The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Pro division at Mechelen 2026, Maxime Petteno & Adriano Cipollina crossed the line in 1:02:26: 174th of 493 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median.
Mechelen ran fast: the 308 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:49Running 1 3:00v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:44v median −0:17
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 3:58v median −0:21
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Block 04 6:29Running 4 3:58v median −0:20
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:04v median −0:18
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 3:55v median −0:25
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 3:56v median −0:25
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Block 08 8:42Running 8 4:20v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 493
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 493 men's teams who finished.