Progress against the field
Between Turin 2026 and Rome 2026, Fabrizio BALEST lost 1:52 to the field.
The clock says 2:42 faster, but the races themselves got 4:34 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Barcelona 2026 → Rome 2026: 2:26 in 132 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
6 races · 6 events
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Rome23 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:16:12 PB151/535Beat 72%
↑ 132 days after Barcelona 2026 2:26 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:26 better than the field: 2:59 faster on the clock, against 0:33 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:33 faster This athlete2:59 faster -
Rimini28 May 2026Doubles Open · Men1:08:10 PB98/451Beat 78%
↑ 363 days after Rimini 2025, with Alessandro Gemelli 1:19 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:19 better than the field: 3:08 faster on the clock, against 1:49 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:49 faster This pair3:08 faster -
Barcelona14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:19:11214/549Beat 61%
↑ 104 days after Turin 2026 4:18 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:18 behind the field: 0:17 slower on the clock, against 4:01 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:01 faster This athlete0:17 slower -
Turin30 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:18:54478/1511Beat 68%
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Oslo26 Sep 2025Individual Open · Men1:23:15423/935Beat 55%
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Rimini30 May 2025Doubles Open · Men1:11:1898/313Beat 69%