The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bordeaux 2025, Julien Bourre & Damien Garcia--Parayre crossed the line in 1:06:24: 220th of 874 men's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:14, was faster than 91% of the field.
Bordeaux gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,116 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:32v median −0:41
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:44v median −0:47
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:09v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 4:14v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 4:13v median −0:42
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:09v median −0:42
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:11v median −0:42
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 4:34v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 865
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 865 men's teams who finished.