Progress against the field
From Mechelen 2026 to Bordeaux 2026, Antoine Macarez got 5:28 faster than the field.
The races barely moved for everyone else, so 5:12 faster on the clock is close to the whole story.
The largest gain on the field came from Mechelen 2026 → Lyon 2026: 5:59 in 55 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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Bordeaux30 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:11233/988Beat 76%
↑ 133 days after Lyon 2026 0:31 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:31 behind the field: 0:10 slower on the clock, against 0:21 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:21 faster This athlete0:10 slower -
Maastricht19 Sep 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:08:29 PB172/316Beat 46%
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Lyon20 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:01 PB280/1513Beat 82%
↑ 55 days after Mechelen 2026 5:59 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:37 slower for everyone and the clock still says 5:22 faster: 5:59 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:37 slower This athlete5:22 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:19:23241/561Beat 57%
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Gent12 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Men1:08:35 PB88/280Beat 69%
↑ 51 days after Paris 2025, with Jules Taisne 2:33 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:33 better than the field: 6:45 faster on the clock, against 4:12 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:12 faster This pair6:45 faster -
Paris22 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Men1:15:20428/851Beat 50%