Melvyn Besnard
Finished top 2% of Open Men at HYROX Lyon 2026; 7 races, best 1:03:31.
Race insights
Melvyn Besnard's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Lyon: 1:03:31, rank 67 of 3,438 in Open Men (top 2%). The division median that day was 1:24:26.
At 2025 Bordeaux, running made up 49% of Melvyn Besnard's 1:06:03 (division median 48%): run time was 5 min 01 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 5 min 50 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Nice (1:17:18) to 2026 Paris (1:05:00), Melvyn Besnard got faster by 12 min 18 sec in Open; the fastest race in that run was 2026 Lyon at 1:03:31.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Paris | Open Men | #120 of 2,544(top 5%) | 1:05:00 | — | — |
| 2026 Lyon | Open Men | #67 of 3,438(top 2%) | 1:03:31 | — | — |
| 2026 Bordeaux | Open Men | #102 of 2,377(top 5%) | 1:04:49 | — | — |
| 2025 Paris | Open Men | #171 of 1,272(top 14%) | 1:09:56 | 34:27 | 31:12 |
| 2025 Bordeaux | Open Men | #95 of 1,091(top 9%) | 1:06:03 | 32:14 | 28:43 |
| 2024 Paris | Open Men | #219 of 812(top 27%) | 1:15:33 | 38:08 | 31:22 |
| 2024 Nice | Open Men | #94 of 363(top 26%) | 1:17:18 | 38:14 | 32:42 |
Times come from official HYROX results. Finish shows the rank within the division at that event, with the top percentage of the field in brackets.
Finished alongside Melvyn Besnard
At 2026 Paris, Open Men:
- #115 Romain Marais — 1:04:55
- #116 Benoit Kerebel — 1:04:56
- #117 Mickael Sourisse — 1:04:56
- #118 Leo Exertier — 1:04:59
- #119 Thomas Martin — 1:04:59
- #121 Esteban Gonzalez de Linares — 1:05:00
- #122 Julien Ferrere — 1:05:02
- #123 Jake Cazey — 1:05:08
- #124 Julien Arias — 1:05:08
- #125 Arnaud Weiss — 1:05:12