The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:11 at Gent 2025 put Xavier Vanderstuyft & Sébastien Maeyens 806th of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 51% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:39. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:35Running 1 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:20v median +0:39
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:51v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 6:08v median +0:57
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:43v median +0:38
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 5:44v median +0:41
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:48v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.