160k Cycle Times By Age And Ability

What is a good 160k cycle time?

A good 160k time is 06:25:47 for men and 07:15:18 for women. These are average times across all ages. Compare your 160k time by age and ability below.

Our 160k cycle time standards are based on 537 cycling results by Cycling Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

Time
km/h
mph
Watts
Cal/hr

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	09:22:01	10:29:55
Novice	07:48:58	08:54:02
Intermediate	06:25:47	07:15:18
Advanced	05:16:42	05:47:49
Elite	04:22:24	04:37:34

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

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	17.1	15.2
Novice	20.5	18.0
Intermediate	24.9	22.1
Advanced	30.3	27.6
Elite	36.6	34.6

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	10.6	9.5
Novice	12.7	11.2
Intermediate	15.5	13.7
Advanced	18.8	17.2
Elite	22.7	21.5

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	36	25
Novice	53	36
Intermediate	85	58
Advanced	139	103
Elite	229	189

Watts: Average power output.

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	263	188
Novice	329	229
Intermediate	447	314
Advanced	652	483
Elite	990	806

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Male
Female

Finish Time · 160k

Male 160k Cycling Times

A good 160k time is 06:25:47 for men. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 160k cycle time by age and ability

Time
km/h
mph
Watts
Cal/hr

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	12:09:20	10:08:35	08:20:37	06:50:59	05:40:31
15	09:51:32	08:13:36	06:46:02	05:33:20	04:36:11
20	09:40:43	08:04:35	06:38:37	05:27:15	04:31:08
25	09:33:19	07:58:24	06:33:32	05:23:04	04:27:41
30	09:26:06	07:52:22	06:28:35	05:19:00	04:24:19
35	09:22:01	07:48:58	06:25:47	05:16:42	04:22:24
40	09:22:01	07:48:58	06:25:47	05:16:42	04:22:24
45	09:22:01	07:48:58	06:25:47	05:16:42	04:22:24
50	09:26:31	07:52:44	06:28:52	05:19:15	04:24:31
55	09:51:40	08:13:43	06:46:08	05:33:25	04:36:15
60	10:43:37	08:57:04	07:21:48	06:02:42	05:00:31
65	11:52:51	09:54:50	08:09:18	06:41:42	05:32:50
70	13:18:45	11:06:30	09:08:16	07:30:06	06:12:56
75	15:08:11	12:37:50	10:23:24	08:31:47	07:04:02
80	17:32:24	14:38:10	12:02:23	09:53:03	08:11:22
85	20:51:04	17:23:56	14:18:45	11:45:00	09:44:07
90	25:42:15	21:26:55	17:38:37	14:29:05	12:00:05

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

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	13.2	15.8	19.2	23.4	28.2
15	16.2	19.4	23.6	28.8	34.8
20	16.5	19.8	24.1	29.3	35.4
25	16.7	20.1	24.4	29.7	35.9
30	17.0	20.3	24.7	30.1	36.3
35	17.1	20.5	24.9	30.3	36.6
40	17.1	20.5	24.9	30.3	36.6
45	17.1	20.5	24.9	30.3	36.6
50	16.9	20.3	24.7	30.1	36.3
55	16.2	19.4	23.6	28.8	34.8
60	14.9	17.9	21.7	26.5	31.9
65	13.5	16.1	19.6	23.9	28.8
70	12.0	14.4	17.5	21.3	25.7
75	10.6	12.7	15.4	18.8	22.6
80	9.1	10.9	13.3	16.2	19.5
85	7.7	9.2	11.2	13.6	16.4
90	6.2	7.5	9.1	11.0	13.3

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	8.2	9.8	11.9	14.5	17.5
15	10.1	12.1	14.7	17.9	21.6
20	10.3	12.3	15.0	18.2	22.0
25	10.4	12.5	15.2	18.5	22.3
30	10.5	12.6	15.4	18.7	22.6
35	10.6	12.7	15.5	18.8	22.7
40	10.6	12.7	15.5	18.8	22.7
45	10.6	12.7	15.5	18.8	22.7
50	10.5	12.6	15.3	18.7	22.6
55	10.1	12.1	14.7	17.9	21.6
60	9.3	11.1	13.5	16.4	19.9
65	8.4	10.0	12.2	14.8	17.9
70	7.5	8.9	10.9	13.3	16.0
75	6.6	7.9	9.6	11.7	14.1
80	5.7	6.8	8.3	10.1	12.1
85	4.8	5.7	6.9	8.5	10.2
90	3.9	4.6	5.6	6.9	8.3

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	21	30	46	73	115
15	32	47	75	122	199
20	33	49	78	128	209
25	34	51	81	132	217
30	35	52	83	136	224
35	36	53	85	139	229
40	36	53	85	139	229
45	36	53	85	139	229
50	35	52	83	136	224
55	32	47	75	122	199
60	27	39	61	98	159
65	22	32	48	77	122
70	18	25	38	59	92
75	15	20	29	44	67
80	12	15	22	32	48
85	9	12	16	23	33
90	7	9	11	16	22

Watts: Average power output.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	209	243	302	402	563
15	250	307	410	587	879
20	254	315	422	610	917
25	258	320	432	626	945
30	261	326	441	642	973
35	263	329	447	652	990
40	263	329	447	652	990
45	263	329	447	652	990
50	261	325	441	641	972
55	250	307	409	587	879
60	231	277	359	499	729
65	213	248	311	417	589
70	197	224	271	349	475
75	184	204	238	293	382
80	172	187	211	249	309
85	162	173	189	214	253
90	154	161	172	188	211

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Female 160k Cycling Times

A good 160k time is 07:15:18 for women. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 160k cycle time by age and ability

Time
km/h
mph
Watts
Cal/hr

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	14:29:27	12:17:06	10:00:49	08:00:04	06:23:07
15	11:57:27	10:08:14	08:15:47	06:36:09	05:16:08
20	10:49:32	09:10:40	07:28:51	05:58:39	04:46:12
25	10:29:55	08:54:02	07:15:18	05:47:49	04:37:34
30	10:29:55	08:54:02	07:15:18	05:47:49	04:37:34
35	10:29:55	08:54:02	07:15:18	05:47:49	04:37:34
40	10:29:55	08:54:02	07:15:18	05:47:49	04:37:34
45	10:29:55	08:54:02	07:15:18	05:47:49	04:37:34
50	10:30:59	08:54:56	07:16:02	05:48:24	04:38:02
55	10:42:47	09:04:56	07:24:11	05:54:55	04:43:14
60	11:09:27	09:27:33	07:42:37	06:09:39	04:54:59
65	11:53:27	10:04:51	08:13:01	06:33:56	05:14:22
70	12:47:12	10:50:25	08:50:09	07:03:37	05:38:03
75	13:49:51	11:43:31	09:33:27	07:38:12	06:05:39
80	15:03:31	12:45:59	10:24:22	08:18:53	06:38:07
85	17:21:43	14:43:09	11:59:52	09:35:11	07:39:01
90	23:07:49	19:36:34	15:59:02	12:46:17	10:11:31

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

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	11.0	13.0	16.0	20.0	25.1
15	13.4	15.8	19.4	24.2	30.4
20	14.8	17.4	21.4	26.8	33.5
25	15.2	18.0	22.1	27.6	34.6
30	15.2	18.0	22.1	27.6	34.6
35	15.2	18.0	22.1	27.6	34.6
40	15.2	18.0	22.1	27.6	34.6
45	15.2	18.0	22.1	27.6	34.6
50	15.2	17.9	22.0	27.6	34.5
55	14.9	17.6	21.6	27.0	33.9
60	14.3	16.9	20.8	26.0	32.5
65	13.5	15.9	19.5	24.4	30.5
70	12.5	14.8	18.1	22.7	28.4
75	11.6	13.6	16.7	21.0	26.3
80	10.6	12.5	15.4	19.2	24.1
85	9.2	10.9	13.3	16.7	20.9
90	6.9	8.2	10.0	12.5	15.7

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	6.9	8.1	9.9	12.4	15.6
15	8.3	9.8	12.0	15.1	18.9
20	9.2	10.8	13.3	16.6	20.8
25	9.5	11.2	13.7	17.2	21.5
30	9.5	11.2	13.7	17.2	21.5
35	9.5	11.2	13.7	17.2	21.5
40	9.5	11.2	13.7	17.2	21.5
45	9.5	11.2	13.7	17.2	21.5
50	9.5	11.2	13.7	17.1	21.5
55	9.3	10.9	13.4	16.8	21.1
60	8.9	10.5	12.9	16.1	20.2
65	8.4	9.9	12.1	15.1	19.0
70	7.8	9.2	11.3	14.1	17.6
75	7.2	8.5	10.4	13.0	16.3
80	6.6	7.8	9.6	12.0	15.0
85	5.7	6.8	8.3	10.4	13.0
90	4.3	5.1	6.2	7.8	9.8

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	13	18	28	46	80
15	19	27	43	74	133
20	23	33	54	95	174
25	25	36	58	103	189
30	25	36	58	103	189
35	25	36	58	103	189
40	25	36	58	103	189
45	25	36	58	103	189
50	25	36	58	103	188
55	24	34	56	98	179
60	22	31	50	88	160
65	19	27	43	75	135
70	17	23	37	62	111
75	14	20	31	51	91
80	12	17	25	42	73
85	10	13	19	30	51
90	6	8	11	17	27

Watts: Average power output.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	144	162	198	268	397
15	166	195	255	372	595
20	182	220	298	453	749
25	188	229	314	483	806
30	188	229	314	483	806
35	188	229	314	483	806
40	188	229	314	483	806
45	188	229	314	483	806
50	188	229	313	481	803
55	184	223	303	463	768
60	177	212	284	426	697
65	167	197	257	376	602
70	157	182	232	329	513
75	148	169	209	288	435
80	141	157	190	253	369
85	131	143	166	209	287
90	118	124	136	157	194

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 160k cycle time standards

Our 160k 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	537
Community users	331
Data start	18 December 2021
Data cutoff	4 March 2026
Model generated	9 October 2026

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

Previous standards (28 Sep 2023)

The old average finish time for 160k was 06:41:57 across all ages and genders, 06:24:19 for men (now 0.4% slower) and 07:44:28 for women (now 6.7% faster).

Male
Female

Level	Previous	Current	Change %
Beginner	08:17:43	09:22:01	+11.4%
Novice	07:10:20	07:48:58	+8.2%
Intermediate	06:24:19	06:25:47	+0.4%
Advanced	05:51:35	05:16:42	-11.0%
Elite	05:27:49	04:22:24	-24.9%

Level	Previous	Current	Change %
Beginner	10:24:37	10:29:55	+0.8%
Novice	08:47:21	08:54:02	+1.3%
Intermediate	07:44:28	07:15:18	-6.7%
Advanced	07:01:17	05:47:49	-21.1%
Elite	06:30:37	04:37:34	-40.7%

We created these previous standards on 6 December 2021 and last updated them 28 September 2023.

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Male 160k Cycling Times

Average 160k cycle time by age and ability

Female 160k Cycling Times

Average 160k cycle time by age and ability

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Data behind the 160k cycle time standards

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Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	21	30	46	73	115
15	32	47	75	122	199
20	33	49	78	128	209
25	34	51	81	132	217
30	35	52	83	136	224
35	36	53	85	139	229
40	36	53	85	139	229
45	36	53	85	139	229
50	35	52	83	136	224
55	32	47	75	122	199
60	27	39	61	98	159
65	22	32	48	77	122
70	18	25	38	59	92
75	15	20	29	44	67
80	12	15	22	32	48
85	9	12	16	23	33
90	7	9	11	16	22

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	209	243	302	402	563
15	250	307	410	587	879
20	254	315	422	610	917
25	258	320	432	626	945
30	261	326	441	642	973
35	263	329	447	652	990
40	263	329	447	652	990
45	263	329	447	652	990
50	261	325	441	641	972
55	250	307	409	587	879
60	231	277	359	499	729
65	213	248	311	417	589
70	197	224	271	349	475
75	184	204	238	293	382
80	172	187	211	249	309
85	162	173	189	214	253
90	154	161	172	188	211

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	13	18	28	46	80
15	19	27	43	74	133
20	23	33	54	95	174
25	25	36	58	103	189
30	25	36	58	103	189
35	25	36	58	103	189
40	25	36	58	103	189
45	25	36	58	103	189
50	25	36	58	103	188
55	24	34	56	98	179
60	22	31	50	88	160
65	19	27	43	75	135
70	17	23	37	62	111
75	14	20	31	51	91
80	12	17	25	42	73
85	10	13	19	30	51
90	6	8	11	17	27

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	144	162	198	268	397
15	166	195	255	372	595
20	182	220	298	453	749
25	188	229	314	483	806
30	188	229	314	483	806
35	188	229	314	483	806
40	188	229	314	483	806
45	188	229	314	483	806
50	188	229	313	481	803
55	184	223	303	463	768
60	177	212	284	426	697
65	167	197	257	376	602
70	157	182	232	329	513
75	148	169	209	288	435
80	141	157	190	253	369
85	131	143	166	209	287
90	118	124	136	157	194

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	21	30	46	73	115
15	32	47	75	122	199
20	33	49	78	128	209
25	34	51	81	132	217
30	35	52	83	136	224
35	36	53	85	139	229
40	36	53	85	139	229
45	36	53	85	139	229
50	35	52	83	136	224
55	32	47	75	122	199
60	27	39	61	98	159
65	22	32	48	77	122
70	18	25	38	59	92
75	15	20	29	44	67
80	12	15	22	32	48
85	9	12	16	23	33
90	7	9	11	16	22

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	209	243	302	402	563
15	250	307	410	587	879
20	254	315	422	610	917
25	258	320	432	626	945
30	261	326	441	642	973
35	263	329	447	652	990
40	263	329	447	652	990
45	263	329	447	652	990
50	261	325	441	641	972
55	250	307	409	587	879
60	231	277	359	499	729
65	213	248	311	417	589
70	197	224	271	349	475
75	184	204	238	293	382
80	172	187	211	249	309
85	162	173	189	214	253
90	154	161	172	188	211

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	13	18	28	46	80
15	19	27	43	74	133
20	23	33	54	95	174
25	25	36	58	103	189
30	25	36	58	103	189
35	25	36	58	103	189
40	25	36	58	103	189
45	25	36	58	103	189
50	25	36	58	103	188
55	24	34	56	98	179
60	22	31	50	88	160
65	19	27	43	75	135
70	17	23	37	62	111
75	14	20	31	51	91
80	12	17	25	42	73
85	10	13	19	30	51
90	6	8	11	17	27

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	144	162	198	268	397
15	166	195	255	372	595
20	182	220	298	453	749
25	188	229	314	483	806
30	188	229	314	483	806
35	188	229	314	483	806
40	188	229	314	483	806
45	188	229	314	483	806
50	188	229	313	481	803
55	184	223	303	463	768
60	177	212	284	426	697
65	167	197	257	376	602
70	157	182	232	329	513
75	148	169	209	288	435
80	141	157	190	253	369
85	131	143	166	209	287
90	118	124	136	157	194

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	21	30	46	73	115
15	32	47	75	122	199
20	33	49	78	128	209
25	34	51	81	132	217
30	35	52	83	136	224
35	36	53	85	139	229
40	36	53	85	139	229
45	36	53	85	139	229
50	35	52	83	136	224
55	32	47	75	122	199
60	27	39	61	98	159
65	22	32	48	77	122
70	18	25	38	59	92
75	15	20	29	44	67
80	12	15	22	32	48
85	9	12	16	23	33
90	7	9	11	16	22

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	209	243	302	402	563
15	250	307	410	587	879
20	254	315	422	610	917
25	258	320	432	626	945
30	261	326	441	642	973
35	263	329	447	652	990
40	263	329	447	652	990
45	263	329	447	652	990
50	261	325	441	641	972
55	250	307	409	587	879
60	231	277	359	499	729
65	213	248	311	417	589
70	197	224	271	349	475
75	184	204	238	293	382
80	172	187	211	249	309
85	162	173	189	214	253
90	154	161	172	188	211

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	13	18	28	46	80
15	19	27	43	74	133
20	23	33	54	95	174
25	25	36	58	103	189
30	25	36	58	103	189
35	25	36	58	103	189
40	25	36	58	103	189
45	25	36	58	103	189
50	25	36	58	103	188
55	24	34	56	98	179
60	22	31	50	88	160
65	19	27	43	75	135
70	17	23	37	62	111
75	14	20	31	51	91
80	12	17	25	42	73
85	10	13	19	30	51
90	6	8	11	17	27

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	144	162	198	268	397
15	166	195	255	372	595
20	182	220	298	453	749
25	188	229	314	483	806
30	188	229	314	483	806
35	188	229	314	483	806
40	188	229	314	483	806
45	188	229	314	483	806
50	188	229	313	481	803
55	184	223	303	463	768
60	177	212	284	426	697
65	167	197	257	376	602
70	157	182	232	329	513
75	148	169	209	288	435
80	141	157	190	253	369
85	131	143	166	209	287
90	118	124	136	157	194