50 Mile Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 50 mile cycle time?

A good 50 mile time is 03:12:39. This is the average 50 mile time across all ages and genders.

Male 50 Mile Cycling Times

A good 50 mile time for a man is 03:04:12. This is the average 50 mile time across men of all ages.

Average 50 mile cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 04:45:29 04:06:50 03:40:26 03:21:40 03:08:02
15 04:07:03 03:33:36 03:10:46 02:54:31 02:42:43
20 03:58:33 03:26:16 03:04:12 02:48:31 02:37:07
25 03:58:33 03:26:16 03:04:12 02:48:31 02:37:07
30 03:58:33 03:26:16 03:04:12 02:48:31 02:37:07
35 03:59:52 03:27:24 03:05:13 02:49:27 02:37:59
40 04:06:02 03:32:44 03:09:58 02:53:48 02:42:03
45 04:16:12 03:41:31 03:17:50 03:00:59 02:48:45
50 04:27:23 03:51:11 03:26:27 03:08:52 02:56:06
55 04:39:34 04:01:43 03:35:52 03:17:29 03:04:08
60 04:52:55 04:13:16 03:46:11 03:26:55 03:12:56
65 05:07:37 04:25:58 03:57:31 03:37:18 03:22:36
70 05:23:52 04:40:01 04:10:04 03:48:46 03:33:18
75 05:46:05 04:59:14 04:27:14 04:04:28 03:47:57
80 06:22:00 05:30:17 04:54:57 04:29:50 04:11:36
85 07:19:59 06:20:25 05:39:43 05:10:48 04:49:47
90 08:59:14 07:46:14 06:56:22 06:20:54 05:55:09
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 16.9 19.6 21.9 23.9 25.7
15 19.5 22.6 25.3 27.7 29.7
20 20.2 23.4 26.2 28.7 30.7
25 20.2 23.4 26.2 28.7 30.7
30 20.2 23.4 26.2 28.7 30.7
35 20.1 23.3 26.1 28.5 30.6
40 19.6 22.7 25.4 27.8 29.8
45 18.8 21.8 24.4 26.7 28.6
50 18.1 20.9 23.4 25.6 27.4
55 17.3 20.0 22.4 24.4 26.2
60 16.5 19.1 21.3 23.3 25.0
65 15.7 18.2 20.3 22.2 23.8
70 14.9 17.2 19.3 21.1 22.6
75 14.0 16.1 18.1 19.7 21.2
80 12.6 14.6 16.4 17.9 19.2
85 11.0 12.7 14.2 15.5 16.7
90 9.0 10.4 11.6 12.7 13.6
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 10.5 12.2 13.6 14.9 16.0
15 12.1 14.0 15.7 17.2 18.4
20 12.6 14.5 16.3 17.8 19.1
25 12.6 14.5 16.3 17.8 19.1
30 12.6 14.5 16.3 17.8 19.1
35 12.5 14.5 16.2 17.7 19.0
40 12.2 14.1 15.8 17.3 18.5
45 11.7 13.5 15.2 16.6 17.8
50 11.2 13.0 14.5 15.9 17.0
55 10.7 12.4 13.9 15.2 16.3
60 10.2 11.8 13.3 14.5 15.5
65 9.8 11.3 12.6 13.8 14.8
70 9.3 10.7 12.0 13.1 14.1
75 8.7 10.0 11.2 12.3 13.2
80 7.9 9.1 10.2 11.1 11.9
85 6.8 7.9 8.8 9.7 10.4
90 5.6 6.4 7.2 7.9 8.4
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 76 96 116 135 154
15 96 122 150 177 204
20 101 130 160 190 219
25 101 130 160 190 219
30 101 130 160 190 219
35 100 129 158 188 216
40 96 123 151 179 206
45 90 115 140 165 190
50 84 107 130 153 174
55 79 99 120 140 160
60 73 92 111 129 147
65 68 85 102 119 134
70 63 79 94 109 122
75 58 71 84 97 109
80 51 62 73 83 93
85 42 51 59 67 75
90 33 39 45 51 56
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 416 489 564 638 708
15 488 588 692 797 896
20 510 618 731 844 953
25 510 618 731 844 953
30 510 618 731 844 953
35 506 613 725 836 944
40 491 592 697 802 903
45 468 560 656 751 842
50 446 530 617 703 785
55 425 501 580 658 731
60 405 474 545 615 681
65 386 449 512 575 634
70 367 424 481 537 589
75 346 396 446 495 540
80 319 361 402 441 478
85 288 320 352 382 409
90 253 277 299 320 339

Female 50 Mile Cycling Times

A good 50 mile time for a woman is 03:42:37. This is the average 50 mile time across women of all ages.

Average 50 mile cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 06:02:45 05:06:15 04:29:44 04:04:40 03:46:51
15 05:22:36 04:32:22 03:59:53 03:37:35 03:21:45
20 05:01:18 04:14:23 03:44:03 03:23:13 03:08:26
25 04:59:22 04:12:45 03:42:37 03:21:55 03:07:13
30 04:59:22 04:12:45 03:42:37 03:21:55 03:07:13
35 05:00:33 04:13:45 03:43:29 03:22:43 03:07:57
40 05:06:40 04:18:55 03:48:02 03:26:51 03:11:47
45 05:18:39 04:29:02 03:56:57 03:34:55 03:19:17
50 05:37:26 04:44:53 04:10:55 03:47:36 03:31:02
55 05:59:52 05:03:50 04:27:36 04:02:43 03:45:03
60 06:25:29 05:25:28 04:46:39 04:20:00 04:01:05
65 06:55:03 05:50:25 05:08:38 04:39:56 04:19:34
70 07:29:30 06:19:31 05:34:15 05:03:11 04:41:07
75 08:10:32 06:54:09 06:04:46 05:30:51 05:06:46
80 09:13:22 07:47:12 06:51:29 06:13:14 05:46:04
85 11:02:46 09:19:34 08:12:50 07:27:01 06:54:29
90 14:34:20 12:18:11 10:50:09 09:49:43 09:06:48
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 13.3 15.8 17.9 19.7 21.3
15 15.0 17.7 20.1 22.2 23.9
20 16.0 19.0 21.5 23.8 25.6
25 16.1 19.1 21.7 23.9 25.8
30 16.1 19.1 21.7 23.9 25.8
35 16.1 19.0 21.6 23.8 25.7
40 15.7 18.6 21.2 23.3 25.2
45 15.2 17.9 20.4 22.5 24.2
50 14.3 16.9 19.2 21.2 22.9
55 13.4 15.9 18.0 19.9 21.5
60 12.5 14.8 16.8 18.6 20.0
65 11.6 13.8 15.6 17.2 18.6
70 10.7 12.7 14.4 15.9 17.2
75 9.8 11.7 13.2 14.6 15.7
80 8.7 10.3 11.7 12.9 14.0
85 7.3 8.6 9.8 10.8 11.6
90 5.5 6.5 7.4 8.2 8.8
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 8.3 9.8 11.1 12.3 13.2
15 9.3 11.0 12.5 13.8 14.9
20 10.0 11.8 13.4 14.8 15.9
25 10.0 11.9 13.5 14.9 16.0
30 10.0 11.9 13.5 14.9 16.0
35 10.0 11.8 13.4 14.8 16.0
40 9.8 11.6 13.2 14.5 15.6
45 9.4 11.2 12.7 14.0 15.1
50 8.9 10.5 12.0 13.2 14.2
55 8.3 9.9 11.2 12.4 13.3
60 7.8 9.2 10.5 11.5 12.4
65 7.2 8.6 9.7 10.7 11.6
70 6.7 7.9 9.0 9.9 10.7
75 6.1 7.2 8.2 9.1 9.8
80 5.4 6.4 7.3 8.0 8.7
85 4.5 5.4 6.1 6.7 7.2
90 3.4 4.1 4.6 5.1 5.5
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 44 56 69 81 93
15 52 68 84 100 116
20 57 76 95 114 133
25 58 77 96 116 134
30 58 77 96 116 134
35 58 76 96 115 133
40 56 74 92 110 128
45 53 69 86 103 119
50 48 63 78 92 106
55 44 57 70 82 94
60 40 51 62 73 83
65 36 46 55 65 73
70 33 41 49 57 64
75 29 36 43 50 56
80 25 31 37 42 47
85 20 25 29 33 36
90 15 18 21 23 25
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 258 305 353 400 444
15 289 349 411 472 531
20 311 380 452 525 594
25 313 383 457 530 600
30 313 383 457 530 600
35 312 381 454 527 596
40 305 372 441 510 576
45 293 354 418 481 541
50 276 331 387 442 495
55 260 308 357 404 449
60 245 287 329 370 408
65 230 267 303 338 370
70 217 248 279 309 336
75 204 231 257 282 305
80 189 211 232 252 270
85 170 187 203 218 231
90 150 162 172 182 190

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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