The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Cyril Batistini & Théo Decoux crossed the line in 1:11:03: 333rd of 867 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:37. The race faded late: the second half went 1:23 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 7:30Running 1 3:52v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:23v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:46v median −0:16
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:46v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:49v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:57v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:45v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.