Progress against the field
Between Bologna 2026 and Rome 2026, Gianpaolo Belli pulled 1:48 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 2:20 quicker, so 4:08 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The largest gain on the field came from Rimini 2026 → Rome 2026: 2:12 in 118 days.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown.
Every race
5 races · 4 events
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Rome23 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Men1:08:02 PB204/1014Beat 80%
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Rome23 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:19:37 PB381/1062Beat 64%
↑ 118 days after Rimini 2026 2:12 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:12 better than the field: 6:03 faster on the clock, against 3:51 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:51 faster This athlete6:03 faster -
Rimini28 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:25:40672/1482Beat 55%
↑ 54 days after Bologna 2026 0:24 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:55 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:31 slower for everyone: 0:24 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:31 slower This athlete1:55 slower -
Bologna4 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:23:45533/1006Beat 47%
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Turin30 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Men1:26:41946/1060Beat 11%