The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrea Stipa & Fabio Pichinelli finished in the top 10% of the field at Bologna 2026, in 1:01:46 for 45th of 468 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:06, was faster than 87% of the field.
Bologna ran fast: the 519 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:06 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:54v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:54v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 3:58v median −1:04
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Block 04 6:57Running 4 3:54v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:57v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 3:58v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:07Running 7 3:54v median −1:06
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Block 08 7:57Running 8 4:16v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 467
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 467 men's teams who finished.