Progress against the field
Between Utrecht 2025 and Heerenveen 2026, Bjorno Van Buel pulled 5:49 ahead of the field.
The clock says 13:29 faster, but the races themselves got 7:40 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Amsterdam 2026 → Heerenveen 2026: 3:36 in 113 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
3 races · 3 events
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Heerenveen14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:12:30 PB174/966Beat 82%
↑ 113 days after Amsterdam 2026 3:36 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:36 better than the field: 6:09 faster on the clock, against 2:33 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:33 faster This athlete6:09 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:18:39557/1620Beat 66%
↑ 54 days after Utrecht 2025 2:13 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:13 better than the field: 7:20 faster on the clock, against 5:07 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:07 faster This athlete7:20 faster -
Utrecht28 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:25:59566/1337Beat 58%