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Same city, new vertical — the baseline snaps back
Barbershops in Istanbul
Ask in English and Turkish — get two different cities
Bistros in Paris
The guidebook city where restaurant websites disappear
Saunas in Helsinki
The first city where every AI engine agrees
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Cycling
L'Étape du Tour
Ten editions, 2014–2026
Archive
107,795 finishers, 2014–2026, analysed
2026
12,733 finishers · Bourg d'Oisans → Alpe d'Huez
2025
13,649 finishers · Albertville → La Plagne
2024
10,614 finishers · Nice → Col de la Couillole
2023
11,485 finishers · Annemasse → Col de Joux Plane
2022
8,706 finishers · Briançon → L'Alpe d'Huez
2019
10,159 finishers · Albertville → Val Thorens
2017
11,234 finishers · Briançon → Col d'Izoard
2016
10,982 finishers · Megève → Morzine
2015
9,774 finishers · Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne → La Toussuire
2014
8,459 finishers · Pau → Hautacam
L'Étape du Tour Femmes
Two editions · 71% of the field is men
Archive
14,740 finishers across three races
2026
9,696 finishers up the Ventoux
2025 · 117 km
4,267 finishers, Chambéry
2025 · 98 km
777 finishers, every split
La Marmotte
Seven editions, 2020–2026
Archive
25,208 finishes, 2020–2026, analysed
2026
5,005 finishers · 12 timing mats
2025
4,302 finishers
2024
4,585 finishers
2023
3,694 finishers · the Croix de Fer year
2022
3,988 finishers
2021
1,807 finishers · run in September
2020
1,827 finishers · run in September
Triathlon
Alpe d'Huez
Eleven editions, 2015–2026
Archive
31,140 finishes, 2015–2026, analysed
2026
3,861 finishers · 22 timing mats
2025
3,747 finishers
2024
3,469 finishers
2023
3,257 finishers
2022
2,836 finishers
2021
2,731 finishers
2020
COVID HAHAHHA
2019
2,386 finishers
2018
2,305 finishers
2017
2,295 finishers
2016
1,982 finishers
2015
2,271 finishers
Running
Marathon de Paris
12 editions, 2013–2026
Archive
520,581 finishers, analysed
2026
57,516 finishers
2025
54,934 finishers
2024
53,899 finishers
2023
50,778 finishers
2022
33,599 finishers
2021
27,114 finishers
2018
42,377 finishers
2017
41,099 finishers
2016
41,791 finishers
2015
40,262 finishers
2014
38,526 finishers
2013
38,686 finishers
Semi de Paris
11 editions, 2015–2026
Archive
395,723 finishers, analysed
2026
49,281 finishers
2025
47,544 finishers
2024
47,901 finishers
2023
45,400 finishers
2022
40,980 finishers
2021
18,426 finishers
2019
33,764 finishers
2018
36,007 finishers
2017
38,211 finishers
2016
3,304 finishers
2015
34,905 finishers
adidas 10K Paris
7 editions, 2019–2026
Archive
182,508 finishers, analysed
2026
44,244 finishers
2025
34,353 finishers
2024
29,607 finishers
2023
24,634 finishers
2022
18,995 finishers
2021
12,054 finishers
2019
18,621 finishers
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Triathlon M
MV2
MV2 · 71 classified finishers in the Triathlon M
#
Athlete
Time
Gap
Overall
🥇
ERIC GUYADER
#667
2:09:19
—
62
🥈
BERNARD CHARROL
#338
2:10:55
+1:36
76
🥉
THIERRY LIPPI
#235
2:13:46
+4:27
95
4
DIDIER VANDENBOSCH
#612
2:17:18
+7:59
129
5
OLIVIER JULIEN
#292
2:23:46
+14:27
203
6
CEDRIC LANGEL
#252
2:24:03
+14:44
210
7
OLIVIER CARSANA
#1269
2:25:56
+16:37
244
8
ALBERTO COUTINHO
#1246
2:27:00
+17:41
264
9
DAVID MOXHAM
#877
2:28:15
+18:56
278
10
JEAN-JACQUES HUSSER
#427
2:29:01
+19:42
287
11
CHRISTOPHE PERRARD
#1161
2:30:19
+21:00
299
12
IAN LIDDIATT
#869
2:32:22
+23:03
329
13
ERIC LAVERSANNE
#1108
2:33:04
+23:45
335
14
FABRICE PRUNIER
#1019
2:33:16
+23:57
339
15
PHILIPPE LEPAPE
#407
2:34:19
+25:00
349
16
PATRICK MITHOUARD
#101
2:35:59
+26:40
382
17
PETER PERDOK
#495
2:36:33
+27:14
386
18
THIERRY VAN OSSELT
#606
2:37:38
+28:19
406
19
LATOUR ALBAN
#590
2:38:22
+29:03
420
20
ALEXANDRE COSTES
#323
2:38:25
+29:06
423
21
JEAN LUC VELEZ
#693
2:40:37
+31:18
450
22
OLIVIER LE DROUCPEET
#1197
2:40:53
+31:34
454
23
LAURENT WASSE
#1021
2:41:01
+31:42
456
24
YANN DERRIEN
#990
2:41:22
+32:03
458
25
RICHARD MAINTENANT
#107
2:41:47
+32:28
462
26
DIDIER COUSSINET
#767
2:42:26
+33:07
473
27
FRANCOIS PIERRÉ
#85
2:43:21
+34:02
484
28
WILLIAM GARDINER
#34
2:44:04
+34:45
493
29
DOMINIQUE LEMONT
#356
2:45:48
+36:29
515
30
LIONEL CRASSIER
#348
2:46:11
+36:52
521
31
CHRSITOPHE GUERBEUR
#432
2:46:38
+37:19
526
32
CHRISTOPHE VADILLO
#1007
2:47:09
+37:50
535
33
ANDREW ETHELL
#692
2:47:24
+38:05
540
34
PHILIPPE JOSEPH
#372
2:49:48
+40:29
575
35
ERICK BRIENS
#1159
2:50:53
+41:34
590
36
PETER CLARK
#829
2:52:09
+42:50
612
37
STEPHANE RODA
#645
2:52:25
+43:06
617
38
PATRICE ENSENAT
#363
2:52:37
+43:18
619
39
JEAN MARC CAMBON
#1129
2:53:30
+44:11
633
40
THIERRY BOSSE
#76
2:53:42
+44:23
635
41
FRANCOIS ROBILLOT
#273
2:54:40
+45:21
654
42
ERIC VILLAIN
#385
2:57:55
+48:36
689
43
WOUTER BORST
#497
3:00:30
+51:11
723
44
DAVID VAN OPHALVENS
#610
3:01:25
+52:06
732
45
JEAN MARIE GREE
#74
3:04:55
+55:36
775
46
JEAN PAUL NAHANT
#616
3:05:51
+56:32
784
47
MARK HOFFMANN
#816
3:06:01
+56:42
785
48
EMMANUEL COLLIN
#1010
3:07:30
+58:11
799
49
RAPHAEL ANTOINE
#321
3:07:36
+58:17
801
50
ANTHONY WALLEN
#846
3:09:57
+1h00
829
51
THIERRY ALFOCEA
#1173
3:10:53
+1h01
837
52
ALEX COPPING
#977
3:12:34
+1h03
852
53
PHILIPPE SACLIER
#739
3:12:45
+1h03
855
54
TOM BARRATT
#974
3:13:08
+1h03
858
55
ERIC DE HERCÉ
#1031
3:13:41
+1h04
862
56
PHILIPPE MARTAILLE
#246
3:17:58
+1h08
897
57
YVES DURSIN
#567
3:20:08
+1h10
916
58
NYL BACZYNSKYJ
#587
3:20:59
+1h11
920
59
PAUL AYLOT
#930
3:22:19
+1h13
927
60
HERBERT OLEFS
#598
3:26:16
+1h16
948
61
BERTRAND CASTAGNETTI
#784
3:27:22
+1h18
955
62
PHILIPPE BAROU
#194
3:28:09
+1h18
960
63
MYRIAM PHILIPPI
#426
3:28:17
+1h18
961
64
PETER SPOELSTRA
#517
3:29:33
+1h20
965
65
DOMINIC BELANGER
#345
3:30:23
+1h21
969
66
MARCEL BORLIN
#940
3:31:16
+1h21
973
67
PATRICK STUTVOET
#494
3:35:34
+1h26
995
68
NIGEL KENDRICK
#860
3:39:26
+1h30
1008
69
FRANK RENIA
#513
3:44:51
+1h35
1021
70
LAURENT MOURIER
#149
3:45:36
+1h36
1024
71
FRANK KERKHOFFS
#514
4:09:43
+2h00
1053