ATHLETE PROFILE
Virgel Nel
🇿🇦 RSA 1 race Best time 2:24:14
Finished top 96% of Open Men at HYROX Cape Town 2026; 1 race, best 2:24:14.
Race insights
Virgel Nel's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cape Town: 2:24:14, rank 623 of 651 in Open Men (top 96%). The division median that day was 1:34:08.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cape Town | Open Men | #623 of 651(top 96%) | 2:24:14 |
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 Virgel Nel
At 2026 Cape Town, Open Men:
- #618 Hugo Myburgh — 2:20:45
- #619 Jonathan Naidoo — 2:21:11
- #620 Yudhisthira Moodley — 2:21:14
- #621 Pierre Pieters — 2:21:54
- #622 Craig Dunswa — 2:22:42
- #624 Brandon Wallis — 2:24:16
- #625 Gresham Tembo — 2:24:49
- #626 Wesley Copping — 2:25:50
- #627 Yusuf Vahed — 2:25:57
- #628 Dalton Jordaan — 2:26:06