5 Mile Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 5 mile cycle time?

A good 5 mile time is 15:26 for men and 18:09 for women. This is the average 5 mile time across all ages. Compare your 5 mile time by age and ability below.

Our 5 mile cycle time standards are based on 6,129 cycling results by Cycling Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

How long does it take to cycle 5 mile?

For an intermediate cyclist, the average time to cycle 5 mile is 15:26 for men and 18:09 for women.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner23:0327:35
Novice18:3822:20
Intermediate15:2618:09
Advanced13:0714:57
Elite11:2612:33
NR09:42.80010:56.980

Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner20.917.5
Novice25.921.6
Intermediate31.326.6
Advanced36.832.3
Elite42.238.4
NR49.744.1

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner13.010.9
Novice16.113.4
Intermediate19.416.5
Advanced22.920.1
Elite26.223.9
NR30.927.4

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner5634
Novice9356
Intermediate15194
Advanced232157
Elite338253

Watts: Average power output.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner340222
Novice480304
Intermediate696447
Advanced1004685
Elite14021048

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

BeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite5%20%50%80%95%23:0318:3815:2613:0711:26Finish Time - 5 Mile

Male 5 Mile Cycling Times

A good 5 mile time is 15:26 for men. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 5 mile cycle time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1029:5524:1120:0217:0114:50-
1524:1619:3716:1513:4912:02-
2023:4719:1315:5513:3211:48-
2523:2618:5715:4113:2011:38-
3023:3919:0715:5013:2811:44-
3523:5319:1916:0013:3611:51-
4024:0919:3116:1013:4411:5910:49.390
4524:2419:4416:2113:5312:0711:06.370
5024:4119:5716:3214:0312:1509:42.800
5525:0320:1516:4614:1512:2610:25.830
6025:3620:4217:0914:3412:4210:44.498
6526:2121:1817:3915:0013:0510:48.780
7027:2022:0618:1815:3313:3411:46.920
7528:3523:0719:0916:1614:1112:32.450
8030:1224:2520:1317:1114:5912:43.758
8532:1726:0621:3718:2216:0113:24.400
9035:0428:2123:2919:5717:2416:28.400

Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1016.120.024.128.432.5-
1519.924.629.735.040.1-
2020.325.130.335.740.9-
2520.625.530.836.241.5-
3020.425.230.535.941.1-
3520.225.030.235.540.7-
4020.024.729.935.140.344.6
4519.824.529.534.839.943.5
5019.624.229.234.439.449.7
5519.323.828.833.938.846.3
6018.923.328.233.138.044.9
6518.322.727.432.236.944.7
7017.721.826.431.035.641.0
7516.920.925.229.734.038.5
8016.019.823.928.132.237.9
8515.018.522.326.330.136.0
9013.817.020.624.227.729.3

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1010.012.415.017.620.2-
1512.415.318.521.724.9-
2012.615.618.822.225.4-
2512.815.819.122.525.8-
3012.715.718.922.325.6-
3512.615.518.822.125.3-
4012.415.418.621.825.027.7
4512.315.218.421.624.827.0
5012.215.018.221.424.530.9
5512.014.817.921.024.128.8
6011.714.517.520.623.627.9
6511.414.117.020.022.927.7
7011.013.616.419.322.125.5
7510.513.015.718.421.223.9
809.912.314.817.520.023.6
859.311.513.916.318.722.4
908.610.612.815.017.218.2

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10325078117167
155082132203294
205286139214311
255490145223323
305388141217315
355285137211307
405183134205298
454981130199289
504879126194280
554776122186269
604472115176254
654267107163235
70386298148213
75355687132189
80314976114163
8527426597137
9023365479111

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10248318423570758
153174386268911234
203254546539341298
253324666739671347
303284586609451315
353234506469241283
403194426329021250
453144346188801217
503104266048571184
553044155878291143
602954015627901084
652853835317411012
70273362496685929
75260339457624839
80246314416559743
85231288374493644
90216262331426546

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Female 5 Mile Cycling Times

A good 5 mile time is 18:09 for women. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 5 mile cycle time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1037:5630:4224:5820:3417:16-
1531:2425:2520:4017:0114:18-
2028:1222:5018:3415:1712:51-
2527:3522:2018:0914:5712:33-
3028:1322:5118:3415:1812:51-
3528:5523:2519:0215:4113:10-
4029:4024:0119:3216:0513:3110:56.980
4530:2924:4120:0416:3213:53-
5031:2325:2420:3917:0114:17-
5532:2126:1221:1817:3214:44-
6033:2527:0422:0018:0715:1312:59.620
6535:0928:2723:0819:0316:00-
7037:4530:3324:5120:2817:11-
7540:4633:0026:5022:0618:34-
8044:2035:5329:1124:0220:11-
8548:3739:2132:0026:2122:08-
9053:5143:3535:2629:1124:31-

Time: Finish time for the full distance (seconds below a minute, otherwise mm:ss or hh:mm:ss).

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1012.715.719.323.528.0-
1515.419.023.428.433.8-
2017.121.126.031.637.6-
2517.521.626.632.338.4-
3017.121.126.031.637.6-
3516.720.625.430.836.7-
4016.320.124.730.035.744.1
4515.819.624.129.234.8-
5015.419.023.428.433.8-
5514.918.422.727.532.8-
6014.417.821.926.631.737.2
6513.717.020.925.330.2-
7012.815.819.423.628.1-
7511.814.618.021.826.0-
8010.913.516.520.123.9-
859.912.315.118.321.8-
909.011.113.616.519.7-

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
107.99.812.014.617.4-
159.611.814.517.621.0-
2010.613.116.219.623.4-
2510.913.416.520.123.9-
3010.613.116.219.623.4-
3510.412.815.819.122.8-
4010.112.515.418.622.227.4
459.812.214.918.121.6-
509.611.814.517.621.0-
559.311.514.117.120.4-
609.011.113.616.619.723.1
658.510.513.015.718.7-
707.99.812.114.717.5-
757.49.111.213.616.2-
806.88.410.312.514.9-
856.27.69.411.413.6-
905.66.98.510.312.2-

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1017274368107
15254167111177
20325388148238
25345694157253
30325388147238
35305083138222
40294778129207
45274472120192
50254167111177
55243862102163
6022355894150
6520325183131
7017274369108
751523365788
801319304771
851116243857
90913203044

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10159195254351496
15190248348512761
20215292427650990
252223044476851048
30215292427649989
35209281406614930
40202270387579873
45196259367545817
50190248348512762
55184237329480709
60178227311449657
65170213286406586
70160196256354502
75151180230309427
80143167206270363
85136155186235308
90129144169206261

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

What do the cycling standards mean?

Beginner Faster than 5% of cyclists.
Novice Faster than 20% of cyclists.
Intermediate Faster than 50% of cyclists.
Advanced Faster than 80% of cyclists.
Elite Faster than 95% of cyclists.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the 5 mile cycle time standards

Our 5 mile cycle time standards are based on results submitted by Cycling Level users. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community results 6,129
Community users 3,344
Data start
Data cutoff
Model generated

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

Previous standards ()

The old average finish time for 5 mile was 16:24 across all ages and genders, 15:41 for men (now 1.5% faster) and 18:57 for women (now 4.4% faster).

LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner20:1823:03+13.5%
Novice17:3318:38+6.2%
Intermediate15:4115:26-1.5%
Advanced14:2113:07-8.5%
Elite13:2211:26-14.5%
LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner25:2927:35+8.3%
Novice21:3122:20+3.8%
Intermediate18:5718:09-4.2%
Advanced17:1114:57-13.0%
Elite15:5612:33-21.2%

We created these previous standards on and last updated them (see archive.org).

5 Mile World Records

Male 5 Mile World Records

RecordAge CategoryNameTimeDateAgeSurfaceStartSource
NR44Marcel Schubert10:49.39023 Jun 202644Outdoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR48Steve McCaw11:06.3709 Aug 201148Outdoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR54Richard Oakes09:42.80015 Sep 202354Indoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR55Ian Greenstreet10:25.83011 Sep 201955Indoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR64Robert Gilmour10:44.49830 Sep 201564Indoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR65Robert Gilmour10:48.78026 Oct 201665Indoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR70Mike Cotgreave11:46.9201 Jan 201470Indoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR75Trevor Fenwick12:32.45027 Nov 200575Indoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR80Harry Hill12:43.7581 Jan 199680Indoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR85Walter Fowler13:24.40011 Sep 201985Indoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR90John Lee16:28.4004 Jul 201990Outdoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA

Female 5 Mile World Records

RecordAge CategoryNameTimeDateAgeSurfaceStartSource
NR43Melanie Sneddon10:56.98011 Sep 201943Indoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA
NR61Caroline Ratcliff12:59.62023 Jun 202661Outdoor trackNot specified by sourceVTTA

References for WRs:

VTTA
VTTA. "National time trial records." Accessed 30 Sep 2026. https://www.vtta.org.uk/records.

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