The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fleur Van der Poel & Roy Kastelein finished 971st of 1,047 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Rotterdam 2026, in 1:45:05.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the row: 0:43 on the median. A harder second half: 2:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Rotterdam ran fast: the 815 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:36 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:39Running 1 7:16v median +1:37
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 7:28v median +2:09
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 8:09v median +2:31
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 8:58v median +3:16
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 8:23v median +2:38
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Block 06 10:39Running 6 9:04v median +3:23
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Block 07 14:10Running 7 9:19v median +3:33
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Block 08 13:44Running 8 9:31v median +2:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 1047
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,047 mixed teams who finished.