Tonight, the Grand Palais will be electric as the best French athletes go head-to-head. And unlike the solo competitors, these duos are among the world's elite. We're about to witness the best Hyrox® has to offer, featuring one of the world's top CrossFit® athletes: 2023 World Champion and currently ranked #2 globally.
Xavier Dufour / Martin Lecorgne - RP 49:00
The benchmark duo of French HYROX. Xavier Dufour is currently the 3rd fastest Frenchman all-time in singles (55:51).
In just over a year of HYROX, he has shaved nearly 15 minutes off his Pro time and won the Nice event earlier this season. With Martin Lecorgne, they smashed the French Pro Doubles record with a 49:41 at the EMEA Championships in London, and notably lowered that time to 49'00, taking 5th place in the Elite 15 in Warsaw last week. Both athletes still have significant room for improvement and can dream big.
Evan Marion / Steve Pinau - RP 52:29
The rising duo. Steve Pinau beat his Pro single record yesterday with a 56:30. With Evan Marion, younger but already seasoned in the Pro format, they've been consistently hitting podiums this season, including a record performance in Bordeaux at the end of 2025. While perhaps not quite enough for the win, we expect them to contend for a top 5 spot.
Quentin Garel / Alan Cao - RP 50:02
Alan Cao is one of the two best French athletes in history in singles (55:46 in London in December 2025). An Elite 15 solo competitor at the European Championships in London, he also regularly qualifies for the Elite 15 in doubles, partnered with Britain's Marc Dean (record of 49'10).
Quentin Garel, for his part, just won the HYROX Toulouse Pro single with a 56:15 in March.
Partnering for the first time in Nice in February, they narrowly missed the then-French record by 6 seconds on their very first outing. They have since been competing regularly to perfect their synergy in preparation for the next Elite 15 season, where duos will be required to be of the same nationality.
Olivier Jouve / Dimitry Martins - RP 49:35
World record holders in the 30-34 age category for Open Doubles with a 48:08 achieved at the EMEA Championships in March 2026. They also beat their Pro record with a time of 49'35 in Malaga. Already winners last year at the Grand Palais with a 50'44 in the Open format, they return this year with the ambition to repeat their success in the higher-tier format.
Alexis Bernier / Grégory Pereira - First Partnership
Alexis Bernier is an Elite 15 doubles athlete, based in Zurich, and founder of A Lab and A Club. He regularly competes in Elite 15 Majors partnered with his brother-in-law, Serbian Marko Nicic. They also shone at the Warsaw Major with a 7th place finish in 49'02. Grégory Pereira started Hyrox® in Paris in October 2025. An excellent runner, he is gradually catching up on the stations. His records are 53'57 in solo Open and 57'26 in solo Pro.
Willy Georges et Jeffrey Adler - Jeffrey's First Hyrox®
A duo of CrossFit® athletes aims to join the fray among the world's best pairs. France's Willy Georges has competed 3 times at the CrossFit® Games, with a best finish of 9th. He is also a 5-time French champion. While he has retired from his CrossFit® career, he recently ventured into Hyrox® and yesterday beat his record with a 56'29, less than two weeks after competing in the Paris Marathon. He will be partnered with Canada's Jeffrey Adler, a true CrossFit® star, notably the winner of the 2023 CrossFit® Games. He fully intends to reclaim his title this year after achieving the 2nd best global performance in the Quarterfinals. While they are likely to be formidable on the stations, the question mark hangs over Adler's running ability. Some indications: he finished 2nd in 16'49 in the 5k cross-country run event in 2023 (exact distance uncertain) and 2nd in the run/row/run event in 2025.
So, the best of the CrossFit® world and one of CrossFit®'s top runners will be presenting themselves at the Grand Palais.
To complete your overview of the Parisian weekend, find the Pro Men preview, the Pro Women preview, the Day 1 results, and how to follow the event live.
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