Progress against the field
Between Lyon 2026 and Bordeaux 2026, Nicolas Mercadal lost 3:52 to the field.
The races themselves barely changed, so 3:31 slower on the clock is the real picture.
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
7 races · 7 events
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Bordeaux30 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:01138/315Beat 56%
↑ 133 days after Lyon 2026 3:52 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:31 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:21 faster for everyone: 3:52 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:21 faster This athlete3:31 slower -
Rome23 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:12:45120/652Beat 82%
↑ 153 days after Paris GP 2026, with Laurine David 0:53 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:28 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:25 faster for everyone: 0:53 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:25 faster This pair0:28 slower -
Lyon20 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:16:30 PB186/735Beat 75%
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Paris GP23 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:12:17105/806Beat 87%
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Turin30 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:11:26 PB111/393Beat 72%
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Paris22 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:22:14178/502Beat 65%
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NiceDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:20:45229/547Beat 58%