4k Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 4k cycle time?

A good 4k time is 07:46. This is the average 4k time across all ages and genders.

Male 4k Cycling Times

A good 4k time for a man is 07:25. This is the average 4k time across men of all ages.

Average 4k cycle time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1011:3009:5608:5308:0707:34
1509:5708:3607:4107:0206:33
2009:3708:1907:2506:4706:20
2509:3708:1907:2506:4706:20
3009:3708:1907:2506:4706:20
3509:4608:2707:3206:5406:26
4010:0708:4507:4907:0906:40
4510:3109:0508:0707:2506:55
5010:5609:2708:2607:4307:12
5511:2309:5008:4708:0207:30
6011:5210:1609:1008:2307:49
6512:2510:4409:3508:4608:10
7013:0311:1710:0409:1308:35
7514:0112:0710:5009:5409:14
8015:3113:2511:5910:5810:13
8517:5115:2613:4712:3711:45
9021:4318:4716:4615:2114:18
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1020.924.227.029.631.7
1524.127.931.234.236.6
2025.028.932.335.337.9
2525.028.932.335.337.9
3025.028.932.335.337.9
3524.628.431.834.837.3
4023.727.430.733.636.0
4522.826.429.632.334.7
5022.025.428.431.133.3
5521.124.427.329.932.0
6020.223.426.228.630.7
6519.322.425.027.429.4
7018.421.323.826.027.9
7517.119.822.224.226.0
8015.517.920.021.923.5
8513.415.517.419.020.4
9011.012.814.315.616.8
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1013.015.016.818.419.7
1515.017.319.421.222.8
2015.517.920.122.023.6
2515.517.920.122.023.6
3015.517.920.122.023.6
3515.317.719.821.623.2
4014.717.019.120.922.4
4514.216.418.420.121.5
5013.615.817.719.320.7
5513.115.217.018.619.9
6012.614.516.317.819.1
6512.013.915.617.018.2
7011.413.214.816.217.4
7510.612.313.815.116.2
809.611.112.413.614.6
858.49.710.811.812.7
906.97.98.99.710.4
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10107137170202234
15137180227273319
20146193243295344
25146193243295344
30146193243295344
35142187235285332
40133174219263307
45124162203243283
50116151187224260
55108140173206238
60101130160190218
6594120147174200
7087110134158181
757898118138157
80678399116131
8555678092103
904351606875
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
105306467688901008
1564580898211581329
20679856104512381425
25679856104512381425
30678856104512381425
35663833101512001379
4062978595211201284
4559774089110441193
505666968349731107
555376557809061026
60509617729843951
65482580682783880
70455543634724810
75421496573649721
80380441503564621
85336382429473515
90289322354384412

Female 4k Cycling Times

A good 4k time for a woman is 08:58. This is the average 4k time across women of all ages.

Average 4k cycle time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1014:0711:5510:3009:3108:50
1512:4010:4209:2508:3307:55
2012:0410:1108:5808:0807:33
2512:0410:1108:5808:0807:33
3012:0410:1108:5808:0807:33
3512:0810:1509:0208:1107:36
4012:2310:2809:1308:2107:45
4512:5010:5009:3308:3908:02
5013:3011:2410:0209:0608:26
5514:1612:0310:3709:3808:56
6015:0812:4711:1510:1309:28
6516:0813:3711:5910:5310:05
7017:1514:3312:4911:3810:47
7518:3215:3913:4712:3011:35
8020:0416:5614:5513:3212:33
8522:3519:0416:4815:1414:08
9027:1322:5920:1418:2217:01
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1017.020.122.925.227.2
1518.922.425.528.130.3
2019.923.626.829.531.8
2519.923.626.829.531.8
3019.923.626.829.531.8
3519.823.426.629.331.6
4019.422.926.028.731.0
4518.722.125.127.729.9
5017.821.123.926.428.4
5516.819.922.624.926.9
6015.918.821.323.525.3
6514.917.620.022.123.8
7013.916.518.720.622.3
7513.015.317.419.220.7
8012.014.216.117.719.1
8510.612.614.315.817.0
908.810.411.913.114.1
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1010.612.514.215.716.9
1511.813.915.817.518.8
2012.414.616.618.319.8
2512.414.616.618.319.8
3012.414.616.618.319.8
3512.314.516.518.219.6
4012.014.316.217.819.2
4511.613.815.617.218.6
5011.013.114.916.417.7
5510.412.414.115.516.7
609.811.713.214.615.7
659.211.012.413.714.8
708.610.211.612.813.8
758.09.510.811.912.9
807.48.810.011.011.9
856.67.88.99.810.6
905.56.57.48.18.8
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
106384106128150
1576102131160188
2082113145178210
2582113145178210
3082113145178210
3581111143175207
4079107137168198
4574100128156183
506891116141164
556283104126146
60577493112130
6551678399115
7046607488101
754254667788
803848586877
853240485663
902531374247
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10332411494578658
15379480588697803
20405518640764884
25405518640764884
30405518640764884
35401513632754872
40390497611726838
45373471575681783
50350438530623713
55328405486567645
60307375445516583
65287347408468526
70269321373425474
75252297342386427
80236274312349384
85215246276305332
90190212234254272

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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