40k Cycle Times By Age And Ability

What is a good 40k cycle time?

A good 40k time is 01:31:12. This is the average 40k time across all ages and genders.

Male 40k Cycling Times

A good 40k time for a man is 01:27:12. This is the average 40k time across men of all ages.

Average 40k cycle time by age and ability

Finish Time
Speed (km/h)
Speed (mph)
Power (Watts)
Calories (per hour)

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	02:15:08	01:56:51	01:44:21	01:35:28	01:29:00
15	01:56:57	01:41:07	01:30:18	01:22:37	01:17:01
20	01:52:55	01:37:38	01:27:12	01:19:46	01:14:23
25	01:52:55	01:37:38	01:27:12	01:19:46	01:14:23
30	01:52:55	01:37:38	01:27:12	01:19:46	01:14:23
35	01:53:33	01:38:10	01:27:40	01:20:12	01:14:47
40	01:56:28	01:40:42	01:29:56	01:22:16	01:16:42
45	02:01:17	01:44:52	01:33:39	01:25:40	01:19:53
50	02:06:34	01:49:26	01:37:44	01:29:24	01:23:22
55	02:12:20	01:54:25	01:42:11	01:33:29	01:27:10
60	02:18:39	01:59:53	01:47:04	01:37:57	01:31:19
65	02:25:37	02:05:54	01:52:26	01:42:52	01:35:54
70	02:33:18	02:12:33	01:58:22	01:48:17	01:40:58
75	02:43:49	02:21:39	02:06:30	01:55:43	01:47:54
80	03:00:49	02:36:20	02:19:37	02:07:44	01:59:06
85	03:28:16	03:00:04	02:40:49	02:27:07	02:17:10
90	04:15:15	03:40:42	03:17:05	03:00:18	02:48:07

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	17.8	20.5	23.0	25.1	27.0
15	20.5	23.7	26.6	29.1	31.2
20	21.3	24.6	27.5	30.1	32.3
25	21.3	24.6	27.5	30.1	32.3
30	21.3	24.6	27.5	30.1	32.3
35	21.1	24.4	27.4	29.9	32.1
40	20.6	23.8	26.7	29.2	31.3
45	19.8	22.9	25.6	28.0	30.0
50	19.0	21.9	24.6	26.8	28.8
55	18.1	21.0	23.5	25.7	27.5
60	17.3	20.0	22.4	24.5	26.3
65	16.5	19.1	21.3	23.3	25.0
70	15.7	18.1	20.3	22.2	23.8
75	14.6	16.9	19.0	20.7	22.2
80	13.3	15.4	17.2	18.8	20.2
85	11.5	13.3	14.9	16.3	17.5
90	9.4	10.9	12.2	13.3	14.3

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	11.0	12.8	14.3	15.6	16.8
15	12.8	14.7	16.5	18.1	19.4
20	13.2	15.3	17.1	18.7	20.1
25	13.2	15.3	17.1	18.7	20.1
30	13.2	15.3	17.1	18.7	20.1
35	13.1	15.2	17.0	18.6	19.9
40	12.8	14.8	16.6	18.1	19.4
45	12.3	14.2	15.9	17.4	18.7
50	11.8	13.6	15.3	16.7	17.9
55	11.3	13.0	14.6	16.0	17.1
60	10.8	12.4	13.9	15.2	16.3
65	10.2	11.8	13.3	14.5	15.5
70	9.7	11.3	12.6	13.8	14.8
75	9.1	10.5	11.8	12.9	13.8
80	8.2	9.5	10.7	11.7	12.5
85	7.2	8.3	9.3	10.1	10.9
90	5.8	6.8	7.6	8.3	8.9

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	82	104	126	148	169
15	104	133	164	195	225
20	110	142	176	210	242
25	110	142	176	210	242
30	110	142	176	210	242
35	109	140	174	207	240
40	104	134	166	197	227
45	98	125	153	182	209
50	91	116	142	167	192
55	85	107	131	154	176
60	79	99	120	141	161
65	73	92	111	129	147
70	68	85	101	118	134
75	62	76	91	105	119
80	54	66	78	90	100
85	45	54	64	72	80
90	35	42	48	54	60

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	438	519	603	686	764
15	518	630	747	864	977
20	542	663	790	918	1041
25	542	663	790	918	1041
30	542	663	790	918	1041
35	538	658	783	909	1030
40	521	634	752	870	984
45	496	599	706	813	916
50	471	565	662	759	851
55	448	533	621	708	791
60	426	503	582	660	734
65	405	474	545	615	681
70	385	447	511	573	631
75	362	417	472	525	576
80	332	378	423	466	507
85	298	333	368	401	431
90	260	286	310	333	353

Female 40k Cycling Times

A good 40k time for a woman is 01:45:23. This is the average 40k time across women of all ages.

Average 40k cycle time by age and ability

Finish Time
Speed (km/h)
Speed (mph)
Power (Watts)
Calories (per hour)

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	02:51:43	02:24:58	02:07:41	01:55:49	01:47:23
15	02:32:42	02:08:56	01:53:33	01:43:00	01:35:30
20	02:22:37	02:00:25	01:46:03	01:36:12	01:29:12
25	02:21:43	01:59:39	01:45:23	01:35:35	01:28:37
30	02:21:43	01:59:39	01:45:23	01:35:35	01:28:37
35	02:22:16	02:00:07	01:45:47	01:35:57	01:28:58
40	02:25:10	02:02:34	01:47:57	01:37:55	01:30:47
45	02:30:50	02:07:21	01:52:10	01:41:44	01:34:20
50	02:39:44	02:14:51	01:58:46	01:47:44	01:39:53
55	02:50:21	02:23:49	02:06:40	01:54:54	01:46:32
60	03:02:29	02:34:04	02:15:41	02:03:05	01:54:07
65	03:16:28	02:45:52	02:26:06	02:12:31	02:02:52
70	03:32:47	02:59:39	02:38:13	02:23:31	02:13:04
75	03:52:12	03:16:02	02:52:40	02:36:37	02:25:13
80	04:21:57	03:41:09	03:14:47	02:56:41	02:43:49
85	05:13:44	04:24:52	03:53:17	03:31:36	03:16:12
90	06:53:53	05:49:26	05:07:46	04:39:09	04:18:50

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	14.0	16.6	18.8	20.7	22.3
15	15.7	18.6	21.1	23.3	25.1
20	16.8	19.9	22.6	24.9	26.9
25	16.9	20.1	22.8	25.1	27.1
30	16.9	20.1	22.8	25.1	27.1
35	16.9	20.0	22.7	25.0	27.0
40	16.5	19.6	22.2	24.5	26.4
45	15.9	18.8	21.4	23.6	25.4
50	15.0	17.8	20.2	22.3	24.0
55	14.1	16.7	18.9	20.9	22.5
60	13.2	15.6	17.7	19.5	21.0
65	12.2	14.5	16.4	18.1	19.5
70	11.3	13.4	15.2	16.7	18.0
75	10.3	12.2	13.9	15.3	16.5
80	9.2	10.9	12.3	13.6	14.7
85	7.6	9.1	10.3	11.3	12.2
90	5.8	6.9	7.8	8.6	9.3

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	8.7	10.3	11.7	12.9	13.9
15	9.8	11.6	13.1	14.5	15.6
20	10.5	12.4	14.1	15.5	16.7
25	10.5	12.5	14.2	15.6	16.8
30	10.5	12.5	14.2	15.6	16.8
35	10.5	12.4	14.1	15.5	16.8
40	10.3	12.2	13.8	15.2	16.4
45	9.9	11.7	13.3	14.7	15.8
50	9.3	11.1	12.6	13.8	14.9
55	8.8	10.4	11.8	13.0	14.0
60	8.2	9.7	11.0	12.1	13.1
65	7.6	9.0	10.2	11.3	12.1
70	7.0	8.3	9.4	10.4	11.2
75	6.4	7.6	8.6	9.5	10.3
80	5.7	6.7	7.7	8.4	9.1
85	4.8	5.6	6.4	7.0	7.6
90	3.6	4.3	4.8	5.3	5.8

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	47	61	75	89	102
15	56	73	92	110	128
20	62	83	104	126	146
25	63	84	105	127	148
30	63	84	105	127	148
35	62	83	105	126	147
40	60	80	101	121	141
45	57	75	94	113	131
50	52	68	85	101	117
55	47	61	76	90	103
60	43	55	67	80	91
65	39	49	60	70	80
70	35	44	53	62	70
75	31	39	46	54	60
80	27	33	39	45	50
85	21	26	31	35	39
90	16	19	22	25	27

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	270	322	375	428	477
15	304	371	440	509	575
20	328	405	486	568	646
25	331	409	491	574	653
30	331	409	491	574	653
35	329	407	488	570	649
40	322	396	474	552	626
45	308	377	448	519	587
50	290	351	413	475	534
55	272	325	379	433	483
60	255	301	348	394	437
65	240	279	319	358	395
70	225	259	293	326	356
75	211	240	269	296	322
80	194	218	241	263	283
85	175	193	210	226	240
90	153	166	177	187	196

What do the cycling abilities mean?

Beginner	Faster than 5% of cyclists. A beginner cyclist has started cycling and has cycled for at least a month.
Novice	Faster than 20% of cyclists. A novice cyclist has cycled regularly for at least six months.
Intermediate	Faster than 50% of cyclists. An intermediate cyclist has cycled regularly for at least two years.
Advanced	Faster than 80% of cyclists. An advanced cyclist has cycled for over five years.
Elite	Faster than 95% of cyclists. An elite cyclist has dedicated over five years to become competitive at cycling.

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Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	82	104	126	148	169
15	104	133	164	195	225
20	110	142	176	210	242
25	110	142	176	210	242
30	110	142	176	210	242
35	109	140	174	207	240
40	104	134	166	197	227
45	98	125	153	182	209
50	91	116	142	167	192
55	85	107	131	154	176
60	79	99	120	141	161
65	73	92	111	129	147
70	68	85	101	118	134
75	62	76	91	105	119
80	54	66	78	90	100
85	45	54	64	72	80
90	35	42	48	54	60

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	47	61	75	89	102
15	56	73	92	110	128
20	62	83	104	126	146
25	63	84	105	127	148
30	63	84	105	127	148
35	62	83	105	126	147
40	60	80	101	121	141
45	57	75	94	113	131
50	52	68	85	101	117
55	47	61	76	90	103
60	43	55	67	80	91
65	39	49	60	70	80
70	35	44	53	62	70
75	31	39	46	54	60
80	27	33	39	45	50
85	21	26	31	35	39
90	16	19	22	25	27

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	270	322	375	428	477
15	304	371	440	509	575
20	328	405	486	568	646
25	331	409	491	574	653
30	331	409	491	574	653
35	329	407	488	570	649
40	322	396	474	552	626
45	308	377	448	519	587
50	290	351	413	475	534
55	272	325	379	433	483
60	255	301	348	394	437
65	240	279	319	358	395
70	225	259	293	326	356
75	211	240	269	296	322
80	194	218	241	263	283
85	175	193	210	226	240
90	153	166	177	187	196

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	82	104	126	148	169
15	104	133	164	195	225
20	110	142	176	210	242
25	110	142	176	210	242
30	110	142	176	210	242
35	109	140	174	207	240
40	104	134	166	197	227
45	98	125	153	182	209
50	91	116	142	167	192
55	85	107	131	154	176
60	79	99	120	141	161
65	73	92	111	129	147
70	68	85	101	118	134
75	62	76	91	105	119
80	54	66	78	90	100
85	45	54	64	72	80
90	35	42	48	54	60

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	47	61	75	89	102
15	56	73	92	110	128
20	62	83	104	126	146
25	63	84	105	127	148
30	63	84	105	127	148
35	62	83	105	126	147
40	60	80	101	121	141
45	57	75	94	113	131
50	52	68	85	101	117
55	47	61	76	90	103
60	43	55	67	80	91
65	39	49	60	70	80
70	35	44	53	62	70
75	31	39	46	54	60
80	27	33	39	45	50
85	21	26	31	35	39
90	16	19	22	25	27

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	270	322	375	428	477
15	304	371	440	509	575
20	328	405	486	568	646
25	331	409	491	574	653
30	331	409	491	574	653
35	329	407	488	570	649
40	322	396	474	552	626
45	308	377	448	519	587
50	290	351	413	475	534
55	272	325	379	433	483
60	255	301	348	394	437
65	240	279	319	358	395
70	225	259	293	326	356
75	211	240	269	296	322
80	194	218	241	263	283
85	175	193	210	226	240
90	153	166	177	187	196

40k Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 40k cycle time?

Male 40k Cycling Times

Average 40k cycle time by age and ability

Female 40k Cycling Times

Average 40k cycle time by age and ability

What do the cycling abilities mean?

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The Cycling Level Calculator can show your exact level of cycling performance at any age.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	82	104	126	148	169
15	104	133	164	195	225
20	110	142	176	210	242
25	110	142	176	210	242
30	110	142	176	210	242
35	109	140	174	207	240
40	104	134	166	197	227
45	98	125	153	182	209
50	91	116	142	167	192
55	85	107	131	154	176
60	79	99	120	141	161
65	73	92	111	129	147
70	68	85	101	118	134
75	62	76	91	105	119
80	54	66	78	90	100
85	45	54	64	72	80
90	35	42	48	54	60

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	47	61	75	89	102
15	56	73	92	110	128
20	62	83	104	126	146
25	63	84	105	127	148
30	63	84	105	127	148
35	62	83	105	126	147
40	60	80	101	121	141
45	57	75	94	113	131
50	52	68	85	101	117
55	47	61	76	90	103
60	43	55	67	80	91
65	39	49	60	70	80
70	35	44	53	62	70
75	31	39	46	54	60
80	27	33	39	45	50
85	21	26	31	35	39
90	16	19	22	25	27

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	270	322	375	428	477
15	304	371	440	509	575
20	328	405	486	568	646
25	331	409	491	574	653
30	331	409	491	574	653
35	329	407	488	570	649
40	322	396	474	552	626
45	308	377	448	519	587
50	290	351	413	475	534
55	272	325	379	433	483
60	255	301	348	394	437
65	240	279	319	358	395
70	225	259	293	326	356
75	211	240	269	296	322
80	194	218	241	263	283
85	175	193	210	226	240
90	153	166	177	187	196