
Hardy Krüger started with pigeon racing 30 years ago. First it was just a hobby, but when he became National Champion in 1992 (at the age of 16!) everything changed. Hardy also talks about his top pigeons: Carl Lewis & Black Power.
A total of 223 pigeons were sold on Sunday and Monday across 11 different auctions, with a total revenue of 529,100 euro. This resulted in an average sale price of 2373 euro/bird.
Hardy Krüger and his pigeons continue to live up to their reputation. This was one of the bloodlines that yet again showed its potential in the 2019 South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race. Like we stated in a previous report, these pigeons stand for speed, consistency and relentlessness.
Sunday was the closing day for 10 different auctions, in which 215 were put up for auction. They raised 389,725 euro together, with an average sale price of 1,812 euro per bird. We briefly discuss each individual auction below.
If we were asked to give a description of the Hardy Krüger pigeon breed as opposed to the other teams, we might perhaps say that they are playing in the Champions League. But that does not quite cut it. This is really an extraordinary pigeon breed.
10 auctions ended on Sunday 23rd of December, with 149 pigeons sold for 411,125 euro, or 2,759 euro per bird. We talk you through each auction below.
Even though they are still fairly young, these two birds have already developed into a very special breeding pair. Hardy Krüger refers to them as the 'Giant Couple' but that does not tell you much about them of course. What we do know, is that this pair had already bred quite a number of outstanding pigeons.
We paid a visit to Hardy Krüger in Rommerskirchen this year, and we are still impressed with what we saw. We had not expected to see such a high quality collection of pigeons. It was a visit to clearly one of the best pigeon fanciers in Germany.
Die Alttierreise 2017 ist beendet. In den nächsten Wochen beginnt die Jungtierreise und damit eröffnen sich neue Hoffnungen.
We travelled to Rommerskirchen (Nordrhein-Westfalen) to visit one of the best pigeon fanciers of Germany, and we had a great time there. We were really looking forward to meeting this likable pigeon fancier in person and to taking a closer look at his pigeon loft. We had not expected to see a pigeon collection of such high quality; we were thrilled.
The title says it all: an international supplier of prize winning birds. There are not too many pigeon fanciers with this status but Hardy Krüger is clearly one of them. His pigeons and their descendants have been performing exceptionally well in numerous lofts across the globe and in One Loft Races in particular.
It was at the turn of the new millennium, in the year 2000, that Hardy Krüger rung a pigeon that would go on to become the cornerstone of his loft for years to come. The pigeon in question was the famous Black Power; Hardy could never have dreamt of the success that would emanate from this great champion.
Deutschland befindet sich auf der Ziellinie. In den meisten Vereinigungen sind die Entscheidungen gefallen. Traumwetter bescherte hervorragende Flüge über 600 Kilometer.
It would appear that 2015 is a vintage year for the Krüger breed; both at home and abroad. Hardy has received a constant stream of acknowledgements from fanciers informing him of how his breed has been setting the skies alight wherever they have gone. From England to South Africa, the pigeons of Krüger origin have performed with terrific success.
Trotz teilweise sehr schwierige Bedingungen wurden die Aufgaben der deutschen Brieftauben mit Bravur gemeistert.
Auch am dritten Maiwochenende wurden in ganz Deutschland absolute Spitzenergebnisse erzielt.
The European racing pigeon scene has seen the evolution of some truly remarkable breeds during the last two decades. The names of Vandenabeele and Heremans come to mind amongst several other unique families. Considering the performances at their own loft in Germany and the increasing impact that they are having on results around Europe, the Black Power family of Hardy Krüger may soon be ...
Auch am vierten Augustwochenende gab es in allen Teilen Deutschlands Spitzenergebnisse.
Beste Wetterbedingungen sorgten in ganz Deutschland für Spitzenleistungen.
Hervorragendes Taubenwetter sorgte in ganz Deutschland für Spitzenergebnisse.
Große Auflässe und Flüge über 400 Kilomter wurden in ganz Deutschland gestartet. Den größten Flug am Wochenende veranstaltete der Regionalverband 250 mit 22721 Tauben. Friedrich Bohlmann aus Paderborn gewann die grosse Konkurrenz. Am kommenden Wochenende wird der erste von drei Ruhrgebietsflügen gestartet, mit erwarteten 45000 Tauben ist es der größte Auflass in Deutschland.
Am letzten Aprilwochenende wurde in den meisten Teilen Deutschlands die Saison 2014 gestartet.
The title says it all: unlimited success for the Krüger family. Hardy Krüger and his father have been performing at the highest level for over 20 years. It is fair to say that they have not had one bad season and last year was particularly successful (more on that later).
Hardy is 38 years old and he is a true champion. He has been racing at the highest level for the past 20 years. In fact he has never had a bad season in all these years. This is the story of Hardy Krüger from Rommerskirchen, who won a national first, second and third prize against 404 fanciers and 5,426 pigeons in the national flight from Poitiers.
Auch am letzten Juliwochenende hatten die Tauben mit schwerem Wetter zu tun. Extreme Hitze sorgte teilweise für sehr lange Konkurszeiten. Einige Regionalverbände verlegten auf Montag und hatten hervorragende Bedingungen. Die Alttierreise ist bis auf ganz wenige in Deutschland so gut wie beendet. Am kommenden Wochenende beginnt in vielen Teilen Deutschlands bereits die Jungtaubensaison.
Taubenwetter in fast allen Teilen Deutschlands sorgten für hervorragende Flugverläufe. Der größte Flug wurde im bayrischen Osterhofen (530 Kilometer) gestartet, 28178 Tauben wurden in der Ruhrgebietskonkurrenz gestartet und nach gut 35 Minuten waren alle Preise vergeben.
Aufgrund des Hochwassers in Bayern und im Osten Deutschlands, gab es auch in der ersten Juniwoche verkürzte Flüge, teilweise mußten die Flüge ins Wasser fallen.
Dies sind die Spitzenergebnisse aus Deutschland vom 04.05.2013 - 05.05.2013.
He was already German Champion at the age of 16 and soon became one of the big names in German pigeon racing. He is now 37 and is still competing at the highest level. The name of this fancier: Hardy Krüger.
With the foundation of his loft build around “Carl Lewis” Hardy Kruger has achieved the almost impossible against strongest International competition been it the most recent Olympiad or competing in the hardest OLR race in the world!
At the age of 13 he was infected with the "pigeon virus". At 16 and only after 3 years practice, he won 1st National Champion of Germany and 1st National Champion "Long Distance" of Germany!!! That's a short biography about Hardy Krüger.