1k Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 1k cycle time?

A good 1k time is 01:46. This is the average 1k time across all ages and genders.

Male 1k Cycling Times

A good 1k time for a man is 01:41. This is the average 1k time across men of all ages.

Average 1k cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 02:36 02:15 02:01 01:50 01:43
15 02:15 01:57 01:45 01:36 01:29
20 02:11 01:53 01:41 01:32 01:26
25 02:11 01:53 01:41 01:32 01:26
30 02:11 01:53 01:41 01:32 01:26
35 02:13 01:55 01:43 01:34 01:28
40 02:18 01:59 01:46 01:37 01:31
45 02:23 02:03 01:50 01:41 01:34
50 02:28 02:08 01:55 01:45 01:38
55 02:34 02:14 01:59 01:49 01:42
60 02:41 02:19 02:04 01:54 01:46
65 02:48 02:25 02:10 01:59 01:51
70 02:57 02:33 02:16 02:05 01:56
75 03:10 02:44 02:27 02:14 02:05
80 03:30 03:02 02:42 02:28 02:18
85 04:02 03:29 03:07 02:51 02:39
90 04:55 04:15 03:47 03:28 03:14
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 23.0 26.6 29.8 32.6 34.9
15 26.6 30.8 34.4 37.6 40.4
20 27.5 31.8 35.6 39.0 41.8
25 27.5 31.8 35.6 39.0 41.8
30 27.5 31.8 35.6 38.9 41.7
35 27.1 31.3 35.0 38.3 41.1
40 26.2 30.2 33.9 37.0 39.7
45 25.2 29.2 32.6 35.7 38.2
50 24.3 28.1 31.4 34.3 36.8
55 23.3 27.0 30.2 33.0 35.4
60 22.4 25.9 29.0 31.6 33.9
65 21.4 24.8 27.7 30.3 32.5
70 20.4 23.6 26.4 28.9 30.9
75 19.0 21.9 24.6 26.9 28.8
80 17.1 19.8 22.2 24.3 26.0
85 14.9 17.2 19.3 21.1 22.6
90 12.2 14.1 15.8 17.3 18.5
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 14.3 16.5 18.5 20.2 21.7
15 16.5 19.1 21.4 23.4 25.1
20 17.1 19.8 22.1 24.2 26.0
25 17.1 19.8 22.1 24.2 26.0
30 17.1 19.8 22.1 24.2 25.9
35 16.8 19.4 21.8 23.8 25.5
40 16.3 18.8 21.0 23.0 24.7
45 15.7 18.1 20.3 22.2 23.8
50 15.1 17.4 19.5 21.3 22.9
55 14.5 16.7 18.8 20.5 22.0
60 13.9 16.1 18.0 19.7 21.1
65 13.3 15.4 17.2 18.8 20.2
70 12.7 14.6 16.4 17.9 19.2
75 11.8 13.6 15.3 16.7 17.9
80 10.7 12.3 13.8 15.1 16.2
85 9.3 10.7 12.0 13.1 14.0
90 7.6 8.8 9.8 10.7 11.5
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 126 165 206 247 287
15 164 219 278 339 397
20 176 235 300 366 430
25 176 235 300 366 430
30 175 235 300 366 429
35 170 227 289 352 414
40 159 212 269 326 382
45 149 197 248 301 351
50 138 182 229 277 322
55 129 169 211 254 295
60 120 156 194 233 270
65 111 144 178 213 246
70 102 132 162 193 222
75 91 116 142 168 192
80 78 98 118 139 158
85 63 78 94 108 122
90 48 59 69 79 88
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 603 749 903 1060 1209
15 748 954 1177 1405 1624
20 790 1015 1259 1508 1749
25 790 1015 1259 1508 1749
30 789 1014 1257 1506 1746
35 769 985 1217 1456 1686
40 728 927 1140 1358 1568
45 688 869 1063 1261 1451
50 650 815 991 1170 1342
55 614 764 923 1085 1239
60 580 715 859 1005 1143
65 547 670 799 930 1054
70 514 624 739 854 964
75 472 565 662 759 851
80 422 497 574 650 722
85 367 424 481 536 588
90 311 350 389 426 459

Female 1k Cycling Times

A good 1k time for a woman is 02:02. This is the average 1k time across women of all ages.

Average 1k cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 03:12 02:42 02:23 02:10 02:00
15 02:52 02:26 02:08 01:56 01:48
20 02:44 02:19 02:02 01:51 01:43
25 02:44 02:19 02:02 01:51 01:43
30 02:44 02:19 02:02 01:51 01:43
35 02:45 02:20 02:03 01:51 01:43
40 02:49 02:22 02:05 01:54 01:46
45 02:55 02:27 02:10 01:58 01:49
50 03:04 02:35 02:17 02:04 01:55
55 03:14 02:44 02:24 02:11 02:02
60 03:26 02:54 02:33 02:19 02:09
65 03:40 03:05 02:43 02:28 02:17
70 03:55 03:18 02:55 02:38 02:27
75 04:12 03:33 03:08 02:50 02:38
80 04:33 03:51 03:23 03:04 02:51
85 05:07 04:20 03:49 03:27 03:12
90 06:11 05:13 04:36 04:10 03:52
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 18.7 22.2 25.2 27.8 30.0
15 20.9 24.7 28.1 31.0 33.4
20 21.9 26.0 29.5 32.5 35.1
25 21.9 26.0 29.5 32.5 35.1
30 21.9 26.0 29.5 32.5 35.1
35 21.8 25.8 29.3 32.3 34.8
40 21.3 25.3 28.7 31.7 34.1
45 20.6 24.4 27.7 30.6 32.9
50 19.6 23.2 26.3 29.1 31.3
55 18.5 22.0 24.9 27.5 29.6
60 17.5 20.7 23.5 25.9 27.9
65 16.4 19.4 22.1 24.3 26.2
70 15.3 18.2 20.6 22.7 24.5
75 14.3 16.9 19.2 21.2 22.8
80 13.2 15.6 17.7 19.6 21.1
85 11.7 13.9 15.7 17.4 18.7
90 9.7 11.5 13.1 14.4 15.5
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 11.6 13.8 15.7 17.3 18.6
15 13.0 15.4 17.4 19.2 20.7
20 13.6 16.1 18.3 20.2 21.8
25 13.6 16.1 18.3 20.2 21.8
30 13.6 16.1 18.3 20.2 21.8
35 13.5 16.0 18.2 20.1 21.6
40 13.3 15.7 17.8 19.7 21.2
45 12.8 15.2 17.2 19.0 20.5
50 12.2 14.4 16.4 18.1 19.5
55 11.5 13.6 15.5 17.1 18.4
60 10.9 12.9 14.6 16.1 17.4
65 10.2 12.1 13.7 15.1 16.3
70 9.5 11.3 12.8 14.1 15.2
75 8.9 10.5 11.9 13.2 14.2
80 8.2 9.7 11.0 12.2 13.1
85 7.3 8.6 9.8 10.8 11.6
90 6.0 7.2 8.1 9.0 9.7
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 74 100 128 157 184
15 90 124 160 197 233
20 98 136 178 220 261
25 98 136 178 220 261
30 98 136 178 220 261
35 97 135 175 217 257
40 93 129 168 207 245
45 88 120 156 192 227
50 80 109 140 172 203
55 73 98 125 153 179
60 66 88 112 136 158
65 60 79 99 120 139
70 54 70 88 105 122
75 48 63 77 92 106
80 43 55 68 80 91
85 36 46 56 65 74
90 29 36 42 49 55
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 374 472 577 684 786
15 432 560 696 837 973
20 464 608 763 923 1078
25 464 608 763 923 1078
30 464 608 763 923 1078
35 459 601 753 911 1063
40 446 580 725 875 1018
45 424 548 680 817 948
50 396 506 623 743 857
55 369 465 567 671 770
60 343 427 515 605 690
65 319 392 468 545 617
70 297 360 425 490 552
75 276 330 386 441 493
80 256 302 349 395 438
85 231 268 305 341 373
90 202 228 254 278 301

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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