The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ramy Bouzouita & Alban Roquigny at Gent 2025: 59:51, 11th of 280 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:18, was faster than 98% of the field.
Gent ran fast: the 874 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:44 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:48v median −1:05
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 3:30v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 3:47v median −1:16
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Block 04 6:35Running 4 3:45v median −1:20
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 3:57v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:44v median −1:18
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 3:50v median −1:14
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Block 08 7:47Running 8 3:52v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 278
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 278 men's teams who finished.