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On June 9th Combination Hendriks-Sanders delivered an impressive performance in the one-day long-distance race from Châteaudun (525 km). Their “Super 740” won 1st prize in the Kring against 758 pigeons 

After two days of delay due to poor weather, the first one-day long-distance race of the season finally took place from Gien (510 km). W. & F. Ebben entered 10 pigeons, and Combination Ebben sent 9. 

This past Saturday, we achieved another fantastic result in the third middle-distance race of the season. Competing against 7,484 pigeons, we started with 2-4-8-9-16-29 (combined lofts). 

This past Saturday we enjoyed another fantastic race from Châlons-en-Champagne—336 km for W. & F. Ebben and 337 km for Combination Ebben. 

On May 3rd, the middle-distance season officially kicked off with the first race from Soissons (318 km). Under clear skies and a strong northeast headwind, Combinatie Hendriks-Sanders achieved a stunning result 

This past Saturday marked the first middle-distance race of the season. The birds were released from Soissons, a distance of 313 km for us. It turned out to be a beautiful race, with a headwind from the northeast for most of the journey 

After a slow start to the season, our pigeons delivered a powerful statement on the first French race of the year. On Saturday, April 26, the birds were released in Etroeungt (230 km) at 11:40 AM 

For years, brothers Ronnie and Carlo Sanders have been racing in top form alongside Adje Hendriks. Their lofts in Nijmegen may be small, but few places in the Netherlands collect as many 1st prizes in strong competition as they do.