Francois vs Nicky
NED · Open Men · 3 results Francois Essers
NED · Open Men · 1 result Nicky Goossens
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Francois: Maastricht 2026, Open Men · Nicky: Maastricht 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Francois and Nicky sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Francois: strongest on Row (faster than 74% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 16%).Nicky: strongest on Carry (faster than 53% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 16%).
See the numbers
| Part | Francois: faster than | Nicky: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 56% | 42% |
| Push | 23% | 16% |
| Pull | 34% | 45% |
| BBJ | 35% | 42% |
| Row | 74% | 24% |
| Carry | 16% | 53% |
| Lunges | 32% | 29% |
| Wall balls | 46% | 48% |
| Roxzone | 37% | 28% |
| Runs | 32% | 33% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Francois | Nicky |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 56% | 42% |
| Sled push | 23% | 16% |
| Sled pull | 34% | 45% |
| Burpee broad jump | 35% | 42% |
| Row | 74% | 24% |
| Farmers carry | 16% | 53% |
| Sandbag lunges | 32% | 29% |
| Wall balls | 46% | 48% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 37% | 28% |
| Runs (8 km) | 32% | 33% |
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.Francois · Maastricht 2026 · Open Men: 44:19 running, 40:07 at the stations and 8:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:08).Below, Nicky · Maastricht 2026 · Open Men: 44:07 running, 39:35 at the stations and 9:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:01).
See the numbers
| Part | Francois · Maastricht 2026 · Open Men | Nicky · Maastricht 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:12 | 3:54 |
| SkiErg | 4:27 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 5:27 | 5:08 |
| Sled push | 3:26 | 3:39 |
| Run 3 | 5:38 | 5:54 |
| Sled pull | 5:06 | 4:47 |
| Run 4 | 5:46 | 5:41 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:28 | 6:04 |
| Run 5 | 5:56 | 5:51 |
| Row | 4:41 | 5:14 |
| Run 6 | 5:48 | 5:47 |
| Farmers carry | 2:56 | 2:11 |
| Run 7 | 5:30 | 5:47 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:56 | 6:06 |
| Run 8 | 6:02 | 6:06 |
| Wall balls | 7:08 | 7:01 |
| Roxzone | 8:23 | 9:02 |
| Finish | 1:32:41 | 1:32:38 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Francois | Nicky | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastricht 2026 Open Men · 17 Sep 2026 | 1:32:41 | 1:32:38 | 0:03 · Nicky faster |
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