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

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1001:21:4401:10:4001:03:0657:4453:50
1501:10:4301:01:0954:3749:5846:35
2001:08:1859:0352:4448:1544:59
2501:08:1859:0352:4448:1544:59
3001:08:1859:0352:4448:1544:59
3501:08:4059:2253:0148:3145:14
4001:10:2601:00:5454:2349:4546:23
4501:13:2101:03:2556:3851:4948:19
5001:16:3301:06:1159:0654:0450:25
5501:20:0201:09:1201:01:4856:3252:43
6001:23:5101:12:3001:04:4559:1455:14
6501:28:0401:16:0801:08:0001:02:1258:00
7001:32:4301:20:1001:11:3501:05:3001:01:04
7501:39:0501:25:4001:16:3101:10:0001:05:16
8001:49:1901:34:3101:24:2501:17:1301:12:00
8502:05:4301:48:4201:37:0501:28:4901:22:48
9002:33:3602:12:4901:58:3601:48:3001:41:10

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

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1001:47:3401:30:4901:19:5901:12:3301:07:16
1501:33:4301:19:0701:09:4101:03:1358:36
2001:26:2201:12:5501:04:1358:1554:00
2501:25:4201:12:2101:03:4457:4853:36
3001:25:4201:12:2101:03:4457:4853:36
3501:26:2401:12:5701:04:1558:1754:02
4001:28:2201:14:3601:05:4259:3655:16
4501:31:4701:17:2901:08:1501:01:5457:24
5001:36:5501:21:4901:12:0401:05:2201:00:37
5501:43:0401:27:0101:16:3901:09:3101:04:27
6001:50:0401:32:5501:21:5001:14:1401:08:50
6501:58:0401:39:4101:27:4801:19:3801:13:50
7002:07:2001:47:3001:34:4101:25:5301:19:38
7502:18:1001:56:3901:42:4401:33:1101:26:24
8002:33:1702:09:2501:53:5901:43:2301:35:52
8502:59:1502:31:2102:13:1802:00:5401:52:06
9003:47:1603:11:5302:49:0002:33:1702:22:08

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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