The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michel Bron & Hielke Van Der West finished 223rd of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:06.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:52v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:55v median +0:13
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 5:10v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 5:15v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:21v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:20v median +0:14
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:10v median +0:07
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 5:44v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 401
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 401 men's teams who finished.