Overview:
Janssen Brothers of Arendonk – Arendonk, a little village in the Belgium province of De Kempen, became famous for thousands of pigeon fanciers around the world. And perhaps the name Arendonk is still known by a few cyclist fans that remember the name of Rik van Steenbergen, a three-time world champion cyclist much admired by the Janssen Brothers. But we all know the difference between being world famous because of cycling and being world famous because of pigeons! Very few pigeon fanciers will remember Rik van Steenbergen the cyclist, but the Janssens will be remembered for generations.
The Janssens didn’t only make history because of the performances of their pigeons in the races, but even more for what their birds achieved as breeders for the thousands of fanciers that could eventually acquire a few specimens of this family of birds. All over the world you will find their birds, and there is no other loft that has been as important for the development of the modern racing pigeon as the Janssen loft. Thanks are due to my kind and good friends, the Janssen Brothers, for allowing me to visit them so many times so that I would be able to prepare this exclusive report. The Janssen Brothers wish for all the fanciers reading this report a lot of joy and a sincere hope that they may garner some useful thoughts from it.
The History of the Janssen Brothers of Arendonk Belgium
Posted on YouTube by the Racing Pigeon Group – Full History Starts at 23 minutes.
Louis Janssen (98 yrs old) – Interview by Adriaan in May 2010 in Arendonk
On April 16th, 2013 Louis Janssen died at the ripe old age of 100 years old.
On August 5th, 2013, he would have become 101 years old.
Below is a link to an Article by PIPA on the Passing of a Great Legend Mr. Louis Janssen.
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Mr. Louis Janssen has passed away | PIPA
PIPA Article – Text