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Results · season 2024/25 · 4 Apr 2025

HYROX Mechelen 2025 results

The typical Open Men finish was 1:26:09, right on the season's typical.

5,279 finishes13 divisions46% running (normal 48%)Belgium
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HYROX Mechelen 2025 in brief

  • Pro Men came down to the wire: Louis Osselaer won in 59:41, just 0:01 ahead of Julien Coquillaud-Salomon.
  • Zara Piergianni (Britain) won Pro Women by a wide 2:04, in 1:04:16.
  • The fastest in Open were Hans van den Heuvel (56:04) and Eline Verhoeven (1:04:44).
  • The 47:32 of Tom Franssens's relay team is the 7th fastest Relay Men time in our data.
  • Mats Moyson and Andy Ruts posted the fastest sled pull split in our data for Doubles Men: 1:33.
  • 5,279 finishes, well above the 4,340 of an average race that season.
  • Open Women finished right on their season's typical, at 1:33:39.
  • This was the first HYROX race at this venue in our data.
  • Against the season, Open Men lost most time on the sled pull (0:15 slower) and gained most on the wall balls (0:16 faster).
  • The biggest Open Men age group was 30-34, with 381 finishers; 30% were 40 or over.
  • Women were 32% of the Open field, fewer than the 36% across all races.
  • An international field: only 34% of Open Men were from Belgium, with the Netherlands and Britain next.
  • Open Men was the biggest division (1,638), ahead of Doubles Men (898).

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Open Men

Hans van den Heuvel won Open Men in 56:04, 0:52 ahead of the next finisher.Wesley Schorah was second in 56:56 and Sébastien Rajkowski third in 58:07.

1:26:09 typical finish 0:06 slower than this season's typical 1:26:03
1:09:40 fastest 10% finished under
1:16:44 – 1:36:30 the middle half of the field
Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 6:24 on the typical finisher; at the stations, burpee broad jump (1:23)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A field of normal spread: typical 1:26:09, middle half about 1:16:44 to 1:36:30, fastest 10% (green) under 1:09:40.

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Open Men finish times at Mechelen 2025
Time band How many Share
55:00 to 57:30 2 0.1%
57:30 to 1:00:00 10 0.6%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30 14 0.9%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00 37 2.3%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30 40 2.4%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00 73 4.5%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30 68 4.2%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00 101 6.2%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30 96 5.9%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00 102 6.2%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30 109 6.7%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00 123 7.5%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30 103 6.3%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00 116 7.1%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30 96 5.9%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00 91 5.6%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30 78 4.8%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00 55 3.4%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30 58 3.5%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00 51 3.1%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30 40 2.4%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00 42 2.6%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30 26 1.6%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00 30 1.8%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30 10 0.6%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00 11 0.7%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30 10 0.6%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00 7 0.4%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30 7 0.4%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00 3 0.2%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30 5 0.3%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00 3 0.2%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30 8 0.5%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00 2 0.1%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30 1 0.1%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00 1 0.1%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30 1 0.1%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00 1 0.1%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30 0 0.0%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00 2 0.1%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30 1 0.1%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00 1 0.1%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30 1 0.1%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00 0 0.0%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30 0 0.0%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00 0 0.0%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30 0 0.0%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00 1 0.1%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30 0 0.0%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00 0 0.0%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30 1 0.1%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

Their gain was shared out: 43% on the runs, 43% at the stations, 14% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)6:24
Roxzone (moving)2:11
Row0:22
SkiErg0:15

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (6:24), then moving between stations (2:11); the smallest gap was the SkiErg (0:15).

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Part Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km) 6:24
Roxzone (moving) 2:11
Burpee broad jump 1:23
Wall balls 1:22
Sled pull 1:10
Sandbag lunges 1:05
Farmers carry 0:24
Sled push 0:22
Row 0:22
SkiErg 0:15

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:24:45
6:114:274:142:334:355:054:385:454:394:494:362:104:365:145:136:139:47
Typical of the fastest 25%1:09:54
5:174:123:362:113:503:553:514:223:544:273:511:463:524:094:144:517:36
RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

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.Typical finisher: 38:42 running, 36:16 at the stations and 9:47 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:13).

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Part Typical finisher Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1 6:11 5:17
SkiErg 4:27 4:12
Run 2 4:14 3:36
Sled push 2:33 2:11
Run 3 4:35 3:50
Sled pull 5:05 3:55
Run 4 4:38 3:51
Burpee broad jump 5:45 4:22
Run 5 4:39 3:54
Row 4:49 4:27
Run 6 4:36 3:51
Farmers carry 2:10 1:46
Run 7 4:36 3:52
Sandbag lunges 5:14 4:09
Run 8 5:13 4:14
Wall balls 6:13 4:51
Roxzone 9:47 7:36
Finish 1:26:09 1:11:01

Every station, against the season

Part Typical Fastest 10% Fastest 25% Against the season
SkiErg 4:27 4:06 4:12 level
Sled push 2:33 1:59 2:11 0:15 faster
Sled pull 5:05 3:45 3:55 0:15 slower
Burpee broad jump 5:45 4:04 4:22 0:12 slower
Row 4:49 4:23 4:27 level
Farmers carry 2:10 1:38 1:46 0:03 slower
Sandbag lunges 5:14 3:54 4:09 0:04 slower
Wall balls 6:13 4:28 4:51 0:16 faster
Roxzone (moving) 9:47 7:23 7:36 2:43 slower
Runs (8 km) 39:00 31:56 32:36 2:33 faster

Slower here than the season: the roxzone (2:43) and sled pull (0:15). Faster: wall balls (0:16) and sled push (0:15).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:304:004:305:005:306:006:30 This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed). The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was run 2 (4:14) and the slowest the first run (6:11). The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (0:59 faster).
Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed clearly from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was run 2 (4:14) and the slowest the first run (6:11).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (0:59 faster).

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Run Typical Fastest 25%
Run 1 6:11 5:17
Run 2 4:14 3:36
Run 3 4:35 3:50
Run 4 4:38 3:51
Run 5 4:39 3:54
Run 6 4:36 3:51
Run 7 4:36 3:52
Run 8 5:13 4:14

Run 1 reads long here (6:11 against about 4:36 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 9% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 7% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-24169 10%
25-29298 18%
30-34381 23%
35-39305 19%
40-44233 14%
45-49126 8%
50-5465 4%
55-5940 2%
60-6414 1%
65-697 0%

How many finished in each age group (tap one for what a good time is at that age).The largest share were in their thirties (686, 42%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 381.

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Age group How many Share
16-24 169 10%
25-29 298 18%
30-34 381 23%
35-39 305 19%
40-44 233 14%
45-49 126 8%
50-54 65 4%
55-59 40 2%
60-64 14 1%
65-69 7 0%

Who raced: countries

Belgium549 34%
Netherlands448 27%
Britain224 14%
France159 10%
Ireland67 4%
Germany63 4%
Italy14 1%
Spain9 1%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 1,638.The biggest is Belgium (549, 34%), then Netherlands (448, 27%) and Britain (224, 14%).

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Country How many Share
Belgium 549 34%
Netherlands 448 27%
Britain 224 14%
France 159 10%
Ireland 67 4%
Germany 63 4%
Italy 14 1%
Spain 9 1%
# Athlete Age group Time
1 Hans van den Heuvel BEL BEL 25-29 56:04
2 Wesley Schorah GBR GBR 25-29 56:56
3 Sébastien Rajkowski FRA FRA 30-34 58:07
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