The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Barcelona 2026, Valérie Cames & Virginie Grimal crossed the line in 1:15:40: 85th of 579 women's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Time in the roxzone, 5:10, was faster than 94% of the field.
Barcelona gave the field time back: about 1:34 faster than the average race this season, by 750 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 4:45v median −0:56
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:53v median −0:50
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:16v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 5:04v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:05v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:04v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 5:09v median −0:51
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 5:16v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 578
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 578 women's teams who finished.