15k Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 15k cycle time?

A good 15k time is 31:56. This is the average 15k time across all ages and genders.

Male 15k Cycling Times

A good 15k time for a man is 30:32. This is the average 15k time across men of all ages.

Average 15k cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 47:19 40:55 36:32 33:25 31:10
15 40:57 35:24 31:37 28:55 26:58
20 39:32 34:11 30:32 27:56 26:02
25 39:32 34:11 30:32 27:56 26:02
30 39:32 34:11 30:32 27:56 26:02
35 39:49 34:26 30:45 28:08 26:14
40 40:53 35:21 31:34 28:53 26:56
45 42:34 36:48 32:52 30:04 28:02
50 44:24 38:23 34:17 31:22 29:15
55 46:23 40:06 35:49 32:46 30:33
60 48:34 42:00 37:30 34:19 31:59
65 50:58 44:04 39:21 36:00 33:34
70 53:37 46:21 41:24 37:52 35:19
75 57:14 49:29 44:11 40:26 37:42
80 01:03:03 54:31 48:41 44:32 41:31
85 01:12:20 01:02:32 55:51 51:06 47:38
90 01:28:02 01:16:07 01:07:58 01:02:11 57:59
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 19.0 22.0 24.6 26.9 28.9
15 22.0 25.4 28.5 31.1 33.4
20 22.8 26.3 29.5 32.2 34.6
25 22.8 26.3 29.5 32.2 34.6
30 22.8 26.3 29.5 32.2 34.6
35 22.6 26.1 29.3 32.0 34.3
40 22.0 25.5 28.5 31.2 33.4
45 21.1 24.5 27.4 29.9 32.1
50 20.3 23.4 26.3 28.7 30.8
55 19.4 22.4 25.1 27.5 29.5
60 18.5 21.4 24.0 26.2 28.1
65 17.7 20.4 22.9 25.0 26.8
70 16.8 19.4 21.7 23.8 25.5
75 15.7 18.2 20.4 22.3 23.9
80 14.3 16.5 18.5 20.2 21.7
85 12.4 14.4 16.1 17.6 18.9
90 10.2 11.8 13.2 14.5 15.5
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 11.8 13.7 15.3 16.7 17.9
15 13.7 15.8 17.7 19.3 20.7
20 14.1 16.4 18.3 20.0 21.5
25 14.1 16.4 18.3 20.0 21.5
30 14.1 16.4 18.3 20.0 21.5
35 14.0 16.2 18.2 19.9 21.3
40 13.7 15.8 17.7 19.4 20.8
45 13.1 15.2 17.0 18.6 19.9
50 12.6 14.6 16.3 17.8 19.1
55 12.1 13.9 15.6 17.1 18.3
60 11.5 13.3 14.9 16.3 17.5
65 11.0 12.7 14.2 15.5 16.7
70 10.4 12.1 13.5 14.8 15.8
75 9.8 11.3 12.7 13.8 14.8
80 8.9 10.3 11.5 12.6 13.5
85 7.7 8.9 10.0 10.9 11.7
90 6.4 7.3 8.2 9.0 9.6
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 91 116 142 168 193
15 116 151 188 225 260
20 124 161 201 242 281
25 124 161 201 242 281
30 124 161 201 242 281
35 122 159 198 238 276
40 117 151 188 225 261
45 109 141 174 207 240
50 101 130 160 191 220
55 94 121 148 175 201
60 88 111 136 160 183
65 81 103 125 146 167
70 75 95 114 133 152
75 68 85 102 119 135
80 60 74 87 101 114
85 50 60 71 81 90
90 39 46 54 61 67
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 473 567 665 763 856
15 567 697 835 974 1108
20 594 736 886 1038 1185
25 594 736 886 1038 1185
30 594 736 886 1038 1185
35 588 728 876 1025 1169
40 568 699 837 977 1111
45 538 658 783 910 1031
50 511 619 733 846 956
55 484 583 685 787 885
60 459 548 640 732 819
65 435 515 598 680 757
70 413 485 558 631 700
75 386 450 514 576 635
80 353 406 458 509 556
85 315 356 396 434 469
90 274 303 331 358 382

Female 15k Cycling Times

A good 15k time for a woman is 36:54. This is the average 15k time across women of all ages.

Average 15k cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 01:00:04 50:43 44:40 40:31 37:34
15 53:08 44:52 39:31 35:50 33:14
20 49:41 41:57 36:57 33:31 31:04
25 49:37 41:53 36:54 33:28 31:02
30 49:40 41:56 36:56 33:30 31:03
35 50:12 42:23 37:20 33:52 31:24
40 51:24 43:24 38:13 34:40 32:09
45 53:21 45:03 39:40 35:59 33:22
50 56:12 47:27 41:47 37:54 35:09
55 59:38 50:21 44:21 40:14 37:18
60 01:03:32 53:39 47:15 42:51 39:44
65 01:07:58 57:23 50:32 45:51 42:30
70 01:13:04 01:01:41 54:20 49:17 45:41
75 01:19:00 01:06:42 58:44 53:17 49:24
80 01:27:10 01:13:36 01:04:49 58:48 54:31
85 01:41:04 01:25:20 01:15:09 01:08:10 01:03:12
90 02:06:13 01:46:34 01:33:51 01:25:08 01:18:56
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 15.0 17.7 20.1 22.2 24.0
15 16.9 20.1 22.8 25.1 27.1
20 18.1 21.5 24.4 26.9 29.0
25 18.1 21.5 24.4 26.9 29.0
30 18.1 21.5 24.4 26.9 29.0
35 17.9 21.2 24.1 26.6 28.7
40 17.5 20.7 23.5 26.0 28.0
45 16.9 20.0 22.7 25.0 27.0
50 16.0 19.0 21.5 23.7 25.6
55 15.1 17.9 20.3 22.4 24.1
60 14.2 16.8 19.0 21.0 22.7
65 13.2 15.7 17.8 19.6 21.2
70 12.3 14.6 16.6 18.3 19.7
75 11.4 13.5 15.3 16.9 18.2
80 10.3 12.2 13.9 15.3 16.5
85 8.9 10.5 12.0 13.2 14.2
90 7.1 8.4 9.6 10.6 11.4
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 9.3 11.0 12.5 13.8 14.9
15 10.5 12.5 14.2 15.6 16.8
20 11.3 13.3 15.1 16.7 18.0
25 11.3 13.4 15.2 16.7 18.0
30 11.3 13.3 15.1 16.7 18.0
35 11.1 13.2 15.0 16.5 17.8
40 10.9 12.9 14.6 16.1 17.4
45 10.5 12.4 14.1 15.5 16.8
50 10.0 11.8 13.4 14.8 15.9
55 9.4 11.1 12.6 13.9 15.0
60 8.8 10.4 11.8 13.0 14.1
65 8.2 9.7 11.1 12.2 13.2
70 7.7 9.1 10.3 11.3 12.2
75 7.1 8.4 9.5 10.5 11.3
80 6.4 7.6 8.6 9.5 10.3
85 5.5 6.6 7.4 8.2 8.8
90 4.4 5.2 6.0 6.6 7.1
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 52 68 84 101 116
15 63 84 105 127 148
20 70 94 120 146 171
25 70 95 120 146 171
30 70 94 120 146 171
35 69 93 118 143 167
40 66 89 112 136 159
45 62 83 105 126 147
50 57 76 95 114 132
55 52 69 85 102 118
60 48 62 76 91 104
65 43 56 68 80 92
70 39 50 61 71 81
75 35 44 54 63 71
80 31 39 46 54 60
85 26 32 38 43 48
90 20 24 28 32 35
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 289 349 411 473 532
15 331 409 491 574 653
20 358 449 546 644 738
25 359 450 547 645 740
30 359 450 547 644 739
35 354 443 537 632 724
40 344 428 517 607 693
45 329 407 488 570 649
50 311 380 452 524 593
55 292 352 416 478 538
60 274 327 382 436 487
65 257 304 351 397 441
70 241 282 322 362 399
75 227 262 296 330 361
80 211 240 269 296 321
85 191 214 236 256 275
90 169 185 200 214 227

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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