ATHLETE PROFILE
Valentin Besse
🇫🇷 FRA 3 races Best time 1:07:18
Finished top 6% of Open Men at HYROX Lyon 2026; 3 races, best 1:07:18.
Race insights
Valentin Besse's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Lyon: 1:07:18, rank 200 of 3,438 in Open Men (top 6%). The division median that day was 1:24:26.
At 2025 Geneva, running made up 47% of Valentin Besse's 1:08:39 (division median 48%): run time was 5 min 38 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 3 min 55 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Men).
From 2024 Nice (1:12:59) to 2026 Lyon (1:07:18), Valentin Besse got faster by 5 min 41 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Lyon | Open Men | #200 of 3,438(top 6%) | 1:07:18 | — | — |
| 2025 Geneva | Open Men | #67 of 494(top 14%) | 1:08:39 | 32:27 | 31:30 |
| 2024 Nice | Open Men | #59 of 363(top 17%) | 1:12:59 | 33:48 | 33:17 |
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 Valentin Besse
At 2026 Lyon, Open Men:
- #195 Nils Pontarollo — 1:07:07
- #196 Arslan Durand — 1:07:09
- #197 Djenadi Imad — 1:07:12
- #198 Corentin Cheneau — 1:07:14
- #199 Alexandre Bonnefoy — 1:07:15
- #201 Alexis Aubin — 1:07:21
- #202 Enzo Beaussaron — 1:07:24
- #203 Gaëtan Duret — 1:07:25
- #204 Florian Snoeck — 1:07:26
- #205 Geoffrey Jacob — 1:07:27