80k Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 80k cycle time?

A good 80k time is 02:54:56 for men and 03:16:32 for women. This is the average 80k time across all ages. Compare your 80k time by age and ability below.

How long does it take to cycle 80k?

For an intermediate cyclist, the average time to cycle 80k is 02:54:56 for men and 03:16:32 for women.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner04:18:3204:55:30
Novice03:31:4504:02:20
Intermediate02:54:5603:16:32
Advanced02:26:4402:39:46
Elite02:05:3202:11:39

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

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner18.616.2
Novice22.719.8
Intermediate27.424.4
Advanced32.730.0
Elite38.236.5

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner11.510.1
Novice14.112.3
Intermediate17.015.2
Advanced20.318.7
Elite23.822.7

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner4329
Novice6845
Intermediate10875
Advanced170129
Elite258219

Watts: Average power output.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner290202
Novice383264
Intermediate534378
Advanced768581
Elite1100917

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

BeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite5%20%50%80%95%04:18:3203:31:4502:54:5602:26:4402:05:32Finish Time - 80k

Male 80k Cycling Times

A good 80k time is 02:54:56 for men. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 80k cycle time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1005:35:2904:34:4703:47:0103:10:2502:42:55
1504:32:0603:42:5203:04:0802:34:2602:12:08
2004:28:0103:39:3103:01:2202:32:0702:10:09
2504:25:4003:37:3602:59:4702:30:4802:09:01
3004:23:2203:35:4302:58:1302:29:2902:07:54
3504:21:0803:33:5302:56:4202:28:1302:06:49
4004:18:5503:32:0402:55:1202:26:5702:05:44
4504:19:1303:32:1902:55:2502:27:0802:05:53
5004:22:0903:34:4202:57:2302:28:4702:07:18
5504:27:2703:39:0303:00:5902:31:4802:09:52
6004:35:2803:45:3703:06:2402:36:2102:13:46
6504:46:3703:54:4503:13:5702:42:4102:19:11
7005:01:3804:07:0303:24:0702:51:1202:26:29
7505:21:2804:23:1703:37:3103:02:2702:36:06
8005:44:5504:42:3003:53:2403:15:4602:47:29
8506:12:2105:04:5804:11:5803:31:2003:00:49
9006:59:1105:43:2004:43:3903:57:5503:23:33

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

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1014.317.521.125.229.5
1517.621.526.131.136.3
2017.921.926.531.636.9
2518.122.126.731.837.2
3018.222.326.932.137.5
3518.422.427.232.437.9
4018.522.627.432.738.2
4518.522.627.432.638.1
5018.322.427.132.337.7
5517.921.926.531.637.0
6017.421.325.830.735.9
6516.720.424.729.534.5
7015.919.423.528.032.8
7514.918.222.126.330.7
8013.917.020.624.528.7
8512.915.719.122.726.5
9011.514.016.920.223.6

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
108.910.913.115.718.3
1511.013.416.219.322.6
2011.113.616.419.622.9
2511.213.716.619.823.1
3011.313.816.720.023.3
3511.413.916.920.123.5
4011.514.117.020.323.7
4511.514.017.020.323.7
5011.413.916.820.023.4
5511.213.616.519.623.0
6010.813.216.019.122.3
6510.412.715.418.321.4
709.912.114.617.420.4
759.311.313.716.319.1
808.610.612.815.217.8
858.09.811.814.116.5
907.18.710.512.514.7

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1025385787129
15386095148224
20406298154234
254063101158239
304165103162245
354266105165251
404367107169257
454367107168256
504265104164248
55406299155235
60375892144217
65345383130195
70314774114170
7527416397144
8024355482120
852130456899
901724355274

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10223270345457615
15273354486687974
202783624997101009
252813675077231030
302833725167371052
352863775247511073
402893825337651096
452893815327631092
502853755207451064
552783635017131014
60269348475670946
65258329443617864
70245307406557771
75231284367494672
80218262331436582
85206242299384502
90191219261323408

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Female 80k Cycling Times

A good 80k time is 03:16:32 for women. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 80k cycle time by age and ability

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1006:47:5005:34:2704:31:1403:40:3003:01:42
1505:36:3304:36:0003:43:5003:01:5802:29:57
2005:04:3804:09:5003:22:3702:44:4202:15:44
2504:55:3004:02:2003:16:3202:39:4602:11:39
3004:55:3004:02:2003:16:3202:39:4602:11:39
3504:55:3004:02:2003:16:3202:39:4602:11:39
4004:55:3004:02:2003:16:3202:39:4602:11:39
4504:55:3004:02:2003:16:3202:39:4602:11:39
5004:55:3004:02:2003:16:3202:39:4602:11:39
5504:56:5004:03:2603:17:2502:40:2902:12:15
6005:04:5904:10:0703:22:5002:44:5302:15:53
6505:21:5204:23:5703:34:0402:54:0102:23:24
7005:50:2504:47:2203:53:0303:09:2702:36:07
7506:29:4605:19:3804:19:1403:30:4402:53:39
8007:19:0806:00:0804:52:0403:57:2503:15:39
8508:35:1607:02:3405:42:4204:38:3503:49:35
9011:39:1309:33:2607:45:0206:18:0205:11:32

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

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1011.814.417.721.826.4
1514.317.421.426.432.0
2015.819.223.729.135.4
2516.219.824.430.036.5
3016.219.824.430.036.5
3516.219.824.430.036.5
4016.219.824.430.036.5
4516.219.824.430.036.5
5016.219.824.430.036.5
5516.219.724.329.936.3
6015.719.223.729.135.3
6514.918.222.427.633.5
7013.716.720.625.330.7
7512.315.018.522.827.6
8010.913.316.420.224.5
859.311.414.017.220.9
906.98.410.312.715.4

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
107.38.911.013.516.4
158.910.813.316.419.9
209.811.914.718.122.0
2510.112.315.218.722.7
3010.112.315.218.722.7
3510.112.315.218.722.7
4010.112.315.218.722.7
4510.112.315.218.722.7
5010.112.315.218.722.7
5510.012.315.118.622.6
609.811.914.718.121.9
659.311.313.917.120.8
708.510.412.815.719.1
757.79.311.514.217.2
806.88.310.212.615.2
855.87.18.710.713.0
904.35.26.47.99.6

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
101522355792
1522335492153
20274270119201
25294575129219
30294575129219
35294575129219
40294575129219
45294575129219
50294575129219
55284574128216
60274270119200
65243761103173
7020304983137
7516243863104
801319294776
851014213351
9068121726

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10150177225307441
15176220299440671
20195252357543851
25202264378581917
30202264378581917
35202264378581917
40202264378581917
45202264378581917
50202264378581917
55201262375575907
60195252356541849
65184233323482745
70170209280406612
75155185239332484
80143165205272381
85131147173217287
90118126138159190

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 80k cycle time standards

Our 80k 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 1,618
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Previous standards ()

The old average finish time for 80k was 03:11:28 across all ages and genders, 03:03:03 for men (now 4.6% faster) and 03:41:14 for women (now 12.6% faster).

LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner03:57:0404:18:32+9.0%
Novice03:24:5903:31:45+3.3%
Intermediate03:03:0302:54:56-4.4%
Advanced02:47:2802:26:44-12.4%
Elite02:36:0902:05:32-19.6%
LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner04:57:3104:55:30-0.7%
Novice04:11:1104:02:20-3.5%
Intermediate03:41:1403:16:32-11.2%
Advanced03:20:4002:39:46-20.4%
Elite03:06:0402:11:39-29.2%

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

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