This Saturday was HYROX London, the European Championship, and it did so with two top-level milestones: Hidde Weersma has achieved the best time in history in the individual category with 52:42, becoming the first athlete to go below 53 minutes in a performance that redefines what can be asked of the circuit.
On the other hand, Wenisch and Rončević have broken the world record in pairs. His time: 47:40.65.
Weersma wins with a record after an arrival resolved by penalty
The individual race was decided in the last minutes with uncertainty until the end.
Weersma dominated for much of the course, but Tim Wenisch overtook him in the last race and arrived earlier at the wall balls, the definitive season. Both completed the final stretch virtually evenly, with Wenisch crossing the finish line in first position.
However, the German had a 30-second penalty that forced him to wait after finishing, leaving the victory and the record to the Dutchman.
Weersma's 52:42 improves HYROX standards. Until now no one had gone below 53 minutes, not even with the recent progression of names like Hunter McIntyre, Dylan Scott or Wenisch himself.
The podium was completed by Tomas Tvrdik with 53:18, which in addition to being his personal best is the fifth fastest time in history and ensures him qualification for the World Cup. Behind, the group of favorites confirms that the difference between them narrows at every big appointment.
Doubles also accelerates: Wenisch and Rončević break the world record
The day brought a second great result in the Pro Doubles category: Wenisch and Alexander Rončević stopped the clock in 47:40.65, lowering the previous world record by more than 50 seconds and also recording a time lower than the current men's Open record.
His performance was based on regularity, without slowdowns and with clean transitions in each season. Beyond the result, both removed iron from the record. “It's nice to get records, but they come and go. The circuits are different,” Rončević explained after the race.
HYROX London — Doubles Men
| Pos. | Partner | Time | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 🇩🇪Wenisch/🇦🇹RoncevicQ | 47: 40.65 | --" |
| #2 | 🇩🇰IfversenQ/🇩🇰CorduaQ | 48:30.30 | 00:00:50,200 |
| #3 | 🏴¶¶¶¶¶¶ ¶ Greer/🏴¶¶¶¶¶¶ThompsonQ | 48: 42.74 | 01:02 |
| #4 | 🇳🇱Enthoven/🇧🇪Osselaer | 48: 55.92 | 01:15 |
| #5 | 🏴¶¶ ¶ ¶¶¶¶Dearden/¶🏴 ¶¶¶¶ ¶ ¶¶Williamson | 49:05.30 | 01:25 |
| #6 | ?🏴???????????? Fricker/🇮🇪Noble | 49: 19.27 | 1:39 |
| #7 | ~ 🏴~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ Hogan/~ ~ ~🏴 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~ Bingham | 49: 35.48 | 01:55 |
| #8 | 🇫🇷Dufour/🇫🇷Lecorgne | 49: 41.35 | 02:01 |
| #9 | 🇳🇱Weersma/🇳🇱WilligenburgQ | 49: 53.07 | 02:13 |
| #10 | 🏴Boterill/🏴Boterill/RussellQ | 49: 57.56 | 00:02:17 |
Wenisch, who came close to winning the singles before signing the doubles record, highlighted the continental title: “Being European champion with Alex again means a lot. The record is good, but the important thing is to continue competing at this level.”
With the Stockholm World Cup on the horizon, London confirms a clear trend: times are falling and the margin between the best is getting narrower.