50k Cycle Times

Cycling Standards By Age And Ability

What is a good 50k cycle time?

A good 50k time is 01:42:59 for men and 01:56:12 for women. These are average times across all ages. Compare your 50k time by age and ability below.

Our 50k cycle time standards are based on 6,125 cycling results by Cycling Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner02:32:4402:51:11
Novice02:04:2002:21:35
Intermediate01:42:5901:56:12
Advanced01:27:0501:35:38
Elite01:15:1901:19:40
NR 01:11:16.70 01:24:16.16

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

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner19.617.5
Novice24.121.2
Intermediate29.125.8
Advanced34.531.4
Elite39.837.7
NR 42.1 35.6

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner12.210.9
Novice15.013.2
Intermediate18.116.0
Advanced21.419.5
Elite24.723.4
NR 26.2 22.1

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner4934
Novice7853
Intermediate12687
Advanced195145
Elite288239

Watts: Average power output.

Cycling LevelMaleFemale
Beginner311222
Novice424293
Intermediate601421
Advanced862640
Elite1214994

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 50k Model estimates over the 1 to 99 percentile range. Higher performance is to the right. Curve height shows relative frequency, not observed counts. Beginner: 02:32:44 · faster than 5% Novice: 02:04:20 · faster than 20% Intermediate: 01:42:59 · faster than 50% Advanced: 01:27:05 · faster than 80% Elite: 01:15:19 · faster than 95%

Finish Time · 50k

Male 50k Cycling Times

A good 50k time is 01:42:59 for men. This is the average time across all ages.
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1003:18:1202:41:2102:13:3801:53:0001:37:45-
1502:40:4502:10:5201:48:2301:31:3901:19:17-
2002:38:2302:08:5601:46:4701:30:1801:18:06-
2502:37:0202:07:5101:45:5301:29:3201:17:27-
3002:35:4402:06:4701:45:0101:28:4801:16:48-
3502:34:2702:05:4401:44:0801:28:0301:16:10-
4002:33:1102:04:4301:43:1701:27:2001:15:33-
4502:33:0302:04:3601:43:1201:27:1601:15:29-
5002:35:0002:06:1101:44:3101:28:2201:16:26 01:11:16.70
5502:38:4902:09:1801:47:0501:30:3301:18:19-
6002:43:5302:13:2501:50:3001:33:2601:20:50 01:12:56.45
6502:49:2302:17:5401:54:1301:36:3501:23:32-
7002:55:2502:22:4801:58:1701:40:0101:26:30-
7503:02:0002:28:1002:02:4301:43:4601:29:46-
8003:10:0702:34:4602:08:1101:48:2401:33:46-
8503:29:4702:50:4702:21:2701:59:3601:43:28-
9004:13:0903:26:0602:50:4202:24:2002:04:51-

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

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1015.118.622.426.530.7-
1518.722.927.732.737.8-
2018.923.328.133.238.4-
2519.123.528.333.538.7-
3019.323.728.633.839.1-
3519.423.928.834.139.4-
4019.624.129.034.339.7-
4519.624.129.134.439.7-
5019.423.828.733.939.2 42.1
5518.923.228.033.138.3-
6018.322.527.132.137.1 41.1
6517.721.826.331.135.9-
7017.121.025.430.034.7-
7516.520.224.428.933.4-
8015.819.423.427.732.0-
8514.317.621.225.129.0-
9011.914.617.620.824.0-

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
109.411.613.916.519.1-
1511.614.217.220.323.5-
2011.814.517.520.623.9-
2511.914.617.620.824.1-
3012.014.717.821.024.3-
3512.114.817.921.224.5-
4012.214.918.021.324.7-
4512.215.018.121.424.7-
5012.014.817.821.124.4 26.2
5511.714.417.420.623.8-
6011.414.016.919.923.1 25.6
6511.013.516.319.322.3-
7010.613.115.818.621.5-
7510.212.615.218.020.8-
809.812.014.517.219.9-
858.910.913.215.618.0-
907.49.010.912.914.9-

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1028436699144
154369110170251
204572114177261
254673117181267
304675119185273
354776122189280
404878125193286
454878125194287
504776121187277
554471114176259
604266105162238
65396197148218
70365789135198
75335281123180
80304773110160
8525385886124
901826385578

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10234290377502669
152923905437691073
202973995597941112
253004055698091135
303034105788251158
353074165888401182
403104225988561205
453104225998581208
503054135848341171
552963975567891104
602853785247371024
65274359492687948
70264341462638875
75254324433592805
80243306403543731
85223272346453596
90195226272336421

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 50k Cycling Times

A good 50k time is 01:56:12 for women. This is the average time across all ages.
AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1003:54:3903:14:0502:39:1702:11:0501:49:12-
1503:14:4902:41:0802:12:1501:48:5001:30:40-
2002:53:4902:23:4601:58:0001:37:0601:20:54-
2502:51:1102:21:3501:56:1201:35:3801:19:40-
3002:51:1102:21:3501:56:1201:35:3801:19:40-
3502:51:1102:21:3501:56:1201:35:3801:19:40-
4002:51:1102:21:3501:56:1201:35:3801:19:40-
4502:51:1102:21:3501:56:1201:35:3801:19:40-
5002:51:1402:21:3801:56:1401:35:3901:19:42 01:24:16.16
5502:53:0702:23:1101:57:3101:36:4301:20:34-
6002:58:0602:27:1802:00:5401:39:2901:22:53-
6503:06:4302:34:2602:06:4501:44:1801:26:54-
7003:19:3802:45:0802:15:3101:51:3201:32:55-
7503:35:1602:58:0302:26:0802:00:1601:40:12-
8003:53:4603:13:2102:38:4102:10:3501:48:48-
8504:31:2903:44:3303:04:1702:31:4002:06:21-
9006:07:2505:03:5404:09:2403:25:1502:51:00-

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

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
1012.815.518.822.927.5-
1515.418.622.727.633.1-
2017.320.925.430.937.1-
2517.521.225.831.437.7-
3017.521.225.831.437.7-
3517.521.225.831.437.7-
4017.521.225.831.437.7-
4517.521.225.831.437.7-
5017.521.225.831.437.6 35.6
5517.321.025.531.037.2-
6016.820.424.830.236.2-
6516.119.423.728.834.5-
7015.018.222.126.932.3-
7513.916.820.524.929.9-
8012.815.518.923.027.6-
8511.113.416.319.823.7-
908.29.912.014.617.5-

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedEliteRecord
107.99.611.714.217.1-
159.611.614.117.120.6-
2010.713.015.819.223.0-
2510.913.216.019.523.4-
3010.913.216.019.523.4-
3510.913.216.019.523.4-
4010.913.216.019.523.4-
4510.913.216.019.523.4-
5010.913.216.019.523.4 22.1
5510.813.015.919.323.1-
6010.512.715.418.722.5-
6510.012.114.717.921.5-
709.311.313.816.720.1-
758.710.512.815.518.6-
808.09.611.714.317.1-
856.98.310.112.314.8-
905.16.17.59.110.9-

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
1017264064102
15253963103167
20335183139229
25345387145239
30345387145239
35345387145239
40345387145239
45345387145239
50345387145239
55335184141232
60314878130214
65284370115188
7024375997157
7521314979128
8018264065103
851319294570
90811152334

Watts: Average power output.

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
10160191245335478
15190241330482725
20218286408618957
25222293421640994
30222293421640994
35222293421640994
40222293421640994
45222293421640994
50222293421640993
55219288412624966
60211275390585901
65199256356527802
70185233316458684
75172211279393576
80160192246337482
85144166203263358
90124135153180222

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 50k cycle time standards

Cycling Level analysed 379 qualifying results from 6,125 community results submitted by 3,553 Cycling Level users from 2021 to 2026 to produce our 50k cycle time standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community results 6,125
Community users 3,553
Qualifying results 379
Male results 348
Female results 31
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 50k was 01:55:47 across all ages and genders, 01:50:42 for men (now 7.5% faster) and 02:13:48 for women (now 15.1% faster).

LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner02:23:2302:32:44+6.1%
Novice02:03:5802:04:20+0.3%
Intermediate01:50:4201:42:59-7.5%
Advanced01:41:1701:27:05-16.3%
Elite01:34:2601:15:19-25.4%
LevelPreviousCurrentChange %
Beginner02:59:5602:51:11-5.1%
Novice02:31:5502:21:35-7.3%
Intermediate02:13:4801:56:12-15.1%
Advanced02:01:2101:35:38-26.9%
Elite01:52:3201:19:40-41.2%

We created these previous standards on and last updated them .

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