Progress against the field
Between Rotterdam 2024 and Mechelen 2026, Bjorn Van Veggel pulled 9:23 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 15:39 quicker, so 25:02 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
Ahead of the field in 3 of 4 comparisons.
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
12 races · 11 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:12:54146/687Beat 79%
↑ 157 days after Rotterdam 2026, with Marlous Janssen 3:31 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:44 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:13 slower for everyone: 3:31 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:13 slower This pair3:44 slower -
Rotterdam15 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:09:10 PB105/1047Beat 90%
↑ 341 days after Heerenveen 2025, with Marlous Janssen 0:38 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:01 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:39 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:38 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:39 faster This pair2:01 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Doubles Open · Men1:15:24 PB233/402Beat 42%
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Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:08:34 PB143/1363Beat 90%
↑ 118 days after Utrecht 2025 2:50 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:18 faster on the clock, yet the race was 6:08 faster for everyone, so 2:50 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →6:08 faster This athlete3:18 faster -
Amsterdam21 Jan 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:04:11 PB33/94Beat 65%
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Gent12 Dec 2025Relay · Mixed1:11:499/49Beat 82%
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Utrecht28 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:11:5299/1337Beat 93%
↑ 274 days after Rotterdam 2025 1:08 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:08 better than the field: 1:56 faster on the clock, against 0:48 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:48 faster This athlete1:56 faster -
Maastricht19 Sep 2025Individual Pro · Men1:22:10 PB97/208Beat 53%
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Heerenveen9 May 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:11:1160/492Beat 88%
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Rotterdam27 Feb 2025Individual Open · Men1:13:48166/1283Beat 87%
↑ 140 days after Amsterdam 2024 3:52 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:52 better than the field: 5:48 faster on the clock, against 1:56 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:56 faster This athlete5:48 faster -
Amsterdam10 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:19:36485/1539Beat 69%
↑ 187 days after Rotterdam 2024 7:13 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
14:00 faster on the clock, and the race was 6:47 faster for everyone, so 7:13 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →6:47 faster This athlete14:00 faster -
Rotterdam6 Apr 2024Individual Open · Men1:33:36785/1380Beat 43%