The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ella Santy & Febe Cielen finished 852nd of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:38:27.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:10. A harder second half: 4:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 820 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:22v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 6:15v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 6:28v median +0:36
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 6:27v median +0:31
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 6:55v median +0:52
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Block 06 10:28Running 6 6:27v median +0:26
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 6:38v median +0:39
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 7:01v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:54
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1013
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,013 women's teams who finished.