The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:21 at Mechelen 2026 put Victor Bibolet 422nd of 561 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 2:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. 3:12 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 3:42v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:30v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 4:42v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 4:48v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:38v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:30v median −0:21
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 4:41v median −0:08
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 5:25v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.