The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:57 at Gent 2025 put Leon Van De Veerdonk & Martijn Van Gerven 503rd of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:52 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:33Running 1 5:38v median +0:34
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:29v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:31v median −0:32
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:49v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:56v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:36v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 4:27v median −0:36
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:45v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1156
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,156 men's teams who finished.