HYROX Bordeaux opens Friday with the Pro Men starting at 10:20 a.m. local time. The Pro Women follow at 1:00 p.m.

Alexander Roncevic is on the start list and brings the fastest time in fitness racing history. The former World Champion ran 51:59 at the Warsaw Elite race earlier this year.

He is joined by Charlie Botterill, Xavier Dufour, Jake Dearden, and George Martindale. All four have gone under 56 minutes, and Bordeaux has 11 men in the field with a best time under 57.

Botterill ran 54:04 at the World Championships, matching Tim Wenisch for third in the Elite 15. Dufour’s 54:26 came in Lisbon. Dearden ran 54:58 in Warsaw, while Martindale ran 55:25 at the same event.

Calypso Sheridan leads the women’s field with a 58:16 best, set at the World Championships in Stockholm, where she finished fourth in the Elite 15. Lea Sophie Pommerening is the only other woman in Bordeaux under 59 minutes. She ran 58:57 to win Istanbul in August.

Behind them, four women sit within about a minute of each other. Jana Lebenstedt ran 1:00:19 in Heerenveen, and Melanie Maurer’s 1:00:38 came in Dublin. Ambre Keram ran 1:00:59 in Mechelen, and Viola Oberländer’s 1:01:28 came in Istanbul.

Pro Women to Watch
Calypso Sheridan – 58:16, World Championships 2026
Lea Sophie Pommerening – 58:57, Istanbul 2026
Jana Lebenstedt – 1:00:19, Heerenveen 2026
Melanie Maurer – 1:00:38, Dublin 2025
Ambre Keram – 1:00:59, Mechelen 2026
Viola Oberländer – 1:01:28, Istanbul 2026

Pro Men to Watch
Alexander Roncevic – 51:59, Warsaw Elite 2026
Charlie Botterill – 54:04, World Championships 2026
Xavier Dufour – 54:26, Lisbon 2026
Jake Dearden – 54:58, Warsaw Elite 2026
George Martindale – 55:25, Warsaw 2026
Tommy Valentin – 56:00, Paris 2026
Quentin Garel – 56:15, Toulouse 2026
Willy Georges – 56:29, Paris 2026
Steve Pinau – 56:30, Paris 2026
Gregory Pereira – 56:40, Lyon 2026
Evan Marion – 56:57, Bologna 2026