Progress against the field
From Helsinki 2026 to Hamburg 2026, Roger Besse got 2:19 faster than the field.
The clock says 0:19 faster, but the races themselves got 2:00 slower for everyone.
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
8 races · 8 events
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Hamburg28 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:15 PB330/1103Beat 70%
↑ 172 days after Helsinki 2026 2:19 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:19 faster on the clock in a race that was 2:00 slower for everyone: 2:19 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:00 slower This athlete0:19 faster -
Geneva9 Oct 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:17:00 PB284/353Beat 20%
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Lyon20 May 2026Individual Pro · Men1:40:27 PB711/800Beat 11%
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Helsinki9 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:34368/913Beat 60%
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Bologna4 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:20:49 PB221/359Beat 38%
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Turin30 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:25:10775/1511Beat 49%
↑ 14 days after St. Gallen 2026 1:09 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:09 better than the field: 5:18 faster on the clock, against 4:09 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:09 faster This athlete5:18 faster -
St. Gallen16 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:30:28602/1068Beat 44%
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Paris 118 Apr 2025Doubles Open · Men1:13:56 PB377/604Beat 38%