100k Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 100k cycle time?

A good 100k time is 03:46:14 for men and 04:15:17 for women. These are average times across all ages. Compare your 100k time by age and ability below.

Our 100k cycle time standards are based on 6,915 cycling results by Cycling Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner05:31:5906:12:05
Novice04:34:1605:12:19
Intermediate03:46:1404:15:17
Advanced03:07:5803:26:25
Elite02:38:2802:47:37
WR 02:02:55.00 02:32:59.55

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

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner18.116.1
Novice21.919.2
Intermediate26.523.5
Advanced31.929.1
Elite37.935.8
WR 48.8 39.2

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner11.210.0
Novice13.611.9
Intermediate16.514.6
Advanced19.818.1
Elite23.522.2
WR 30.3 24.4

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner4028
Novice6242
Intermediate9968
Advanced159118
Elite251208

Watts: Average power output.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner281200
Novice362252
Intermediate501352
Advanced728540
Elite1074876

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Records and reference values

WR = world record; NR = national record. Select a record for its details. Record sources and categories.

Male finish time distribution over 100k Model estimates over the 1 to 99 percentile range. Higher performance is to the right. Curve height shows relative frequency, not observed counts. Beginner: 05:31:59 · faster than 5% Novice: 04:34:16 · faster than 20% Intermediate: 03:46:14 · faster than 50% Advanced: 03:07:58 · faster than 80% Elite: 02:38:28 · faster than 95%

Finish Time · 100k

Male 100k Cycling Times

A good 100k time is 03:46:14 for men. This is the average time across all ages.
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1007:10:4805:55:5504:53:3504:03:5503:25:39-
1505:49:2504:48:4003:58:0703:17:5002:46:47-
2005:43:0104:43:2403:53:4603:14:1302:43:44-
2505:38:3904:39:4703:50:4703:11:4402:41:39-
3005:34:2304:36:1603:47:5303:09:1902:39:37 02:02:55.00
3505:31:5904:34:1603:46:1403:07:5802:38:28 02:12:14.16
4005:31:5904:34:1603:46:1403:07:5802:38:28 02:21:42.00
4505:31:5904:34:1603:46:1403:07:5802:38:28 02:18:31.07
5005:36:0304:37:3803:49:0103:10:1602:40:25 02:14:49.31
5505:53:0104:51:3904:00:3503:19:5202:48:31 02:10:42.12
6006:23:2105:16:4304:21:1503:37:0303:02:59 02:04:48.00
6507:00:1405:47:1104:46:2303:57:5603:20:36 02:42:26.79
7007:44:5706:24:0805:16:5204:23:1503:41:57 03:05:50.00
7508:40:2107:09:5305:54:3604:54:3704:08:23 03:43:44.00
8009:50:4308:08:0106:42:3405:34:2704:41:58 03:32:06.00
8511:23:3009:24:4107:45:4806:26:5905:26:16-
9013:32:2911:11:1509:13:4107:40:0106:27:50-

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

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1013.916.920.424.629.2-
1517.220.825.230.336.0-
2017.521.225.730.936.6-
2517.721.426.031.337.1-
3017.921.726.331.737.6 48.8
3518.121.926.531.937.9 45.4
4018.121.926.531.937.9 42.3
4518.121.926.531.937.9 43.3
5017.921.626.231.537.4 44.5
5517.020.624.930.035.6 45.9
6015.718.923.027.632.8 48.1
6514.317.321.025.229.9 36.9
7012.915.618.922.827.0 32.3
7511.514.016.920.424.2 26.8
8010.212.314.917.921.3 28.3
858.810.612.915.518.4-
907.48.910.813.015.5-

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
108.710.512.715.318.1-
1510.712.915.718.822.4-
2010.913.215.919.222.8-
2511.013.316.219.423.1-
3011.113.516.419.723.4 30.3
3511.213.616.519.823.5 28.2
4011.213.616.519.823.5 26.3
4511.213.616.519.823.5 26.9
5011.113.416.319.623.2 27.7
5510.612.815.518.722.1 28.5
609.711.814.317.220.4 29.9
658.910.713.015.718.6 23.0
708.09.711.814.216.8 20.1
757.28.710.512.715.0 16.7
806.37.69.311.113.2 17.6
855.56.68.09.611.4-
904.65.66.78.19.6-

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1024355382126
15365587139219
20385891146230
25395994151238
30406197156246
35406299159251
40406299159251
45406299159251
50396096154243
55355485136213
60304570110171
6525375687134
7021304568104
751724355379
801419274058
851115212942
90911152129

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10218260328438603
15265336457653952
20270345472679994
252743524836971024
302783584947161056
352813625017281074
402813625017281074
452813625017281074
502773564907091043
55262331449639929
60241297391542772
65222267340457634
70206241297386519
75192218261327425
80180200231278348
85170184206239286
90161171186208239

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Records and reference values

WR = world record; NR = national record. Select a record for its details. Record sources and categories.

Female 100k Cycling Times

A good 100k time is 04:15:17 for women. This is the average time across all ages.
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1008:33:3507:11:0505:52:2104:44:5503:51:22-
1507:03:4705:55:4304:50:4503:55:0603:10:55-
2006:23:4005:22:0304:23:1403:32:5102:52:50-
2506:12:0505:12:1904:15:1703:26:2502:47:37 02:42:21.00
3006:12:0505:12:1904:15:1703:26:2502:47:37-
3506:12:0505:12:1904:15:1703:26:2502:47:37-
4006:12:0505:12:1904:15:1703:26:2502:47:37 02:32:59.55
4506:12:0505:12:1904:15:1703:26:2502:47:37 02:45:05.00
5006:12:0505:12:1904:15:1703:26:2502:47:37 02:41:20.00
5506:13:4405:13:4204:16:2403:27:2002:48:22-
6006:23:5905:22:1904:23:2703:33:0202:52:59-
6506:45:1705:40:1104:38:0303:44:5003:02:34-
7007:21:2006:10:2605:02:4704:04:5003:18:49-
7508:11:0406:52:1205:36:5504:32:2603:41:13-
8009:13:3207:44:3706:19:4605:07:0504:09:22-
8510:49:3609:05:1507:25:4006:00:2204:52:38-
9014:41:3112:19:5510:04:4708:09:0206:37:06-

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

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1011.713.917.021.125.9-
1514.216.920.625.531.4-
2015.618.622.828.234.7-
2516.119.223.529.135.8 37.0
3016.119.223.529.135.8-
3516.119.223.529.135.8-
4016.119.223.529.135.8 39.2
4516.119.223.529.135.8 36.3
5016.119.223.529.135.8 37.2
5516.119.123.428.935.6-
6015.618.622.828.234.7-
6514.817.621.626.732.9-
7013.616.219.824.530.2-
7512.214.617.822.027.1-
8010.812.915.819.524.1-
859.211.013.516.620.5-
906.88.19.912.315.1-

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
107.38.610.613.116.1-
158.810.512.815.919.5-
209.711.614.217.521.6-
2510.011.914.618.122.2 23.0
3010.011.914.618.122.2-
3510.011.914.618.122.2-
4010.011.914.618.122.2 24.4
4510.011.914.618.122.2 22.6
5010.011.914.618.122.2 23.1
5510.011.914.518.022.1-
609.711.614.217.521.6-
659.211.013.416.620.4-
708.410.112.315.218.8-
757.69.011.113.716.9-
806.78.09.812.115.0-
855.76.88.410.312.7-
904.25.06.27.69.4-

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
101521325288
1521315084146
20263963109191
25284268118208
30284268118208
35284268118208
40284268118208
45284268118208
50284268118208
55284168117205
60263963109191
6523345595164
7020284576131
751623355899
801318274473
851013193049
9068111624

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10150172214291425
15175211281411643
20193241333505813
25200252352540876
30200252352540876
35200252352540876
40200252352540876
45200252352540876
50200252352540876
55199250349535867
60193241332504812
65183224303450713
70168201264380586
75154180227313466
80142161196258367
85131144167208278
90117124136155186

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Records and reference values

WR = world record; NR = national record. Select a record for its details. Record sources and categories.

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 100k cycle time standards

Cycling Level analysed 303 qualifying results from 6,915 community results submitted by 3,887 Cycling Level users from 2021 to 2026 to produce our 100k cycle time standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community results 6,915
Community users 3,887
Qualifying results 303
Male results 283
Female results 20
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 100k was 04:03:06 across all ages and genders, 03:52:25 for men (now 2.7% faster) and 04:40:54 for women (now 10.0% faster).

LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner05:01:0005:31:59+9.3%
Novice04:20:1504:34:16+5.1%
Intermediate03:52:2503:46:14-2.7%
Advanced03:32:3803:07:58-13.1%
Elite03:18:1502:38:28-25.1%
LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner06:17:4506:12:05-1.5%
Novice05:18:5505:12:19-2.1%
Intermediate04:40:5404:15:17-10.0%
Advanced04:14:4703:26:25-23.4%
Elite03:56:1402:47:37-40.9%

We created these previous standards on and last updated them .

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