The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Maxime Rossel & William Izim crossed the line in 1:03:53: 118th of 867 men's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:56, ahead of 90% of the field.
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 6:52Running 1 2:53v median −0:56
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Block 02 5:30Running 2 3:57v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 4:13v median −0:49
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Block 04 6:47Running 4 3:58v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:37v median −0:35
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:22v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 4:09v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 4:23v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.