The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Weckx & Cedric Van Noten finished 509th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:51.
The stations carried this race: faster than 58% of the field across all eight, against 37% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:56Running 1 4:00v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 5:02v median +0:20
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 5:12v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 5:05v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:30v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:33v median +0:26
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:32v median +0:27
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 5:52v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.