5k Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 5k cycle time?

A good 5k time is 09:51. This is the average 5k time across all ages and genders.

Male 5k Cycling Times

A good 5k time for a man is 09:25. This is the average 5k time across men of all ages.

Average 5k cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 14:36 12:37 11:16 10:19 09:37
15 12:38 10:55 09:45 08:55 08:19
20 12:12 10:33 09:25 08:37 08:02
25 12:12 10:33 09:25 08:37 08:02
30 12:12 10:33 09:25 08:37 08:02
35 12:24 10:43 09:35 08:46 08:10
40 12:51 11:07 09:55 09:05 08:28
45 13:21 11:32 10:18 09:25 08:47
50 13:52 12:00 10:43 09:48 09:08
55 14:27 12:30 11:09 10:12 09:31
60 15:04 13:02 11:38 10:39 09:56
65 15:45 13:37 12:10 11:08 10:23
70 16:34 14:19 12:47 11:42 10:54
75 17:48 15:23 13:45 12:34 11:43
80 19:42 17:02 15:13 13:55 12:59
85 22:40 19:36 17:30 16:01 14:56
90 27:35 23:51 21:18 19:29 18:10
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 20.6 23.8 26.6 29.1 31.2
15 23.8 27.5 30.8 33.6 36.1
20 24.6 28.4 31.8 34.8 37.3
25 24.6 28.4 31.8 34.8 37.3
30 24.6 28.4 31.8 34.8 37.3
35 24.2 28.0 31.3 34.2 36.7
40 23.3 27.0 30.2 33.0 35.4
45 22.5 26.0 29.1 31.8 34.1
50 21.6 25.0 28.0 30.6 32.8
55 20.8 24.0 26.9 29.4 31.5
60 19.9 23.0 25.8 28.2 30.2
65 19.0 22.0 24.7 27.0 28.9
70 18.1 21.0 23.5 25.6 27.5
75 16.9 19.5 21.8 23.9 25.6
80 15.2 17.6 19.7 21.6 23.1
85 13.2 15.3 17.1 18.7 20.1
90 10.9 12.6 14.1 15.4 16.5
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 12.8 14.8 16.5 18.1 19.4
15 14.8 17.1 19.1 20.9 22.4
20 15.3 17.7 19.8 21.6 23.2
25 15.3 17.7 19.8 21.6 23.2
30 15.3 17.7 19.8 21.6 23.2
35 15.0 17.4 19.5 21.3 22.8
40 14.5 16.8 18.8 20.5 22.0
45 14.0 16.2 18.1 19.8 21.2
50 13.4 15.5 17.4 19.0 20.4
55 12.9 14.9 16.7 18.3 19.6
60 12.4 14.3 16.0 17.5 18.8
65 11.8 13.7 15.3 16.8 18.0
70 11.3 13.0 14.6 15.9 17.1
75 10.5 12.1 13.6 14.8 15.9
80 9.5 10.9 12.3 13.4 14.4
85 8.2 9.5 10.7 11.6 12.5
90 6.8 7.8 8.8 9.6 10.3
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 104 134 165 196 226
15 133 175 219 264 308
20 142 187 236 285 332
25 142 187 236 285 332
30 142 187 235 285 332
35 138 181 228 275 321
40 129 169 212 255 296
45 121 158 196 235 273
50 113 146 182 217 251
55 106 136 168 200 231
60 98 126 155 184 211
65 92 117 143 169 193
70 85 107 130 154 175
75 76 95 115 134 153
80 65 81 97 112 127
85 54 66 78 89 100
90 42 50 59 66 74
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 520 631 749 867 980
15 631 788 955 1124 1288
20 663 833 1016 1201 1380
25 663 833 1016 1201 1380
30 663 833 1015 1201 1380
35 648 812 986 1164 1336
40 615 766 926 1088 1244
45 584 722 868 1015 1157
50 554 680 813 946 1075
55 526 641 761 882 997
60 499 603 712 821 925
65 474 568 666 764 857
70 448 532 620 707 789
75 414 487 561 635 704
80 375 434 494 552 607
85 331 377 422 465 505
90 286 318 349 379 406

Female 5k Cycling Times

A good 5k time for a woman is 11:23. This is the average 5k time across women of all ages.

Average 5k cycle time by age and ability

Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 17:55 15:08 13:20 12:05 11:12
15 16:05 13:35 11:58 10:51 10:04
20 15:19 12:56 11:23 10:20 09:35
25 15:19 12:56 11:23 10:20 09:35
30 15:19 12:56 11:23 10:20 09:35
35 15:25 13:01 11:28 10:24 09:38
40 15:44 13:17 11:42 10:37 09:50
45 16:18 13:45 12:07 11:00 10:11
50 17:08 14:28 12:45 11:34 10:43
55 18:07 15:18 13:29 12:13 11:20
60 19:14 16:14 14:18 12:58 12:01
65 20:28 17:17 15:14 13:49 12:48
70 21:54 18:29 16:17 14:46 13:41
75 23:32 19:52 17:30 15:52 14:43
80 25:28 21:30 18:56 17:11 15:56
85 28:41 24:13 21:20 19:21 17:56
90 34:34 29:11 25:42 23:19 21:37
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 16.7 19.8 22.5 24.8 26.8
15 18.6 22.1 25.1 27.6 29.8
20 19.6 23.2 26.3 29.0 31.3
25 19.6 23.2 26.3 29.0 31.3
30 19.6 23.2 26.3 29.0 31.3
35 19.5 23.1 26.2 28.9 31.1
40 19.1 22.6 25.6 28.3 30.5
45 18.4 21.8 24.8 27.3 29.4
50 17.5 20.7 23.5 26.0 28.0
55 16.6 19.6 22.3 24.5 26.5
60 15.6 18.5 21.0 23.1 25.0
65 14.7 17.4 19.7 21.7 23.4
70 13.7 16.2 18.4 20.3 21.9
75 12.8 15.1 17.1 18.9 20.4
80 11.8 14.0 15.8 17.5 18.8
85 10.5 12.4 14.1 15.5 16.7
90 8.7 10.3 11.7 12.9 13.9
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 10.4 12.3 14.0 15.4 16.6
15 11.6 13.7 15.6 17.2 18.5
20 12.2 14.4 16.4 18.0 19.5
25 12.2 14.4 16.4 18.0 19.5
30 12.2 14.4 16.4 18.0 19.5
35 12.1 14.3 16.3 17.9 19.3
40 11.8 14.0 15.9 17.6 18.9
45 11.4 13.5 15.4 17.0 18.3
50 10.9 12.9 14.6 16.1 17.4
55 10.3 12.2 13.8 15.3 16.5
60 9.7 11.5 13.0 14.4 15.5
65 9.1 10.8 12.2 13.5 14.6
70 8.5 10.1 11.4 12.6 13.6
75 7.9 9.4 10.7 11.7 12.7
80 7.3 8.7 9.8 10.9 11.7
85 6.5 7.7 8.7 9.6 10.4
90 5.4 6.4 7.3 8.0 8.6
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 62 82 103 124 145
15 74 100 127 155 182
20 80 109 140 172 203
25 80 109 140 172 203
30 80 109 140 172 203
35 79 108 138 170 200
40 76 104 133 162 191
45 72 97 124 151 177
50 66 89 112 136 159
55 61 80 101 122 142
60 55 73 91 109 126
65 50 65 81 97 111
70 45 59 72 85 98
75 41 52 64 75 86
80 37 47 56 66 75
85 31 39 47 55 62
90 25 31 36 42 46
Age Beginner Novice Intermediate Advanced Elite
10 326 403 483 563 640
15 372 469 573 678 779
20 396 505 622 741 857
25 396 505 622 741 857
30 396 505 622 741 857
35 393 500 615 733 846
40 382 485 594 706 813
45 366 460 561 662 761
50 344 428 517 607 693
55 322 397 475 553 628
60 302 367 435 503 568
65 283 340 399 458 513
70 265 315 366 416 464
75 249 292 335 378 418
80 233 270 307 343 376
85 213 243 272 300 326
90 188 210 231 251 268

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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