HYROX Birmingham and Nice Results: Bayvel Wins on a Tie, Armstrong and Ravera Break the Hour

Two of Europe’s biggest HYROX weekends finished on November 1. HYROX Birmingham at the NEC drew about 29,600 athletes and HYROX Nice about 13,300, according to HYRESULT. Results are from Rox Lyfe’s race reports.

Birmingham: Men’s Pro

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Scott Bayvel (RSA)	55:48
2	George Martindale (ENG)	55:48
3	Marc Dean (ENG)	55:53
4	Jacques Hladkyj (ENG)	55:59
5	Jesse Owen (ENG)	56:05

Bayvel and Martindale crossed on the same time, and only 17 seconds covered the top five. Rox Lyfe called it “an extremely tight finish at the front of the field.”

Birmingham: Women’s Pro

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Lauren Armstrong (NIR)	58:50
2	Lucy Davis (GBR)	1:00:36
3	Lucy Procter (ENG)	1:00:55
4	Amy Walsh (ENG)	1:01:02
5	Megan Platten (ENG)	1:02:05

Armstrong was the only woman under an hour and won by 1:46. Third-placed Lucy Procter won Women’s Pro at HYROX Abu Dhabi in October, per Rox Lyfe.

Birmingham: Pro Doubles

Place	Men	Time	Women	Time
1	Oli Fricker & David Aryeetey	49:47	Becky Beech & Alice Jones	55:38
2	Beau Smith & Sam Craig	50:08	Tegan Frizelle & Nerea Izcue	56:18
3	Aaron Woodman & Lee Tynan	50:36	Imogen Amos & Laura Aryeetey	56:24

Nerea Izcue (ESP) placed seventh in Women’s Pro singles before taking second in doubles.

Nice: Men’s Pro

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Jocelyn Pacewicz (FRA)	55:53
2	Willy Georges (FRA)	56:18
3	Joao Almeida (POR)	56:32
4	Gregory Pereira (FRA)	56:32
5	Benjamin Desmet (BEL)	56:42

Pacewicz won by 25 seconds, and Almeida and Pereira tied exactly for third. Pacewicz also raced men’s Pro Doubles with Baptiste Morel, finishing sixth in 52:17.

Nice: Women’s Pro

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Elodie Ravera (FRA)	58:28
2	Anne Bonnin (FRA)	1:01:45
3	Ilona Frigout (FRA)	1:03:52
4	Ambre Keram (FRA)	1:04:01
5	Juliette Guillermin (FRA)	1:05:45

Ravera won by 3:17, the biggest margin of the four Pro races here, and her 58:28 was the fastest Women’s Pro time across the two races.

Nice: Pro Doubles

Place	Men	Time	Women	Time
1	Eugenio Bianchi & Dylan Caruso	50:29	Ambre Keram & Anne Bonnin	55:57
2	Thomas Dubost & Tommy Valentin	50:40	Lucie Rose & Ilona Frigout	58:43
3	Axel Montreuil & Antoine Reisdorffer	51:44	Camille Bat & Camille Julien	59:27

Keram and Bonnin both took a second podium after their singles races, and Caruso’s doubles win followed his Men’s Pro win in Abu Dhabi.

How the times compare

The same weekend, Hunter McIntyre won HYROX Mexico City in 59:04 at about 2,240 m, more than three minutes slower than Bayvel and Pacewicz near sea level. Different venues and fields make that a loose comparison, not a test. For the Elite 15 races, see our Hamburg report, and for the fastest times ever, our HYROX world records.

Racing Pro? Every loaded station is heavier; our Open vs Pro guide has the weights. For sled grip, a Nike Metcon 10 gives a flat base, and a Garmin Forerunner 265 helps you hold your splits.

This week, six more races run from Barcelona to Seoul; see our race week guide.