The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2025, Carlos Villalonga Rodas & Pedro Palou De Comasema Dameto crossed the line in 1:10:54: 280th of 888 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:00, ahead of 90% of the field.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 1:04 more than the average race this season, going by 1,042 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:17v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:32v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:50v median −0:20
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:51v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 5:00v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:54v median −0:15
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 5:37v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 878
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 878 men's teams who finished.