25k Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 25k cycle time?

A good 25k time is 55:09. This is the average 25k time across all ages and genders.

Male 25k Cycling Times

A good 25k time for a man is 52:44. This is the average 25k time across men of all ages.

Average 25k cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 01:21:44 01:10:40 01:03:06 57:44 53:50
15 01:10:43 01:01:09 54:37 49:58 46:35
20 01:08:18 59:03 52:44 48:15 44:59
25 01:08:18 59:03 52:44 48:15 44:59
30 01:08:18 59:03 52:44 48:15 44:59
35 01:08:40 59:22 53:01 48:31 45:14
40 01:10:26 01:00:54 54:23 49:45 46:23
45 01:13:21 01:03:25 56:38 51:49 48:19
50 01:16:33 01:06:11 59:06 54:04 50:25
55 01:20:02 01:09:12 01:01:48 56:32 52:43
60 01:23:51 01:12:30 01:04:45 59:14 55:14
65 01:28:04 01:16:08 01:08:00 01:02:12 58:00
70 01:32:43 01:20:10 01:11:35 01:05:30 01:01:04
75 01:39:05 01:25:40 01:16:31 01:10:00 01:05:16
80 01:49:19 01:34:31 01:24:25 01:17:13 01:12:00
85 02:05:43 01:48:42 01:37:05 01:28:49 01:22:48
90 02:33:36 02:12:49 01:58:36 01:48:30 01:41:10
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 18.4 21.2 23.8 26.0 27.9
15 21.2 24.5 27.5 30.0 32.2
20 22.0 25.4 28.4 31.1 33.3
25 22.0 25.4 28.4 31.1 33.3
30 22.0 25.4 28.4 31.1 33.3
35 21.8 25.3 28.3 30.9 33.2
40 21.3 24.6 27.6 30.1 32.3
45 20.5 23.7 26.5 29.0 31.1
50 19.6 22.7 25.4 27.7 29.8
55 18.7 21.7 24.3 26.5 28.5
60 17.9 20.7 23.2 25.3 27.2
65 17.0 19.7 22.1 24.1 25.9
70 16.2 18.7 21.0 22.9 24.6
75 15.1 17.5 19.6 21.4 23.0
80 13.7 15.9 17.8 19.4 20.8
85 11.9 13.8 15.5 16.9 18.1
90 9.8 11.3 12.6 13.8 14.8
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 11.4 13.2 14.8 16.1 17.3
15 13.2 15.2 17.1 18.7 20.0
20 13.6 15.8 17.7 19.3 20.7
25 13.6 15.8 17.7 19.3 20.7
30 13.6 15.8 17.7 19.3 20.7
35 13.6 15.7 17.6 19.2 20.6
40 13.2 15.3 17.1 18.7 20.1
45 12.7 14.7 16.5 18.0 19.3
50 12.2 14.1 15.8 17.2 18.5
55 11.6 13.5 15.1 16.5 17.7
60 11.1 12.9 14.4 15.7 16.9
65 10.6 12.2 13.7 15.0 16.1
70 10.1 11.6 13.0 14.2 15.3
75 9.4 10.9 12.2 13.3 14.3
80 8.5 9.9 11.0 12.1 12.9
85 7.4 8.6 9.6 10.5 11.3
90 6.1 7.0 7.9 8.6 9.2
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 86 110 134 157 180
15 109 141 175 209 241
20 116 151 187 224 260
25 116 151 187 224 260
30 116 151 187 224 260
35 115 149 185 222 257
40 110 142 176 211 243
45 103 132 163 194 224
50 96 123 151 178 205
55 89 114 139 164 188
60 83 105 128 150 171
65 77 97 117 137 156
70 71 89 107 125 142
75 65 80 96 111 126
80 57 69 82 95 106
85 47 57 67 76 85
90 37 44 51 57 63
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 454 541 631 721 806
15 541 661 787 915 1037
20 566 696 834 973 1107
25 566 696 834 973 1107
30 566 696 834 973 1107
35 562 691 826 964 1095
40 544 665 793 921 1045
45 516 627 743 859 971
50 490 591 695 800 900
55 465 556 651 745 835
60 441 524 609 693 773
65 419 493 569 645 716
70 397 464 532 599 662
75 373 431 490 548 602
80 341 390 438 485 528
85 305 343 380 415 448
90 267 294 319 344 366

Female 25k Cycling Times

A good 25k time for a woman is 01:03:44. This is the average 25k time across women of all ages.

Average 25k cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 01:47:34 01:30:49 01:19:59 01:12:33 01:07:16
15 01:33:43 01:19:07 01:09:41 01:03:13 58:36
20 01:26:22 01:12:55 01:04:13 58:15 54:00
25 01:25:42 01:12:21 01:03:44 57:48 53:36
30 01:25:42 01:12:21 01:03:44 57:48 53:36
35 01:26:24 01:12:57 01:04:15 58:17 54:02
40 01:28:22 01:14:36 01:05:42 59:36 55:16
45 01:31:47 01:17:29 01:08:15 01:01:54 57:24
50 01:36:55 01:21:49 01:12:04 01:05:22 01:00:37
55 01:43:04 01:27:01 01:16:39 01:09:31 01:04:27
60 01:50:04 01:32:55 01:21:50 01:14:14 01:08:50
65 01:58:04 01:39:41 01:27:48 01:19:38 01:13:50
70 02:07:20 01:47:30 01:34:41 01:25:53 01:19:38
75 02:18:10 01:56:39 01:42:44 01:33:11 01:26:24
80 02:33:17 02:09:25 01:53:59 01:43:23 01:35:52
85 02:59:15 02:31:21 02:13:18 02:00:54 01:52:06
90 03:47:16 03:11:53 02:49:00 02:33:17 02:22:08
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 13.9 16.5 18.8 20.7 22.3
15 16.0 19.0 21.5 23.7 25.6
20 17.4 20.6 23.4 25.8 27.8
25 17.5 20.7 23.5 25.9 28.0
30 17.5 20.7 23.5 25.9 28.0
35 17.4 20.6 23.3 25.7 27.8
40 17.0 20.1 22.8 25.2 27.1
45 16.3 19.4 22.0 24.2 26.1
50 15.5 18.3 20.8 22.9 24.7
55 14.6 17.2 19.6 21.6 23.3
60 13.6 16.1 18.3 20.2 21.8
65 12.7 15.0 17.1 18.8 20.3
70 11.8 14.0 15.8 17.5 18.8
75 10.9 12.9 14.6 16.1 17.4
80 9.8 11.6 13.2 14.5 15.6
85 8.4 9.9 11.3 12.4 13.4
90 6.6 7.8 8.9 9.8 10.6
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 8.7 10.3 11.7 12.8 13.9
15 9.9 11.8 13.4 14.7 15.9
20 10.8 12.8 14.5 16.0 17.3
25 10.9 12.9 14.6 16.1 17.4
30 10.9 12.9 14.6 16.1 17.4
35 10.8 12.8 14.5 16.0 17.2
40 10.5 12.5 14.2 15.6 16.9
45 10.2 12.0 13.7 15.1 16.2
50 9.6 11.4 12.9 14.3 15.4
55 9.0 10.7 12.2 13.4 14.5
60 8.5 10.0 11.4 12.6 13.5
65 7.9 9.4 10.6 11.7 12.6
70 7.3 8.7 9.8 10.9 11.7
75 6.7 8.0 9.1 10.0 10.8
80 6.1 7.2 8.2 9.0 9.7
85 5.2 6.2 7.0 7.7 8.3
90 4.1 4.9 5.5 6.1 6.6
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 47 60 74 88 101
15 57 76 95 114 132
20 65 87 111 134 156
25 66 89 112 136 159
30 66 89 112 136 159
35 65 87 110 134 156
40 63 84 106 128 149
45 59 79 99 119 138
50 54 72 89 107 124
55 50 65 80 95 110
60 45 58 72 85 97
65 41 52 64 75 85
70 37 47 56 66 75
75 33 41 50 58 65
80 29 36 43 49 55
85 24 29 35 39 44
90 18 22 26 29 32
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 270 321 374 426 476
15 310 380 452 524 593
20 341 423 511 599 683
25 344 428 517 607 693
30 344 428 517 607 693
35 340 423 510 598 683
40 332 410 493 576 656
45 318 390 466 541 614
50 299 364 430 497 560
55 281 338 396 453 508
60 264 313 364 413 460
65 248 291 334 376 416
70 233 270 307 343 376
75 218 250 282 312 340
80 203 230 256 280 303
85 184 205 224 243 259
90 162 177 191 203 214

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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