Progress against the field
Between Belgium 2025 and Mechelen 2026, Olivier Van De Steen pulled 0:26 ahead of the field.
The clock says 4:53 faster, but the races themselves got 4:27 quicker 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 Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
4 races · 4 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Men1:11:21 PB168/457Beat 63%
↑ 281 days after Gent 2025, with Kevin Clement 5:36 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:36 better than the field: 6:55 faster on the clock, against 1:19 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:19 faster This pair6:55 faster -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:18:17 PB224/561Beat 60%
↑ 355 days after Belgium 2025 0:26 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:26 better than the field: 4:53 faster on the clock, against 4:27 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →4:27 faster This athlete4:53 faster -
Gent12 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Men1:18:16815/1164Beat 30%
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Belgium5 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:23:10684/1638Beat 58%