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Topauction, Peet Solleveld and Paloma

This great racingcombination of father and daughter  offers you fantastic long diastance pigeon in this sale. They won many 1st. prizes in big competition as well as many championshipd. Without any doubt, one af the toplofts on the marathonraces of the Netherlands.
Please pay attention to this sale and take a look at the pigeons they offer.

For more information, see the following loftreport:

Peet & Paloma Solleveld Maasdijk,

“a unique Royal Couple”

In the Fond toppers auction held this winter, by and on TopPigeons, it would have been unthinkable that this partnership consisting of Peet and his daughter Paloma Solleveld from Maasdijk  would not be present. We are really delighted to be able to present you an auction of Long distance toppers containing several pigeons of this father/daughter partnership from Maasdijk in the province of South-Holland.

Peet Solleveld.
Who does not know this man? While most of us rolled into the pigeon sport through our fathers, Peet got acquainted to the love of the sport through Mother Solleveld. As it turned out they were prophetic words from the late Maarten Vellekoop from Maasdijk years ago when Peet was presented his first trophy, “Ladies and gentlemen, this could be the beginning of something big ”.  In short we can state of Peet, he came, he saw and he conquered.

A short retrospect.
Peet who at that time raced pigeons along with his father and had always done well in the sport. In de late seventies a partnership was formed called Sol-Stra-Sol. A champion formation that to this day is still talked about with respect. In the beginning they raced the club races before taking the step to the long distance where in 1991 their first title was won. The partnership was crowned 1^st Champion Long Distance of the Kuststrook (Coast Strip). In 1993 they were proud to win it again but in that same year they also won the West Netherlands Marathon. The secret was possessing good pigeons and an excellent fancier to manage them. The following years proved the point that Peet is an excellent fancier. 

In the mid-ninety’s a new partnership was formed named Solleveld-Holstijn. Straight from the beginning until the passing away of John Holstein (May 2002) these have been the fanciers to beat in their region the Westland. Unbelievable results were achieved and to cap it all the winning of the 1^st Super Long Distance championship of South-Holland that at the time consisted of only one federation.

An era ends and a new one begins.
After the death of friend John Holstijn it was  the end of racing from that location and it forced Peet to make a complete re-start. All pigeons that were present at the time were auctioned off with exception of the best stock birds.

The new begin.
If the necessary quality is present and there is a good fancier that is capable of getting the best out of the pigeons, it is purely a question of time getting back to the same performance level. Peet did not give the opposition much time to recover because within a very short space of time since the new begin he was back. It was also in this period that his daughter named Paloma became interested in the pigeons and a new partnership was created. Seeds must be sown before the crop can be reaped. But anno 2007 it was as clear as crystal to everyone, “He is back”.

2007.
1^st National Bordeaux Yearlings Z.L.U..
1^st Z.L.U. Champion Fed.12 Coast Strip and Fondclub The Glass City.
Keizer-General Long Distance Club Maasdijk.
3^rd Super Prestige Z.L.U.

2008.
1^st Keizer Z.L.U.
1^st Super Prestige Z.L.U.
1^st Keizer-General Fondclub The Glass City.
1^st Keizer-General Fed. Coast Strip
1^st Keizer-General Long Distance Club Maasdijk.
3^rd West Netherlands Marathon.
4^th Overnight North- and South-Holland.
5^th Europa Cup.
6^th National Marathon Z.L.U.
7^th National Marathon 10 nominated Z.L.U.
8^th Fond Champion Z.L.U.

2009.
  1^st West Netherlands Marathon.
  1^st Keizer Combine North- and South-Holland. N.P.O. races.
  1^st Super Prestige N.P.O. Combine North- and South-Holland
  1^st Un-nominated N.P.O. Combine North- and South-Holland
  1^st Keizer-General Fed. Coast Strip.
  1^st Keizer-General Fondclub The Glass City.
  1^st Keizer-General Long Distance Club Maasdijk.
  1^st Nominated N.P.O. Combine North- and South-Holland.
  1^st Un-nominated Fed. Coast Strip N.P.O. races
  1^st Un-nominated Fondclub The Glass City N.P.O. races.
  1^st Un-nominated Long Distance Club Maasdijk.
  2^nd Nominated Fed. Coast Strip. Z.L.U.
  2^nd Nominated Fondclub The Glass City. Z.L.U.
  2^nd Nominated Long Distance Club Maasdijk.
  3^rd Un-nominated Fed. Coast Strip Z.L.U. races
  3^rd National Marathon Z.L.U.
  7^th National Marathon Z.L.U. 10 nominated birds
10^th Super Prestige Z.L.U.
13^th West European Super Marathon.
Ace Pigeon Fed. Coast Strip Z.L.U. races.
Ace Pigeon Long Distance Club Maasdijk. N.P.O. races.
2^nd and 9^th Ace Pigeon Fondclub The Glass City Z.L.U. races.
2^nd Ace Pigeon Fondclub The Glass City N.P.O. races.
3^rd Best National Pigeon  (St. Vincent-Tarbes-Montauban)

2010.
  4^th Nominated Fed. Coast Strip Z.L.U.
  5^th Keizer Fed. Coast Strip
  6^th Nominated N.P.O. N.I.C. 1536
  6^th Un-nominated NPO N.I.C. 1536
  8^th Keizer Combine North- and South-Holland Z.L.U.
  9^th Nominated Fondclub The Glass City Z.L.U.
  9^th Un-nominated Fed. Coast Strip Z.L.U.
10^th Un-nominated Fondclub The Glass City Z.L.U.
11^th Nominated Combine North- and South-Holland Z.L.U.
16^th Un-nominated Combine North- and South-Holland Z.L.U.
2^nd  Best ZLU Pigeon W.H.Z.B. NL07-1732047
4^th and 5^th Champion Pigeon Fondclub and Fed. Coast Strip Z.L.U.

2011.
  1^st Nominated Fed. Coast Strip Z.L.U.
  1^st Nominated Fondclub The Glass City Z.L.U.
  1^st Nominated Long Distance Club Maasdijk.
  1^st Champion Pigeon Fed. Coast Strip. “Jordan Staal”  NL08-1454136. Full brother of “Blue Fire”, son of   
  “Red Chief” N.I.C.
  2e Champion Pigeon N.I.C. “Inbred Molenaar” NL08-1454173  Half-brother of “Misty Boy”, son “Roger”
  3^rd Un-nominated Fed. Coast Strip Z.L.U.
  3^rd Nominated Combine North- and South-Holland Z.L.U.
  3^rd Pyrenees Cup Combine North- and South-Holland.
  4^th Un-nominated Fondclub The Glass City Z.L.U.
  4^th Super Prestige Combine North- and South-Holland.
  4^th Keizer Greater Fond Z.L.U.
  4^th Bony SGR Cup
  5^th Keizer Combine North- and South-Holland.
  5^th First 5 Nominated La Colombe Joyeuse
  9^th Europa Cup
10^th Bony Omega 3 Cup
17^th Super Prestige Z.L.U.
20^th Pyrenees Cup Z.L.U.
32^nd National Marathon Z.L.U.

Results achieved in past years.
Peet, alias “Den Sol”, of course is not only a collector of championships, obviously his results are worth mentioning. To give you an impression see the following, only the best results being mentioned in this summary.

  1^st National Bordeaux Z.L.U.
  4^th National Barcelona
  5^th National Cahors
  6^th National Tarbes
  7^th National Dax Z.L.U.
  7^th National Marseille
  8^th National Tarbes
  9^th National Tarbes
  9^th National Bordeaux Z.L.U.
12^th National Bordeaux
13^th National Marseille
14^th National Bordeaux
14^th National Bordeaux
14^th National Bordeaux
15^th National Bordeaux Z.L.U.
17^th National Dax
18^th National Mont de Marsan
19^th National Carcassonne
20^th National Bordeaux
21^st National Bordeaux
22^nd National Montauban
22^nd National Bordeaux Z.L.U.
23^rd National St. Vincent
23^rd National Dax Z.L.U.
24^th National Dax Z.L.U.
25^th National Bordeaux
26^th National Bergerac
27^th National Pau
28^th National Bergerac
30^th National Narbonne
31^st National Barcelona
32^nd National Montauban
34^th National Bordeaux Z.L.U.
34^th National Marseille
36^th National Montauban
36^th National Tarbes
37^th National Tarbes
37^th National Narbonne
40^th National Perpignan
41^st National Bordeaux
41^st National Bergerac
42^nd National St. Vincent
43^rd National Bordeaux Z.L.U.
43^rd National Marseille
43^rd National Tarbes
44^th National Barcelona
45^th National Marseille
45^th National Montauban
45^th National Tarbes
46^th National St. Vincent
48^th National Tarbes
48^th National Narbonne
50^th National Bordeaux Z.L.U.
51^st National Montauban
56^th National Bergerac
56^th National Bordeaux
57^th National Mont de Marsan
62^nd National Dax
64^th National Montauban
66^th National Bordeaux Z.L.U.
67^th National Narbonne
68^th National Dax Z.L.U.
71^st National St. Vincent
71^st National Montauban
71^st National Cahors
73^rd National Perpignan
78^th National Perpignan
78^th National St. Vincent
78^th National Bordeaux
80^th National Bordeaux
82^nd National Dax Z.L.U.
85^th National St. Vincent
80^th National Bergerac
82^nd National Tarbes
86^th National Bordeaux Z.L.U.
87^th National Tarbes
87^th National Perpignan
88^th National Pau
88^th National Dax Z.L.U.
99^th National Bergerac

A loft, formed purely from and only from sublime pigeons.
It is much easier to become champion that to remain a champion. This is a fact, but to keep achieving it after several new starts down the years proves that it can be done if the fancier has it in his fingers and possesses a superior strain of pigeons.

Down the years the loft of pigeons of Peet and Paloma have been formed on the following strains. There are pigeons present from the lines of Aarden-, Braakhuis-, Brassé- and Florizoone pigeons. I can remember as if it was yesterday that Peet Solleveld, the late John Holstein and myself made the journey to the Belgian town of Nieuwpoort on a warm summer day in 2001. The partners spent a small fortune on a round of youngsters from the stock loft of Florizoone. These pigeons were, as were the birds from friend Heintje Brassé and the Braakhuis pigeons before them, cross bred with the pigeons of the legendary Willem Peeman which is where birds like the illustrious “Rooie Willem” descended from. “Rooie Willem”, a half-brother of the 1^st National Bordeaux in 1985 revealed himself to be the base pigeon of the Solleveld lofts.

Knowing Peet well, I am absolutely sure that he has done his best to bred some special pigeons for your benefit in an auction arranged by and offered to you by TopPigeons.

Johan Hamstra