The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Victor Verstreken & Oscar Van De Velde finished 1,159th of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:54:11.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:53. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:45, behind 99% 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 9:49Running 1 5:35v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 6:35v median +1:54
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Block 03 15:18Running 3 9:04v median +4:01
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 8:25v median +3:21
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Block 05 13:07Running 5 8:02v median +2:51
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:31v median +1:26
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 6:34v median +1:31
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Block 08 21:12Running 8 7:51v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:45
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.