Cools Rik

24/10/2022 - Monday the 24th of October these new auctions will start: Sangers Pigeons (NL), Maxime Renaud (BE), Comb. Elzinga (NL), Pieter Veenstra (NL), Gino Clicque (BE) & Rik Cools (BE).

20/09/2021 - Monday 20th of September at 17h, these auctions will start: Simon Wolf (SWi), Jelle Jellema (NL), Wilson Dekens (BE), Luc De Laere (BE), Rik Cools (BE) & One Loft Race special.

01/12/2020 - As tradition dictates, the stuntman from Ruiselede has been racing in a league of his own this season. Rik Cools has been among the big favourites in many races and championships, always and everywhere.

16/07/2020 - Superstar Rik Cools beat the entire field in West Flanders in the race from Chateauroux, adding yet another provincial victory to his already impressive list of achievements.

24/05/2020 - The following auctions came to a close on Sunday 24th of May: May Auction, Jos Thoné (BE), Sky Chen (CN), Rik Cools (BE), Gevaert-Lannoo (BE), Sangers Pigeons (BE), PIPA Breeding (BE), Exclusive Jelle Jellema collection & Mike Ganus (US).

22/05/2020 - Rik Cools is one of the leading names in the middle distance. In 2019 he wins for instance a title of 2nd National Ace Pigeon KBDB young birds, and he is also this season's 1st provincial champion middle distance.

18/02/2020 - The following auctions closed on Sunday 16th of February: Stef Bals (NL), Vermeerbergen-Wilms (BE), Martial Maindrelle (FR), T&J Elzinga (NL), Gino Clicque (BE), Dehon-Demonseau (BE), Team Noël-Willockx (BE), Candotti-Trunet (BE), Jos Thoné (BE) & Rik Cools (BE).

06/12/2019 - Ten different auctions ended on Sunday 1st of December, in which 160 pigeons were sold for 372,125 euro, or an average of 2,325 euro/bird. We briefly discuss each auction below.

13/06/2019 - Last year, Rik Cools basketed 35 pigeons for Châteauroux. As many as 32 of them were able to claim an interprovincial top prize, including a 1st and 2nd of 2,714 old birds.

02/05/2019 - The auctions that closed on Sunday 28th of April raised 373,075 euro in total with 186 pigeons, resulting in an average of over 2,000 euro per bird.

11/01/2019 - Nine auctions closed on Sunday 6th of January, and 121 pigeons raised 310,375 euro in total, or 2,565 euro per bird. We briefly discuss each auction below.

01/01/2019 - Rik Cools has had some world class pigeons in his collection over the years. You can tell not only from the results of his own racing team but from the numerous references from fanciers that invested in pigeons from Ruiselede.

13/05/2018 - Even though 2017 was considered a transition year due to the construction of a new loft, the Cools pigeon family did very well last season, winning most notably a 1st Prov. Tours 1,076 yearlings, and a 2nd Prov. Tours 3,478 YBs. The descendants of the invaluable stock dam Marieke have played a major role in 2017.

30/05/2017 - The successful team from West Flanders grabbed the win in the very first provincial classic of the longer middle distance of 2017, with a first prize against 1,076 yearlings.

01/02/2017 - Well suited for crossbreeding and almost guaranteed to deliver results, it would be an accurate description for the Rik Cools pigeon breed. This pigeon family has managed to win 9 national top 5 ace pigeon titles since 2013.

30/08/2016 - Rik Cools has had his share of second places this season: he had to settle for second in the provincial race from Tours on 15th of May, and exactly three months later he wins a silver medal in the Belgian Master in Nevele. He has won quite a number of second prizes in important races and a few first prizes at club level as well, and we would not be surprised to see him claim an important victory one day as well.

30/05/2015 - Rik Cools played a central role in the race from Clermont on the 9th of May, winning a 1-2-4-5-7 against 6,559 yearlings in the overall results WVOU.

31/07/2009 - It was no surprise to anybody that grandmaster Rik Cools from Ruiselede achieved a provincial victory….because Cools has a great deal of good marchandise sitting in his racing and breeding lofts. A rich collection of Ace pigeons and provincial winners.