1 Mile Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 1 mile cycle time?

A good 1 mile time is 02:56. This is the average 1 mile time across all ages and genders.

Male 1 Mile Cycling Times

A good 1 mile time for a man is 02:48. This is the average 1 mile time across men of all ages.

Average 1 mile cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 04:20 03:45 03:21 03:04 02:51
15 03:45 03:15 02:54 02:39 02:28
20 03:38 03:08 02:48 02:34 02:23
25 03:38 03:08 02:48 02:34 02:23
30 03:38 03:08 02:48 02:34 02:23
35 03:41 03:11 02:51 02:36 02:26
40 03:49 03:18 02:57 02:42 02:31
45 03:58 03:26 03:03 02:48 02:36
50 04:07 03:34 03:11 02:54 02:43
55 04:17 03:42 03:18 03:02 02:49
60 04:28 03:52 03:27 03:09 02:56
65 04:40 04:02 03:36 03:18 03:04
70 04:54 04:14 03:47 03:28 03:13
75 05:16 04:33 04:04 03:43 03:28
80 05:49 05:02 04:30 04:07 03:50
85 06:42 05:48 05:11 04:44 04:25
90 08:10 07:04 06:18 05:46 05:23
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 22.3 25.7 28.8 31.5 33.8
15 25.7 29.7 33.3 36.4 39.1
20 26.6 30.8 34.5 37.7 40.4
25 26.6 30.8 34.5 37.7 40.4
30 26.6 30.8 34.5 37.7 40.4
35 26.2 30.3 33.9 37.1 39.7
40 25.3 29.2 32.8 35.8 38.4
45 24.4 28.2 31.6 34.5 37.0
50 23.5 27.1 30.4 33.2 35.6
55 22.5 26.1 29.2 31.9 34.2
60 21.6 25.0 28.0 30.6 32.8
65 20.7 23.9 26.8 29.3 31.4
70 19.7 22.8 25.5 27.9 29.9
75 18.3 21.2 23.8 26.0 27.9
80 16.6 19.2 21.5 23.5 25.2
85 14.4 16.7 18.7 20.4 21.9
90 11.8 13.7 15.3 16.7 17.9
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 13.8 16.0 17.9 19.6 21.0
15 16.0 18.5 20.7 22.6 24.3
20 16.5 19.1 21.4 23.4 25.1
25 16.5 19.1 21.4 23.4 25.1
30 16.5 19.1 21.4 23.4 25.1
35 16.3 18.8 21.1 23.0 24.7
40 15.7 18.2 20.4 22.3 23.9
45 15.1 17.5 19.6 21.4 23.0
50 14.6 16.9 18.9 20.6 22.1
55 14.0 16.2 18.1 19.8 21.3
60 13.4 15.5 17.4 19.0 20.4
65 12.9 14.9 16.7 18.2 19.5
70 12.2 14.2 15.9 17.3 18.6
75 11.4 13.2 14.8 16.1 17.3
80 10.3 11.9 13.3 14.6 15.6
85 8.9 10.3 11.6 12.7 13.6
90 7.3 8.5 9.5 10.4 11.2
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 119 155 193 231 268
15 154 205 259 315 369
20 165 220 279 340 399
25 165 220 279 340 399
30 165 219 279 339 398
35 160 212 269 327 384
40 150 198 250 303 355
45 140 184 232 280 327
50 130 171 214 258 300
55 122 158 197 237 275
60 113 146 182 217 251
65 105 135 167 199 230
70 97 124 152 181 208
75 86 110 134 157 180
80 74 93 112 131 148
85 60 75 89 102 115
90 46 56 66 75 84
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 576 711 853 997 1136
15 710 900 1105 1314 1516
20 749 956 1180 1408 1631
25 749 956 1180 1408 1631
30 748 955 1178 1406 1628
35 729 928 1142 1361 1573
40 692 875 1071 1271 1465
45 655 822 1001 1182 1358
50 620 772 934 1099 1258
55 586 725 872 1020 1164
60 555 680 813 947 1075
65 524 638 758 878 993
70 494 595 702 809 910
75 454 541 631 721 806
80 407 477 550 620 687
85 356 409 463 514 563
90 303 340 377 411 443

Female 1 Mile Cycling Times

A good 1 mile time for a woman is 03:23. This is the average 1 mile time across women of all ages.

Average 1 mile cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 05:20 04:30 03:58 03:36 03:20
15 04:47 04:02 03:33 03:13 02:59
20 04:33 03:51 03:23 03:04 02:51
25 04:33 03:51 03:23 03:04 02:51
30 04:33 03:51 03:23 03:04 02:51
35 04:35 03:52 03:24 03:05 02:52
40 04:41 03:57 03:29 03:09 02:55
45 04:51 04:05 03:36 03:16 03:02
50 05:06 04:18 03:47 03:26 03:11
55 05:23 04:33 04:00 03:38 03:22
60 05:43 04:49 04:15 03:51 03:34
65 06:05 05:08 04:32 04:06 03:48
70 06:30 05:30 04:50 04:23 04:04
75 07:00 05:54 05:12 04:43 04:22
80 07:34 06:24 05:38 05:06 04:44
85 08:31 07:12 06:20 05:45 05:20
90 10:16 08:40 07:38 06:56 06:25
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 18.1 21.5 24.4 26.9 29.0
15 20.2 23.9 27.2 29.9 32.3
20 21.2 25.1 28.5 31.4 33.9
25 21.2 25.1 28.5 31.4 33.9
30 21.2 25.1 28.5 31.4 33.9
35 21.1 25.0 28.3 31.2 33.7
40 20.6 24.5 27.8 30.6 33.0
45 19.9 23.6 26.8 29.6 31.9
50 19.0 22.4 25.5 28.1 30.3
55 17.9 21.2 24.1 26.6 28.7
60 16.9 20.0 22.7 25.1 27.0
65 15.9 18.8 21.3 23.5 25.4
70 14.8 17.6 19.9 22.0 23.7
75 13.8 16.3 18.6 20.5 22.1
80 12.8 15.1 17.1 18.9 20.4
85 11.3 13.4 15.2 16.8 18.1
90 9.4 11.1 12.6 13.9 15.0
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 11.3 13.3 15.1 16.7 18.0
15 12.5 14.9 16.9 18.6 20.1
20 13.2 15.6 17.7 19.5 21.1
25 13.2 15.6 17.7 19.5 21.1
30 13.2 15.6 17.7 19.5 21.1
35 13.1 15.5 17.6 19.4 20.9
40 12.8 15.2 17.3 19.0 20.5
45 12.4 14.7 16.7 18.4 19.8
50 11.8 13.9 15.8 17.5 18.8
55 11.1 13.2 15.0 16.5 17.8
60 10.5 12.4 14.1 15.6 16.8
65 9.9 11.7 13.3 14.6 15.8
70 9.2 10.9 12.4 13.7 14.7
75 8.6 10.2 11.5 12.7 13.7
80 7.9 9.4 10.7 11.7 12.7
85 7.0 8.3 9.5 10.4 11.3
90 5.8 6.9 7.9 8.7 9.3
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 70 94 120 146 171
15 85 116 149 184 217
20 92 128 165 204 242
25 92 128 165 204 242
30 92 128 165 204 242
35 91 126 163 201 239
40 88 121 156 193 228
45 83 113 145 179 211
50 76 103 131 160 189
55 69 93 118 143 167
60 63 83 105 127 148
65 57 75 93 112 130
70 51 67 83 99 114
75 46 59 73 87 99
80 41 52 64 75 86
85 35 44 53 62 70
90 27 34 40 47 52
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 359 450 547 645 739
15 413 530 656 785 910
20 442 574 717 864 1006
25 442 574 717 864 1006
30 442 574 717 864 1006
35 438 568 709 853 993
40 426 550 683 820 952
45 406 519 642 766 887
50 380 481 589 698 804
55 354 443 537 632 724
60 330 408 490 572 651
65 307 375 446 517 584
70 287 345 406 466 524
75 267 318 370 421 469
80 249 292 336 378 418
85 226 260 294 328 358
90 198 223 247 270 290

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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