The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roger Besse & Noémie Roulin Besse finished 221st of 359 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bologna 2026, in 1:20:49.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Bologna ran fast: the 614 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:04 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:43v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 5:38v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 6:19v median +0:56
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 5:51v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:54v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:56v median +0:38
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 6:01v median +0:42
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 6:13v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 359
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 359 mixed teams who finished.