Progress against the field
Between Maastricht 2024 and Maastricht 2026, Sander Van Baelen lost 9:57 to the field.
The clock says 3:12 faster, but the races themselves got 13:09 quicker for everyone.
The longest gap between two races compared here, 187 days between Rotterdam 2024 and Amsterdam 2024, still ended 6:05 ahead of 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.
Every race
10 races · 10 events
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Maastricht19 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:21:48454/1119Beat 59%
↑ 177 days after Mechelen 2026 3:17 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:04 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:47 slower for everyone: 3:17 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:47 slower This athlete5:04 slower -
Mechelen26 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:16:44419/1363Beat 69%
↑ 118 days after Utrecht 2025 0:51 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:51 better than the field: 6:59 faster on the clock, against 6:08 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →6:08 faster This athlete6:59 faster -
Gent12 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:39:18 PB799/863Beat 7%
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Utrecht28 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:23:43470/1337Beat 65%
↑ 70 days after Maastricht 2025 2:57 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:39 faster on the clock, yet the race was 3:36 faster for everyone, so 2:57 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:36 faster This athlete0:39 faster -
Maastricht19 Sep 2025Individual Open · Men1:24:22476/1352Beat 65%
↑ 167 days after Belgium 2025 8:19 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
9:41 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:22 slower for everyone: 8:19 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:22 slower This athlete9:41 slower -
Belgium5 Apr 2025Individual Open · Men1:14:41331/1638Beat 80%
↑ 177 days after Amsterdam 2024 2:51 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:51 behind the field: 1:15 slower on the clock, against 1:36 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:36 faster This athlete1:15 slower -
Rotterdam27 Feb 2025Individual Pro · Men1:27:11 PB107/196Beat 45%
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Amsterdam10 Oct 2024Individual Open · Men1:13:26 PB240/1539Beat 84%
↑ 187 days after Rotterdam 2024 6:05 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:05 better than the field: 12:52 faster on the clock, against 6:47 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →6:47 faster This athlete12:52 faster -
Rotterdam6 Apr 2024Individual Open · Men1:26:18471/1380Beat 66%
↑ 77 days after Maastricht 2024 0:31 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:18 slower on the clock, but the race was 1:49 slower for everyone, so this was 0:31 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:49 slower This athlete1:18 slower -
Maastricht20 Jan 2024Individual Open · Men1:25:00366/781Beat 53%