Progress against the field
From Mechelen 2026 to Maastricht 2026, Wouter Vandevelde got 4:56 faster than the field.
The clock says 2:52 faster, but the races themselves got 2:04 slower for everyone.
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 Pro · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
4 races · 4 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Pro · Men1:25:59 PB274/399Beat 31%
↑ 177 days after Mechelen 2026 4:56 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 2:04 slower for everyone and the clock still says 2:52 faster: 4:56 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:04 slower This athlete2:52 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:28:51385/457Beat 16%
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Gent12 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:23:26689/1428Beat 52%
↑ 251 days after Belgium 2025 8:41 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:50 slower on the clock in a race that was 2:51 faster for everyone: 8:41 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:51 faster This athlete5:50 slower -
Belgium5 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:17:36 PB443/1638Beat 73%