Bib #1231 · FRA · M45-49 · 45 yrs · LES HERBIERS VENDÉE TRIATHLON

David BESSON

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11:21:00

Finish time

1,479 / 1,559

Overall

1,267

Men

125

M45-49

Watch yourself cross the mat 📺

The timekeeper indexed the Triathlon L livestream against every chip read, so each link below opens YouTube at the second David BESSON passed the camera — not the start of a four-hour video.

Swimjumps to 32:03 Bikejumps to 4:53:59

Race photos Official diploma (PDF)

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Where David was, leg by leg

Overall position in the race at the mat that closes each leg.

Room to improve: the biggest loss against the field median was on Bike — 1:30:09 slower than the median athlete.

Race position at every mat

Mats are evenly spaced, not placed by distance — most course distances on this event are interpolated.

Legs & climbs

Segment	Time	km/h	Rank	Top %	vs median
Swim — Lac du VerneySwim	49:44	2.71	1,324	70%	+4:45
T1 (swim → bike)Transition	9:27	—	1,712	91%	+4:15
BikeBike	7:35:35	—	1,543	90%	+1h30
T2 (bike → run)Transition	8:11	—	1,538	94%	+4:24
RunRun	2:38:01	—	1,405	90%	+33:46
Montée de l'Alpe d'HuezClimb	2:09:10	6.22	1,579	94%	+36:35
Montée du Grand SerreClimb	1:38:40	—	1,653	94%	+23:11

“Top %” = segment rank as a share of athletes timed on that segment. km/h is shown only where both ends of the segment sit at a measured distance.

How that compares

Segment	This athlete	Segment winner	M45-49 leader	Field avg / median
Swim — Lac du Verney	49:44	Pierre DUPUY 25:26	Hans VETTERS 29:10	47:36 / 44:59
T1 (swim → bike)	9:27	Kelig LE MARREC 0:29	Parra ÁNGEL 0:31	5:36 / 5:12
Bike	7:35:35	Louis RICHARD 3:47:46	Xabier CARRERA 4:30:05	6:09:52 / 6:05:26
T2 (bike → run)	8:11	Émile BLONDEL-HERMANT 1:06	Benoit PARET 1:30	4:19 / 3:47
Run	2:38:01	Pol LE BOT 1:08:00	Pieter SACRÉ 1:26:24	2:05:52 / 2:04:15
Montée de l'Alpe d'Huez	2:09:10	Thomas STEGER 48:11	Pieter SACRÉ 1:01:09	1:35:17 / 1:32:35
Montée du Grand Serre	1:38:40	Thomas STEGER 44:42	Xabier CARRERA 54:52	1:16:31 / 1:15:29

“Segment winner” = fastest athlete on that segment, field-wide. Rows with no result for this athlete (missed mat) are omitted here — the table above says why.

Splits at every mat

Mat	Km	Elapsed	Rank	vs median
Start	0	0:00	—
Swim exit	2.25	49:44	1,324	+4:45
T1 out	≈2.425	59:12	1,466	+8:22
Séchilienne	≈20.41	1:40:55	1,499	+12:55
½ Grand Serre	≈29.01	2:30:42	1,540	+20:10
La Morte	≈35.71	3:19:35	1,609	+35:41
Malissol	≈51.5	3:56:08	1,593	+39:18
Valbonnais	≈67.75	4:34:35	1,567	+43:03
Le Périer	≈78.54	5:03:52	1,548	+49:47
Col d'Ornon	≈99.99	6:02:53	1,545	+1h02
Pied de l'Alpe	110.825	6:25:37	1,521	+1h02
La Garde	≈113.7	6:56:53	1,534	+1h13
Huez	≈118.6	7:38:42	1,534	+1h21
Virage 3	≈121.45	8:08:40	1,537	+1h32
Bike in	124.225	8:34:47	1,553	+1h37
T2 out	≈124.4	8:42:58	1,543	+1h45
Run lap 1 — mid	≈127.35	9:10:31	1,519	+1h54
Run lap 1	≈130.54	9:34:44	1,511	+2h01
Run lap 2 — mid	≈133.49	10:01:36	1,487	+2h08
Run lap 2	≈136.68	10:27:27	1,485	+2h06
Run lap 3 — mid	≈139.63	10:54:10	1,474	+2h12
Finish	142.82	11:21:00	1,479	+2h16

≈ = interpolated course km. The timing provider publishes no distances. Five checkpoints per race are pinned from the split tables (they expose km/h alongside the time); the rest are interpolated between them and are marked ≈. Speeds are only shown where both ends of a segment are pinned — one interpolated span on the long course (Le Périer → Col d’Ornon) is known to be several km too long, which would credit the leaders with 50 km/h up to a col.

Times as published by the official timekeeping. Search another athlete · all three races.