Progress against the field
Between Mechelen 2026 and Rome 2026, Vincent Deffontaine pulled 6:47 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 1:08 slower, so 5:39 faster on the clock looks worse than it was.
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
4 races · 4 events
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Rome23 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:09:12 PB109/1062Beat 90%
↑ 181 days after Mechelen 2026 6:47 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 1:08 slower for everyone and the clock still says 5:39 faster: 6:47 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:08 slower This athlete5:39 faster -
Barcelona14 May 2026Doubles Open · Men1:04:16 PB73/564Beat 87%
↑ 204 days after Paris 2025, with Jordan Delaval 0:37 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:37 better than the field: 7:08 faster on the clock, against 6:31 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →6:31 faster This pair7:08 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:51347/1363Beat 75%
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Paris22 Oct 2025Doubles Open · Men1:11:24325/944Beat 66%