The race, in three figures
The race, in words
ROMAIN LEURS & FRANCK DAVID finished 163rd of 861 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:02:19, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:16, was faster than 86% of the field.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 2:52 faster than the average race this season, by 382 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 4:15v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:00v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:12v median −0:37
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Block 04 7:03Running 4 4:15v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:16v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 4:10v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 4:06v median −0:42
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Block 08 7:57Running 8 4:07v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 858
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 858 men's teams who finished.