Koopman C&G

01/10/2016 - The phenomenal champion Gerard Koopman has proven to be outstanding in the most demanding competition in pigeon racing as well, having just won the title of national marathon champion.

14/06/2016 - In de late lente en vroege zomer valt de naam Koopman steevast veelvuldig. De eendaagse NPO-vluchten zijn al vele jaren het domein van de Koopmanduif. De kopserie 3-4-5-6-9 NPO Zuid op Nanteuil 492 km van 3.926 duiven vormt een serieuze opmaat voor een nieuw topseizoen.

20/01/2016 - Naar jaarlijks gewoonte vond rond de jaarwisseling de open dag van Team Koopman plaats. Tijdens die open dag kunnen bezoekende liefhebbers even de accommodatie in Ermerveen bekijken en een praatje slaan met Gerard Koopman en andere aanwezige liefhebbers.

08/01/2016 - The success story of Team Koopman continues, as the fanciers from Ermerveen were again overwhelmingly strong this season. An impressive number of top results were won in the NPO races, the most important competition of the season.

31/12/2015 - The auction of about 30 top class pigeons from the best breeders and racers of Gerard Koopman starts on Monday 28th December, at 5pm. The auction closes on 10th January 2016.

23/12/2015 - A lot has been said about the Koopman pigeons and their impressive palmares over the years. This pigeon family has managed to dominate several NPO races season after season, while their opponents are often struggling to keep the pace.

19/06/2015 - Fourteen days after his memorable NPO race from Sens, Gerard Koopman has managed to put in an even greater performance in the NPO race from Souppes-sur-Loing, winning gold, silver and bronze, as well as an impressive overall result.

05/06/2015 - The race from Sens was the first NPO one day long distance race of 2015 for rayons 5 to 8 in Province 10 North East Holland. Gerard Koopman came out as the big winner, not only claiming a first prize but having an impressive six pigeons in the top ten.

14/01/2015 - Gerard Koopman has had an outstanding 2014 season, thanks to a new generation of top quality pigeons that delivered excellent results in every discipline.

06/01/2015 - The Gerard Koopman young birds’ auction starts tomorrow afternoon, on the 5th of January 2015, at exactly 5 pm, bringing you young birds from the very best pigeons of Koopman (Ermerveen, NL).

20/12/2014 - Op 9 januari 2015 organiseerde Team Koopman naar goede traditie een kijkdag. Deze keer werden de jonge duiven geëxposeerd die van 5 januari tot en met 18 januari via PIPA geveild zullen worden. Het werd een topdag, getuige daarvan deze fotoreportage.

21/12/2013 - Gisteren organiseerde Team Koopman naar goede traditie een kijkdag. Deze keer werden de 44 jonge duiven geëxposeerd die momenteel via PIPA geveild worden. 44 paradepaardjes passeerden de handen van vele geïnteresseerden, waaronder zo goed als alle kopstukken van de Nederlandse duivensport. Alles gebeurde in een gemoedelijke en opperbeste sfeer onder duivenvrienden.

12/12/2013 - From 16 to 29 December 2013 the yearly Koopman Auction will run in which Gerard Koopman and his team offer a round of youngsters. You can now browse through the catalogue of this sale.

05/11/2013 - 2013 was another splendid season for Cornelis and Gerard Koopman. They have won two NPO races from Breuil-le-Vert (485 km) and Pithiviers (604 km) and a lot of great prizes were won in important races this season.

02/11/2013 - Op 20 december 2013 organiseert Team Koopman naar goede traditie een kijkdag. Deze keer worden de 44 jonge duiven geëxposeerd die vanaf 16 december via PIPA geveild worden. Hou de datum vrij en zoek uw kerst- of nieuwjaarsgeschenkje uit!

02/08/2013 - We saw another spectacular result from Gerard Koopman and his team. They were really motivated to make the most out of this season and every fancier who had to race against the Koopman pigeons knew you had no choice but to follow their lead. Koopman won a 1-2-3-4-6-7 from NPO Breuil Le Vert at the start of the season and they closed the season with a 1-5-8-9-14-16-19 NPO from Pithiviers.

03/06/2013 - Cornelus and Gerard Koopman have been dominating the NPO competitions for years. Many fanciers have tried to copy them by using the same approach but it was Team Koopman that demonstrated once again that they are the real specialists, by winning the first four prizes from the NPO Breuil-le-Vert.

24/01/2013 - Part three of this trilogy deals with the numerous fanciers worldwide that have been successful with the Koopman pigeons. After all, we are all familiar with this idea: a very successful fancier is a great champion but a fancier only becomes really famous when other fanciers are successful with his breed as well!

03/01/2013 - In the first part of our report we have been discussing the present situation in the lofts of Koopman: we have talked about the achievements of his pigeon family and about the origins of the best racing pigeons in this unique pigeon breed. Today I would like you to get a glimpse of the man behind this team: the idealistic fancier Gerard Koopman.

30/12/2012 - At the end of every year we publish an overview of the most read articles (including the translations) on our website. For 2012 we split the list in two: today we publish part one with the numbers 10 to 6; tomorrow we give you the first five articles on the list.