The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Amsterdam 2026, Christian Van der Poel & Xander Van der Poel crossed the line in 1:04:50: 43rd of 344 men's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Time in the roxzone, 4:49, was faster than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Amsterdam gained about 1:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 3:19v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 4:00v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:09Running 3 4:02v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 4:22v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:27v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:34v median −0:42
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:26v median −0:48
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 5:01v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 342
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 342 men's teams who finished.