Progress against the field
Between Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2026, Cyril Dessaint pulled 10:50 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 2:04 slower, so 8:46 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.
Every race
2 races · 2 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Pro · Men1:14:40 PB152/399Beat 62%
↑ 177 days after Mechelen 2026 10:50 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 2:04 slower for everyone and the clock still says 8:46 faster: 10:50 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:04 slower This athlete8:46 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:23:26336/457Beat 27%