25k Cycle Times By Age And Ability

What is a good 25k cycle time?

A good 25k time is 49:19 for men and 56:19 for women. These are average times across all ages. Compare your 25k time by age and ability below.

Our 25k cycle time standards are based on 3,737 cycling results by Cycling Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

Time
km/h
mph
Watts
Cal/hr

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	01:13:23	01:23:15
Novice	59:28	01:08:32
Intermediate	49:19	56:19
Advanced	41:56	46:37
Elite	36:34	39:09

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

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	20.4	18.0
Novice	25.2	21.9
Intermediate	30.4	26.6
Advanced	35.8	32.2
Elite	41.0	38.3

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	12.7	11.2
Novice	15.7	13.6
Intermediate	18.9	16.6
Advanced	22.2	20.0
Elite	25.5	23.8

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	53	36
Novice	87	57
Intermediate	140	94
Advanced	215	155
Elite	312	251

Watts: Average power output.

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	328	230
Novice	458	310
Intermediate	657	448
Advanced	939	679
Elite	1305	1038

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Male
Female

Finish Time · 25k

Male 25k Cycling Times

A good 25k time is 49:19 for men. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 25k cycle time by age and ability

Time
km/h
mph
Watts
Cal/hr

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	01:35:14	01:17:10	01:04:00	54:25	47:28
15	01:17:14	01:02:35	51:54	44:08	38:30
20	01:16:07	01:01:41	51:09	43:30	37:56
25	01:15:30	01:01:11	50:44	43:09	37:38
30	01:14:54	01:00:41	50:20	42:48	37:20
35	01:14:18	01:00:13	49:56	42:28	37:02
40	01:13:43	59:44	49:32	42:07	36:44
45	01:13:23	59:28	49:19	41:56	36:34
50	01:13:42	59:43	49:31	42:07	36:44
55	01:15:16	01:00:59	50:34	43:00	37:30
60	01:17:43	01:02:59	52:14	44:25	38:44
65	01:20:25	01:05:09	54:02	45:57	40:05
70	01:23:22	01:07:33	56:01	47:38	41:33
75	01:27:30	01:10:54	58:48	50:00	43:37
80	01:33:38	01:15:52	01:02:55	53:30	46:40
85	01:42:35	01:23:07	01:08:56	58:37	51:08
90	01:55:49	01:33:50	01:17:49	01:06:11	57:43

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	15.8	19.4	23.4	27.6	31.6
15	19.4	24.0	28.9	34.0	39.0
20	19.7	24.3	29.3	34.5	39.5
25	19.9	24.5	29.6	34.8	39.9
30	20.0	24.7	29.8	35.0	40.2
35	20.2	24.9	30.0	35.3	40.5
40	20.3	25.1	30.3	35.6	40.8
45	20.4	25.2	30.4	35.8	41.0
50	20.4	25.1	30.3	35.6	40.8
55	19.9	24.6	29.7	34.9	40.0
60	19.3	23.8	28.7	33.8	38.7
65	18.7	23.0	27.8	32.6	37.4
70	18.0	22.2	26.8	31.5	36.1
75	17.1	21.2	25.5	30.0	34.4
80	16.0	19.8	23.8	28.0	32.1
85	14.6	18.0	21.8	25.6	29.3
90	13.0	16.0	19.3	22.7	26.0

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	9.8	12.1	14.6	17.1	19.6
15	12.1	14.9	18.0	21.1	24.2
20	12.2	15.1	18.2	21.4	24.6
25	12.3	15.2	18.4	21.6	24.8
30	12.4	15.4	18.5	21.8	25.0
35	12.5	15.5	18.7	22.0	25.2
40	12.6	15.6	18.8	22.1	25.4
45	12.7	15.7	18.9	22.2	25.5
50	12.6	15.6	18.8	22.1	25.4
55	12.4	15.3	18.4	21.7	24.9
60	12.0	14.8	17.8	21.0	24.1
65	11.6	14.3	17.2	20.3	23.3
70	11.2	13.8	16.6	19.6	22.4
75	10.7	13.1	15.9	18.6	21.4
80	10.0	12.3	14.8	17.4	20.0
85	9.1	11.2	13.5	15.9	18.2
90	8.0	9.9	12.0	14.1	16.1

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	30	47	73	109	155
15	47	77	123	188	272
20	49	80	128	195	283
25	50	82	130	200	289
30	51	83	133	204	295
35	52	85	136	208	302
40	53	86	139	213	309
45	53	87	140	215	312
50	53	87	139	213	309
55	50	82	131	201	292
60	47	76	121	185	267
65	43	70	111	169	243
70	40	64	101	154	221
75	36	57	90	135	194
80	31	49	76	114	162
85	26	40	61	91	128
90	21	31	47	67	94

Watts: Average power output.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	243	307	404	539	712
15	307	419	592	836	1151
20	313	430	609	864	1193
25	316	436	619	880	1217
30	319	442	630	896	1241
35	323	448	640	913	1265
40	326	454	651	930	1291
45	328	458	657	939	1305
50	327	454	651	930	1292
55	317	438	624	886	1226
60	304	415	584	824	1134
65	291	392	546	764	1045
70	279	371	510	707	960
75	264	345	467	638	859
80	247	314	415	557	739
85	227	280	359	469	610
90	207	246	304	383	483

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Female 25k Cycling Times

A good 25k time is 56:19 for women. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 25k cycle time by age and ability

Time
km/h
mph
Watts
Cal/hr

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	01:54:03	01:33:53	01:17:09	01:03:51	53:39
15	01:34:44	01:17:59	01:04:05	53:03	44:34
20	01:24:25	01:09:30	57:07	47:16	39:42
25	01:23:15	01:08:32	56:19	46:37	39:09
30	01:23:15	01:08:32	56:19	46:37	39:09
35	01:23:15	01:08:32	56:19	46:37	39:09
40	01:23:15	01:08:32	56:19	46:37	39:09
45	01:23:15	01:08:32	56:19	46:37	39:09
50	01:23:15	01:08:32	56:19	46:37	39:09
55	01:23:15	01:08:32	56:19	46:37	39:09
60	01:24:26	01:09:30	57:07	47:16	39:43
65	01:28:09	01:12:34	59:38	49:21	41:27
70	01:33:24	01:16:53	01:03:11	52:18	43:56
75	01:39:18	01:21:45	01:07:11	55:36	46:42
80	01:46:14	01:27:27	01:11:52	59:29	49:58
85	02:01:51	01:40:19	01:22:26	01:08:13	57:19
90	02:41:41	02:13:06	01:49:22	01:30:32	01:16:03

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	16.0	19.4	23.5	28.0
15	15.8	19.2	23.4	28.3	33.7
20	17.8	21.6	26.3	31.7	37.8
25	18.0	21.9	26.6	32.2	38.3
30	18.0	21.9	26.6	32.2	38.3
35	18.0	21.9	26.6	32.2	38.3
40	18.0	21.9	26.6	32.2	38.3
45	18.0	21.9	26.6	32.2	38.3
50	18.0	21.9	26.6	32.2	38.3
55	18.0	21.9	26.6	32.2	38.3
60	17.8	21.6	26.3	31.7	37.8
65	17.0	20.7	25.2	30.4	36.2
70	16.1	19.5	23.7	28.7	34.1
75	15.1	18.3	22.3	27.0	32.1
80	14.1	17.2	20.9	25.2	30.0
85	12.3	15.0	18.2	22.0	26.2
90	9.3	11.3	13.7	16.6	19.7

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	8.2	9.9	12.1	14.6	17.4
15	9.8	12.0	14.5	17.6	20.9
20	11.0	13.4	16.3	19.7	23.5
25	11.2	13.6	16.6	20.0	23.8
30	11.2	13.6	16.6	20.0	23.8
35	11.2	13.6	16.6	20.0	23.8
40	11.2	13.6	16.6	20.0	23.8
45	11.2	13.6	16.6	20.0	23.8
50	11.2	13.6	16.6	20.0	23.8
55	11.2	13.6	16.6	20.0	23.8
60	11.0	13.4	16.3	19.7	23.5
65	10.6	12.8	15.6	18.9	22.5
70	10.0	12.1	14.8	17.8	21.2
75	9.4	11.4	13.9	16.8	20.0
80	8.8	10.7	13.0	15.7	18.7
85	7.6	9.3	11.3	13.7	16.3
90	5.8	7.0	8.5	10.3	12.3

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	18	28	43	68	107
15	27	42	68	110	176
20	35	55	91	150	241
25	36	57	94	155	251
30	36	57	94	155	251
35	36	57	94	155	251
40	36	57	94	155	251
45	36	57	94	155	251
50	36	57	94	155	251
55	36	57	94	155	251
60	35	55	91	150	241
65	32	50	81	133	214
70	28	43	70	114	183
75	24	38	60	97	154
80	21	32	51	82	129
85	16	24	37	58	90
90	10	14	20	30	45

Watts: Average power output.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	164	198	256	351	496
15	196	252	349	508	755
20	226	303	436	658	1002
25	230	310	448	679	1038
30	230	310	448	679	1038
35	230	310	448	679	1038
40	230	310	448	679	1038
45	230	310	448	679	1038
50	230	310	448	679	1038
55	230	310	448	679	1038
60	226	303	436	657	1002
65	214	282	400	596	900
70	199	258	358	524	782
75	186	236	321	460	676
80	174	216	286	402	580
85	155	184	233	312	433
90	131	146	170	207	262

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 25k cycle time standards

Our 25k 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	3,737
Community users	2,464
Data start	6 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 25k was 55:09 across all ages and genders, 52:44 for men (now 6.9% faster) and 01:03:44 for women (now 13.2% faster).

Male
Female

Level	Previous	Current	Change %
Beginner	01:08:18	01:13:23	+6.9%
Novice	59:03	59:28	+0.7%
Intermediate	52:44	49:19	-6.9%
Advanced	48:15	41:56	-15.0%
Elite	44:59	36:34	-23.0%

Level	Previous	Current	Change %
Beginner	01:25:42	01:23:15	-3.0%
Novice	01:12:21	01:08:32	-5.6%
Intermediate	01:03:44	56:19	-13.2%
Advanced	57:48	46:37	-24.0%
Elite	53:36	39:09	-36.9%

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

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What is a good 25k cycle time?

Male 25k Cycling Times

Average 25k cycle time by age and ability

Female 25k Cycling Times

Average 25k cycle time by age and ability

What do the cycling standards mean?

Data behind the 25k cycle time standards

Previous standards (28 Sep 2023)

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Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	30	47	73	109	155
15	47	77	123	188	272
20	49	80	128	195	283
25	50	82	130	200	289
30	51	83	133	204	295
35	52	85	136	208	302
40	53	86	139	213	309
45	53	87	140	215	312
50	53	87	139	213	309
55	50	82	131	201	292
60	47	76	121	185	267
65	43	70	111	169	243
70	40	64	101	154	221
75	36	57	90	135	194
80	31	49	76	114	162
85	26	40	61	91	128
90	21	31	47	67	94

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	18	28	43	68	107
15	27	42	68	110	176
20	35	55	91	150	241
25	36	57	94	155	251
30	36	57	94	155	251
35	36	57	94	155	251
40	36	57	94	155	251
45	36	57	94	155	251
50	36	57	94	155	251
55	36	57	94	155	251
60	35	55	91	150	241
65	32	50	81	133	214
70	28	43	70	114	183
75	24	38	60	97	154
80	21	32	51	82	129
85	16	24	37	58	90
90	10	14	20	30	45

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	30	47	73	109	155
15	47	77	123	188	272
20	49	80	128	195	283
25	50	82	130	200	289
30	51	83	133	204	295
35	52	85	136	208	302
40	53	86	139	213	309
45	53	87	140	215	312
50	53	87	139	213	309
55	50	82	131	201	292
60	47	76	121	185	267
65	43	70	111	169	243
70	40	64	101	154	221
75	36	57	90	135	194
80	31	49	76	114	162
85	26	40	61	91	128
90	21	31	47	67	94

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	18	28	43	68	107
15	27	42	68	110	176
20	35	55	91	150	241
25	36	57	94	155	251
30	36	57	94	155	251
35	36	57	94	155	251
40	36	57	94	155	251
45	36	57	94	155	251
50	36	57	94	155	251
55	36	57	94	155	251
60	35	55	91	150	241
65	32	50	81	133	214
70	28	43	70	114	183
75	24	38	60	97	154
80	21	32	51	82	129
85	16	24	37	58	90
90	10	14	20	30	45

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	30	47	73	109	155
15	47	77	123	188	272
20	49	80	128	195	283
25	50	82	130	200	289
30	51	83	133	204	295
35	52	85	136	208	302
40	53	86	139	213	309
45	53	87	140	215	312
50	53	87	139	213	309
55	50	82	131	201	292
60	47	76	121	185	267
65	43	70	111	169	243
70	40	64	101	154	221
75	36	57	90	135	194
80	31	49	76	114	162
85	26	40	61	91	128
90	21	31	47	67	94

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	18	28	43	68	107
15	27	42	68	110	176
20	35	55	91	150	241
25	36	57	94	155	251
30	36	57	94	155	251
35	36	57	94	155	251
40	36	57	94	155	251
45	36	57	94	155	251
50	36	57	94	155	251
55	36	57	94	155	251
60	35	55	91	150	241
65	32	50	81	133	214
70	28	43	70	114	183
75	24	38	60	97	154
80	21	32	51	82	129
85	16	24	37	58	90
90	10	14	20	30	45