Valentin vs Sam
BEL · Open Men · 1 result Valentin Dessy
GBR · Open Men · 1 result Sam Hurley
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Valentin: Mechelen 2026, Open Men · Sam: Mechelen 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Valentin and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Valentin: strongest on Runs (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 41%).Sam: strongest on Push (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 40%).
See the numbers
| Part | Valentin: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 42% | 40% |
| Push | 89% | 97% |
| Pull | 78% | 59% |
| BBJ | 81% | 80% |
| Row | 69% | 88% |
| Carry | 41% | 75% |
| Lunges | 76% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 50% | 54% |
| Roxzone | 80% | 80% |
| Runs | 94% | 89% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Valentin | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 42% | 40% |
| Sled push | 89% | 97% |
| Sled pull | 78% | 59% |
| Burpee broad jump | 81% | 80% |
| Row | 69% | 88% |
| Farmers carry | 41% | 75% |
| Sandbag lunges | 76% | 94% |
| Wall balls | 50% | 54% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 80% | 80% |
| Runs (8 km) | 94% | 89% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Valentin · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men: 30:51 running, 32:24 at the stations and 6:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43) and the shortest the sled push (2:08).Below, Sam · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men: 32:07 running, 31:04 at the stations and 6:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Valentin · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men | Sam · Mechelen 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:14 | 3:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:31 | 4:32 |
| Run 2 | 3:49 | 3:57 |
| Sled push | 2:08 | 1:52 |
| Run 3 | 3:45 | 4:00 |
| Sled pull | 3:45 | 4:08 |
| Run 4 | 3:48 | 4:03 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:19 | 4:21 |
| Run 5 | 3:57 | 4:13 |
| Row | 4:35 | 4:23 |
| Run 6 | 3:51 | 4:13 |
| Farmers carry | 2:11 | 1:48 |
| Run 7 | 3:54 | 4:02 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:12 | 3:28 |
| Run 8 | 4:33 | 4:18 |
| Wall balls | 6:43 | 6:32 |
| Roxzone | 6:35 | 6:35 |
| Finish | 1:09:42 | 1:09:40 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Valentin | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen 2026 Open Men · 27 Mar 2026 | 1:09:42 | 1:09:40 | 0:02 · Sam faster |
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