Progress against the field
Justin Vandenbunder has gained 0:43 on the field from Gent 2025 to Barcelona 2026.
The clock says 4:58 faster, but the races themselves got 4:15 quicker for everyone.
The largest gain on the field came from Gent 2025 → Mechelen 2026: 4:48 in 104 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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Barcelona14 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:17:39193/643Beat 70%
↑ 49 days after Mechelen 2026 4:05 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:21 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:16 slower for everyone: 4:05 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:16 slower This athlete4:21 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:18 PB185/747Beat 75%
↑ 104 days after Gent 2025 4:48 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:48 better than the field: 9:19 faster on the clock, against 4:31 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:31 faster This athlete9:19 faster -
Gent12 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:22:37662/1428Beat 54%