Progress against the field
From Maastricht 2024 to Mechelen 2026, the field gained 0:42 on Bert Palmans.
The clock says 9:31 faster, but the races themselves got 10:13 quicker for everyone.
355 days between Belgium 2025 and Mechelen 2026 is the longest gap compared here, and the second race was 2:07 behind the field.
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
9 races · 9 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:13:31 PB215/316Beat 32%
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Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Men1:10:47163/580Beat 72%
↑ 124 days after Gent 2025, with Kristof Vanden Brande 4:39 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:39 behind the field: 2:28 slower on the clock, against 2:11 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:11 faster This pair2:28 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:42 PB394/561Beat 30%
↑ 355 days after Belgium 2025 2:07 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:20 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 4:27 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:07 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:27 faster This athlete2:20 faster -
Gent12 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Men1:08:19 PB305/1164Beat 74%
↑ 84 days after Maastricht 2025, with Kristof Vanden Brande 1:46 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:46 better than the field: 5:34 faster on the clock, against 3:48 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:48 faster This pair5:34 faster -
Maastricht19 Sep 2025Doubles Open · Men1:13:53131/354Beat 63%
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Belgium5 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:30:02997/1638Beat 39%
↑ 177 days after Amsterdam 2024 1:09 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:09 better than the field: 2:45 faster on the clock, against 1:36 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:36 faster This athlete2:45 faster -
Amsterdam10 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:32:47417/659Beat 37%
↑ 264 days after Maastricht 2024 0:16 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:16 better than the field: 4:26 faster on the clock, against 4:10 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:10 faster This athlete4:26 faster -
Maastricht20 Jan 2024Individual Open · Men1:37:13595/781Beat 24%
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KölnDate unknownDoubles Open · Men1:15:19289/558Beat 48%