The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jochem van Bochove & Mathieu Veltman finished 98th of 580 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:08:12, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:10, was faster than 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Rotterdam gained about 0:40.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:25v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:15v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:15v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:36v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:08v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 5:00v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 5:25v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 579
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 579 men's teams who finished.