The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:33 at Mechelen 2026 put Valerie Biemans & Jolanda Visser 910th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 3:56 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:08 faster than the average race this season, by 820 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:46v median +1:04
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Block 02 10:25Running 2 8:12v median +2:32
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Block 03 13:07Running 3 8:39v median +2:47
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Block 04 12:36Running 4 8:23v median +2:27
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 8:07v median +2:04
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 8:08v median +2:07
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 8:25v median +2:26
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 8:02v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.