The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jules Fadié & Mikail Kuyukazan finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:02:35 for 91st of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:45 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:06, was faster than 86% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:46Running 1 3:01v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 3:51v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 4:04v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:01v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:07v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 4:06v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 4:03v median −1:02
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Block 08 7:44Running 8 4:09v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 866
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 866 men's teams who finished.