The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Wessel Rietveld & Thijs Ferwerda crossed the line in 1:07:58: 80th of 280 men's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:00, was faster than 87% 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 9:14Running 1 5:09v median +0:16
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:45v median +0:07
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 4:51v median −0:12
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:53v median −0:12
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:52v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:45v median −0:17
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:45v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 4:46v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
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.