It all started on a beautiful spring day in sunny Italy, in the tandem of Italian pigeon fanciers Ermes Trenti, Nicolas Damiani, Rocco Toscani and Silvio dall'Armellina. No one knew how that soul that was struggling so clumsily, but determined at the same time to face life beyond the known world inside the egg, would become one of the most famous pigeons in the world.

Well, that's how it all started. Things have evolved for the better as he has dealt with the world around him, a world that as he grew older. He met his parents, made new friends with whom he began to scrutinize the sky and its surroundings. They started training around the farm where they enjoyed each flap of their wings, feeling as if what was to come. After the trainings around the farm, the ones with common launches from certain distances started. Everything went well, the pleasure of flying was increasing and with it would increase the pleasure of stepping on the first hatch in the barn.

Thus, in 2011, the competitions started! The competitions in Italy are tough, Italy not being an easy territory for the competition pigeons, having the sea on the left side, the sea on the right side and the mountain range in the middle. Temperature and humidity, quite important factors in the toughness of a competition, are always kept at a high level, making only the strongest pigeons last until the end of the season, season with speeds between 1000 and 1200 m / m, even at stages with short competition distances.

A name that has earned its place in eternity. The Spider!

Thus, the 25321-2010 sequence of numbers of the pigeon that was part of the flying team of the Stella Rossa farm would receive a name, due to its character and performance, Il Ragno - translated: THE SPIDER. A single pigeon closed from about 200 meters high and collapsed towards the entrance hatch in this specific way and this was Il Ragno.

Il Ragno, a pigeon with an extraordinary recovery capacity, which during his entire career did not miss any stage. He managed to classify all the 11 stages in which he participated. Although his flying career was short, he continued to establish himself in the world of pigeon fanciers in the world and in the breeding compartment, passing on to his products the characters that characterize the De Raw Sablon line, whose blood he carried in his veins, namely desire and stubbornness. to get home, regardless of flight conditions.

11 stages flown, 11 stages classified, with distances from 133 km, up to 800 km.

In the competition year 2011 he participated in all stages of the flight plan, ranking them all, with distances from 133 km to 800 km.

On March 26, 2011, Rimini stage, 133 km, place 8/165 pigeons.

On 02.04.2011, Falconara stage, 223 km, place 20/490 pigeons.

On 09.04.2011, stage P. Recanati, 251 km, place 104/538 pigeons.

On 23.04.2011, Ortona stage, 374 km, place 324/2536 pigeons.

On 30.04.2011, Vasto stage. 403 km, place 167/1355 pigeons.

On 08.05.2011, Carapelle stage, 526 km, 4th place zonal, 25 prov / 1099 pigeons.

On 15.05.2011, cerignola stage, 542 km, 4th place zonal, 33 prov / 821 pigeons, 54 inter / 2456 pigeons.

On 22.05.2011, Senigallia stage, 206 km, place 6/159 pigeons.

On May 29, 2011, the Molfetta stage, 595 km:

1113 m / m, 28 degrees and humidity 77%.
Zonal 1st place;

1st place provincial;

1st place between / 3372 pigeons.

On 11.06.2011, Brindisi stage, 730 km:

1039 m / m, 26 degrees and humidity 94%.

1st place zonal;

2nd place provincial;

4th place between 3402 pigeons.

On 25.06.2011, Otranto stage, 792 km:

1043 m / m, 29 degrees and humidity 83%.

Zonal 1st place;

1st place provincial;

1st place inter / 1718 pigeons.

On 09.07.2011, Lecce stage, 760 km:

1039 m / m, 26 degrees and humidity 94%.

Zonal 1st place;

3rd place provincial;

4th place inter / 2048 pigeons.

"Only those who risk going too far can find out how far they can go." - T.S. Eliot

In the days when he was in shape, he dominated the roof of the farmhouse, like a true leader! He did the same before the 760 km stage, in Lecce. This led to him embarking on the race, despite the fact that he was already National Champion in category C and E. The night before the competition the tandem Stella Rossa could not sleep, thinking about what they did. The day of liberation arrived and emotions began to increase as the hours passed and the time of arrival approached. It was a hot day, with 35 degrees Celsius and a humidity of 77%.

Almost 12 hours after launch, the inevitable happened. In his characteristic way, he closed his wings and began a crazy dive towards the hatch of the farm. He entered the barn with speed and went straight to his box, where he started an unprecedented show, touring no less than about 2 minutes, showing the world that he was capable of more than that. What is incredible is that after flying the first stage in 9 hours, the second stage in 11.5 hours, the third stage in 12.5 hours, in difficult conditions, he manages to fly again for 12 hours, in extreme conditions, without any the smallest problem.

He flew these 3 difficult stages in the background, in an interval of only 4 weeks, during these four weeks he flew over 2200 km.

With these remarkable results, Il Ragno becomes the standard of the farm, occupying the 1st place As Fond Italia 2011, this being so far the best cross-country pigeon that has ever flown in Italy and one of the best blood pigeons De Raw-Sablon who were ever born, with the lowest penalty coefficient according to FCI rules, a result that has not yet been shot down to this day. It has the best coefficient in history, detachedly beating pigeons with heavy names in pigeon fanciers, such as Armando, Mr. Fantastic, etc.

From 2011 until now, the Stella Rossa team has won the following titles in Italy:

- The best aviary at national level in 2014;

- 1st National Yearling Fund in 2011;

- 1st place National Mature Fund in 2012;

- Place 1-3-5 National Demifond Mature 2014 !!!!!

- 1st place National Growth Fund 2011, 2013, 2014 !!!

- 1st place National Crescator Demifond 2014 !!!

- 2nd place National General Crescator 2014!

- 2nd place National Mature Fund 2014!

- 2nd place National Mature Half Fund 2013!

- 2nd place National Mature Half Fund 2013!

- 3rd place National Marathon 2014!

- 5th place National Demifond Mature Awards 2013!

Questions like flying at 2 years old, like flying at 3 years old could not find the answer, because after the competition season in 2011, the flying career ended, in 2012, Eros Carboni convinces those from the Stella Rossa team to sell the miracle male, Il Ragno. After 3 years of breeding in Eros Carboni's aviary, in 2015 through a joint partnership with Team Florea Sorin, Il Ragno is transferred to aviary in Romania, where he receives the pseudonym Romanian Treasure, as Mr. Florea Sorin liked to caress him .

Il Ragno - Romanian Treasure becomes the top breeder of the Team Florea Sorin kennel.

Here, in the aviaries of Team Florea Sorin, he clearly makes his mark as a good breeder. In a short time he becomes the grandfather of the places: 17-28-49-95 out of 2,453 in the Million Dollar Race final !!!!!

Top performance from a top pigeon! A steel and iron athlete… conceived from Marcel Aelbrecht's golden genetic line crossed with ‘Vital’ (national Ace bird by Noël Lippens) and ‘Didi’ (national Ace bird by Etienne Devos).

In his pedigree we see that his father is a pigeon directly from Andre Verbesselt, directly 'Son Miss Joice' B09-4322753 (from 'Son Bak 17' B07-4373754 x 'Miss Joice' B05-4130439… or the genetic line golden M.Aelbrecht-blood) x 'Graziella' B03-3001648, female from Etienne Devos (and niece from 'Vital' Noël Lippens x golden genetic line 'Didi-line'). "Good blood" never goes wrong!

As nothing is eternal in this world, in the darkest year of recent human history, the year Covid, 2020, this star of the world pigeon fancier world dies. The Spider, in the aviaries of Team Florea Sorin. But more than 25 of his sons and daughters remained here. Also, Il Ragno's father is still alive. However, he remains an undisputed champion, undefeated so far at the FCI coefficient.

At this moment, on the PIPA website there is an ongoing auction of Team Florea Sorin where we can find sons / daughters from Il Ragno and where, for a fair price, those who wish can buy genetic material of indisputable value!