28/12/2014 - Gerard and Bas Verkerk have had another successful season, in which no less than three pigeons will be sent to the Olympiad. As always, they will close the season with the auctioning of a round of young birds from their very best breeders. The annual Verkerk auction starts on 29 December 2014 and closes on 11 January 2015.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) take 1st NPO Ruffec

13/08/2014 - It seems Gerard and Bas Verkerk have found some spare room in their trophy cabinet for yet another winner’s trophy, which adds to an already impressive palmares. Their amazing hen Valerie put in a great performance and she took the first prize NPO in the closing race of the old birds’ season 2014, a crowning achievement.
Loft Report

G & S Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) excel in district 5 Southern Holland with five teletext prizes in NPO Argenton

01/07/2014 - The team from Reeuwijk has won all three podium places in the middle distance teletext race from Meaux, as well as a 7th and 8th prize in the NPO race from Bourges and five teletext prizes in the NPO flight from Argenton last weekend, which add up to a total of ten teletext notations in 2014 alone.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) start the Teletext season with the three fastest of 32,917 pigeons

24/05/2014 - Gerard and Bas Verkerk had the three fastest pigeons from Meaux in district 5 against almost 33,000 pigeons with seemingly little effort. The Verkerk pigeons appeared to be in great shape, particularly in last weekend’s weather conditions, in which they could really stand out from the others.
News

Top van Zuid-Holland blijft innovatief met hun duivenbus

22/04/2014 - Ton Wolvers, Dick van Seggelen, Yong Lin, Jiabin Lin, Bas en Gerard Verkerk bundelen gedachtes voor iets unieks!
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) are today's WHZB stars

17/01/2014 - Over the years, we have seen some amazing achievements from father and son Verkerk. This partnership has won no less than 50 top 5 and top 10 finishes in the different Wie Heeft Ze Beter (WHZB) competitions since 2000.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) close the season with an impressive result and a first prov. Ace Pigeon One Day Long Distance

12/09/2013 - The pigeons of Gerard & Bas Verkerk landed one after the other from the NPO One Day Long Distance from Ruffec (746), as if it were a sprint race. He had 19 pigeons in the top 35 of the NPO, which was (another) impressive performance. He also managed the unique feat of winning a third consecutive title of Provincial Ace Pigeon One Day Long Distance with his Ivory Lady.
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) take the first national Châteauroux Sector II

12/07/2013 - We all know that Gerard and Bas Verkerk have been at a high level all season. They were particularly impressive in the one day long distance NPO races. The tough national classic from Châteauroux was a great opportunity to show what they are capable of and so they did: they won the first, sixth and 11th in sector II against 14,005 pigeons.
Loft Report

Nationaal Châteauroux in Nederland werd slijtageslag met dolgelukkige winnaar

11/07/2013 - “Ik krijg de glimlach maar niet van mijn gezicht”, aldus Ina Rosendahl, eigenares van de snelste Nederlandse Châteauroux-vlieger van in totaal zo’n 50.000 duiven. Waar de Nederlandse kopstukken zich op de nationale Châteauroux zonder uitzondering aan het front meldden, gaf de 51-jarige Borculose in haar debuutjaar als zelfstandig duivenmelker iedereen het nakijken!
Loft Report

G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) highly successful with a 2nd-3rd-4th-10th-12th-13th-14th Chateaudun against 11,572 pigeons

02/06/2013 - Gerard and Bas Verkerk are quite used to being one of the big favourites at the start of the NPO season. It seems they can cope with the pressure: father and son Verkerk achieved an amazing result in he first one day long distance race of 2013 with seven top 15 prizes in district five and twelve against 11,596 birds.
Loft Report

The miracle loft of G. & S. Verkerk (Reeuwijk, NL) is now a true all round loft!

21/12/2012 - There is a lot to be said about Gerard and Bas Verkerk. Quite a lot of prizes have been won in the small space of their pigeon loft and they have had quite a lot of champions as well. They have moved to a larger loft now with room for more champions. The outstanding quality of their breed has resulted in an impressive 2012 season with a long list of top prizes.