Bertus Nel probably has the best Collection of Gaby Vandenabeele's in South Africa.
Out of Africa Lofts can also attest to that. We purchased a few latebreds from him to race and have had our first winner already from them. The past weekend another 2013 late bred baby scored for us.
ZA 16764/13
5th Club,14th GPU, Y/B, Bloem3, 384km, vel 1126
ZA GPU 16852/12
1st Club, 3rd Div, 4th Union, GPU, Y/B, Winburg 1, 278km, vel 1256
Top winning blood.
In Belgium, this line is currently performing on various levels:
2013 National races won by Vandenabeele's Wittenbuik and Bliksem progeny:
25 May 2013
1 National Bourges 451km 1153mpm 33 229 pigeons by BELG 12-2124186
Owner: Dr Dirk Moens
Bliksem line (Bliksem is a grandson Wittenbuik)
1 June 2013
1 National Limoges 607km 1139mpm 14 263 pigeons by BELG 11-3003150
Owner: Jac & Gino Mispelaere
Bliksem line (Bliksem is a grandson Wittenbuik)
1 National Zone Limoges 5 738 pigeons, 4 National Limoges 14 263 pigeons by BELG 11-4291462
Owner: Bert Vanderberghe
Bliksem line (Bliksem is a grandson Wittenbuik)
8 June 2013
1 National Poitiers 516km 1112mpm 26 948 pigeons by BELG 11-9041267
Owner: Bascourt Nicolas
Bliksem line (Bliksem is a grandson Wittenbuik)
2 National Poitiers Yearlings 13 134 pigeons by BELG 12- 3088255
Owner: Bert Vanderberghe
Kleinen line (Kleinen is sire of Wittenbuik)
22 June 2013
1 National Gueret YL 622km 1824mpm 15 007 pigeons (fastest of whole release 27 599 pigeons)
Owner: Franky Appelmans
Wittenbuik line
1 National Gueret Old Birds 622km 1817mpm 12 592 pigeons (2nd fastest of whole release 27 599 pigeons)
Owner: Van Hertem Schuurmans
Wittenbuik line
30 June 2013
1 National Bordeaux (Agen) 774km 1192mpm 11 112 pigeons by BELG 11-4291405
Owner: Bert Vanderberghe
Wittenbuik line