80k Cycle Times By Age And Ability

What is a good 80k cycle time?

A good 80k time is 02:55:36 for men and 03:18:08 for women. These are average times across all ages. Compare your 80k time by age and ability below.

Our 80k cycle time standards are based on 1,415 cycling results by Cycling Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

Time
km/h
mph
Watts
Cal/hr

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	04:18:33	04:49:48
Novice	03:32:36	04:02:06
Intermediate	02:55:36	03:18:08
Advanced	02:26:43	02:41:08
Elite	02:04:43	02:11:56

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

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	18.6	16.6
Novice	22.6	19.8
Intermediate	27.3	24.2
Advanced	32.7	29.8
Elite	38.5	36.4

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	11.5	10.3
Novice	14.0	12.3
Intermediate	17.0	15.1
Advanced	20.3	18.5
Elite	23.9	22.6

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	43	30
Novice	67	45
Intermediate	107	74
Advanced	170	126
Elite	262	217

Watts: Average power output.

Cycling Level	Male	Female
Beginner	290	207
Novice	380	264
Intermediate	530	372
Advanced	768	570
Elite	1117	912

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Male
Female

Finish Time · 80k

Male 80k Cycling Times

A good 80k time is 02:55:36 for men. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 80k cycle time by age and ability

Time
km/h
mph
Watts
Cal/hr

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	05:35:32	04:35:54	03:47:53	03:10:24	02:41:51
15	04:32:08	03:43:46	03:04:49	02:34:26	02:11:16
20	04:28:03	03:40:24	03:02:03	02:32:06	02:09:18
25	04:25:42	03:38:29	03:00:27	02:30:47	02:08:10
30	04:23:24	03:36:35	02:58:54	02:29:28	02:07:04
35	04:21:10	03:34:45	02:57:23	02:28:12	02:05:59
40	04:18:57	03:32:56	02:55:52	02:26:57	02:04:55
45	04:19:15	03:33:11	02:56:05	02:27:07	02:05:04
50	04:22:11	03:35:35	02:58:04	02:28:46	02:06:28
55	04:27:29	03:39:56	03:01:40	02:31:47	02:09:02
60	04:35:30	03:46:32	03:07:06	02:36:20	02:12:54
65	04:46:39	03:55:42	03:14:41	02:42:40	02:18:17
70	05:01:41	04:08:04	03:24:53	02:51:11	02:25:31
75	05:21:30	04:24:22	03:38:21	03:02:26	02:35:05
80	05:44:57	04:43:39	03:54:17	03:15:45	02:46:24
85	06:12:24	05:06:13	04:12:55	03:31:19	02:59:38
90	06:59:14	05:44:44	04:44:44	03:57:54	03:22:14

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	14.3	17.4	21.1	25.2	29.7
15	17.6	21.5	26.0	31.1	36.6
20	17.9	21.8	26.4	31.6	37.1
25	18.1	22.0	26.6	31.8	37.4
30	18.2	22.2	26.8	32.1	37.8
35	18.4	22.4	27.1	32.4	38.1
40	18.5	22.5	27.3	32.7	38.4
45	18.5	22.5	27.3	32.6	38.4
50	18.3	22.3	27.0	32.3	38.0
55	17.9	21.8	26.4	31.6	37.2
60	17.4	21.2	25.7	30.7	36.1
65	16.7	20.4	24.7	29.5	34.7
70	15.9	19.4	23.4	28.0	33.0
75	14.9	18.2	22.0	26.3	31.0
80	13.9	16.9	20.5	24.5	28.8
85	12.9	15.7	19.0	22.7	26.7
90	11.4	13.9	16.9	20.2	23.7

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	8.9	10.8	13.1	15.7	18.4
15	11.0	13.3	16.1	19.3	22.7
20	11.1	13.5	16.4	19.6	23.1
25	11.2	13.7	16.5	19.8	23.3
30	11.3	13.8	16.7	20.0	23.5
35	11.4	13.9	16.8	20.1	23.7
40	11.5	14.0	17.0	20.3	23.9
45	11.5	14.0	16.9	20.3	23.8
50	11.4	13.8	16.8	20.0	23.6
55	11.2	13.6	16.4	19.7	23.1
60	10.8	13.2	15.9	19.1	22.4
65	10.4	12.7	15.3	18.3	21.6
70	9.9	12.0	14.6	17.4	20.5
75	9.3	11.3	13.7	16.3	19.2
80	8.6	10.5	12.7	15.2	17.9
85	8.0	9.7	11.8	14.1	16.6
90	7.1	8.7	10.5	12.5	14.7

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	25	37	57	87	131
15	38	59	94	148	228
20	40	61	98	154	238
25	40	63	100	158	244
30	41	64	102	162	250
35	42	65	104	165	255
40	43	67	106	169	261
45	43	66	106	169	261
50	42	65	103	164	253
55	40	62	98	155	239
60	37	58	91	144	221
65	34	53	83	130	199
70	31	47	73	114	173
75	27	41	63	97	147
80	24	35	53	82	122
85	21	30	45	68	101
90	17	24	35	52	75

Watts: Average power output.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	223	269	343	457	623
15	273	352	482	687	989
20	278	360	496	710	1025
25	280	365	504	723	1046
30	283	370	512	737	1068
35	286	374	520	751	1090
40	289	379	529	765	1113
45	289	379	528	763	1110
50	285	372	517	745	1080
55	278	361	498	713	1030
60	269	346	472	670	961
65	258	327	440	617	877
70	245	305	404	557	782
75	231	282	365	494	681
80	218	261	329	436	589
85	206	241	298	384	508
90	191	218	260	323	412

Cal/hr: Average calorie burn per hour.

Female 80k Cycling Times

A good 80k time is 03:18:08 for women. This is the average time across all ages.

Average 80k cycle time by age and ability

Time
km/h
mph
Watts
Cal/hr

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	06:39:58	05:34:08	04:33:28	03:42:23	03:02:05
15	05:30:04	04:35:44	03:45:40	03:03:31	02:30:15
20	04:58:46	04:09:35	03:24:16	02:46:07	02:16:01
25	04:49:48	04:02:06	03:18:08	02:41:08	02:11:56
30	04:49:48	04:02:06	03:18:08	02:41:08	02:11:56
35	04:49:48	04:02:06	03:18:08	02:41:08	02:11:56
40	04:49:48	04:02:06	03:18:08	02:41:08	02:11:56
45	04:49:48	04:02:06	03:18:08	02:41:08	02:11:56
50	04:49:48	04:02:06	03:18:08	02:41:08	02:11:56
55	04:51:06	04:03:11	03:19:02	02:41:51	02:12:31
60	04:59:06	04:09:52	03:24:30	02:46:18	02:16:10
65	05:15:39	04:23:42	03:35:49	02:55:30	02:23:42
70	05:43:39	04:47:06	03:54:58	03:11:05	02:36:27
75	06:22:14	05:19:20	04:21:21	03:32:32	02:54:01
80	07:10:40	05:59:47	04:54:27	03:59:27	03:16:03
85	08:25:20	07:02:10	05:45:30	04:40:58	03:50:03
90	11:25:44	09:32:52	07:48:51	06:21:16	05:12:10

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	12.0	14.4	17.6	21.6	26.4
15	14.5	17.4	21.3	26.2	31.9
20	16.1	19.2	23.5	28.9	35.3
25	16.6	19.8	24.2	29.8	36.4
30	16.6	19.8	24.2	29.8	36.4
35	16.6	19.8	24.2	29.8	36.4
40	16.6	19.8	24.2	29.8	36.4
45	16.6	19.8	24.2	29.8	36.4
50	16.6	19.8	24.2	29.8	36.4
55	16.5	19.7	24.1	29.7	36.2
60	16.0	19.2	23.5	28.9	35.3
65	15.2	18.2	22.2	27.3	33.4
70	14.0	16.7	20.4	25.1	30.7
75	12.6	15.0	18.4	22.6	27.6
80	11.1	13.3	16.3	20.0	24.5
85	9.5	11.4	13.9	17.1	20.9
90	7.0	8.4	10.2	12.6	15.4

km/h: Average speed in kilometres per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	7.5	8.9	10.9	13.4	16.4
15	9.0	10.8	13.2	16.3	19.8
20	10.0	11.9	14.6	18.0	21.9
25	10.3	12.3	15.1	18.5	22.6
30	10.3	12.3	15.1	18.5	22.6
35	10.3	12.3	15.1	18.5	22.6
40	10.3	12.3	15.1	18.5	22.6
45	10.3	12.3	15.1	18.5	22.6
50	10.3	12.3	15.1	18.5	22.6
55	10.2	12.3	15.0	18.4	22.5
60	10.0	11.9	14.6	17.9	21.9
65	9.4	11.3	13.8	17.0	20.8
70	8.7	10.4	12.7	15.6	19.1
75	7.8	9.3	11.4	14.0	17.1
80	6.9	8.3	10.1	12.5	15.2
85	5.9	7.1	8.6	10.6	13.0
90	4.3	5.2	6.4	7.8	9.6

mph: Average speed in miles per hour.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	15	22	34	55	92
15	23	33	53	90	152
20	28	42	68	116	200
25	30	45	74	126	217
30	30	45	74	126	217
35	30	45	74	126	217
40	30	45	74	126	217
45	30	45	74	126	217
50	30	45	74	126	217
55	30	45	73	125	215
60	28	42	68	116	199
65	25	37	60	101	172
70	21	30	48	81	137
75	17	24	38	62	103
80	13	19	29	46	76
85	10	14	21	32	51
90	6	8	12	17	25

Watts: Average power output.

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	152	177	222	303	439
15	179	220	295	432	668
20	199	252	351	533	847
25	207	264	372	570	912
30	207	264	372	570	912
35	207	264	372	570	912
40	207	264	372	570	912
45	207	264	372	570	912
50	207	264	372	570	912
55	206	262	369	564	902
60	199	252	351	531	844
65	188	233	319	474	742
70	173	209	277	399	609
75	158	185	236	327	482
80	145	166	203	269	380
85	133	147	172	215	286
90	118	126	138	158	190

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	1,415
Community users	920
Data start	10 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 80k was 03:11:28 across all ages and genders, 03:03:03 for men (now 4.2% faster) and 03:41:14 for women (now 11.7% faster).

Male
Female

Level	Previous	Current	Change %
Beginner	03:57:04	04:18:33	+8.3%
Novice	03:24:59	03:32:36	+3.6%
Intermediate	03:03:03	02:55:36	-4.2%
Advanced	02:47:28	02:26:43	-14.1%
Elite	02:36:09	02:04:43	-25.2%

Level	Previous	Current	Change %
Beginner	04:57:31	04:49:48	-2.7%
Novice	04:11:11	04:02:06	-3.8%
Intermediate	03:41:14	03:18:08	-11.7%
Advanced	03:20:40	02:41:08	-24.5%
Elite	03:06:04	02:11:56	-41.0%

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

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Male 80k Cycling Times

Average 80k cycle time by age and ability

Female 80k Cycling Times

Average 80k cycle time by age and ability

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Data behind the 80k cycle time standards

Previous standards (28 Sep 2023)

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Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	25	37	57	87	131
15	38	59	94	148	228
20	40	61	98	154	238
25	40	63	100	158	244
30	41	64	102	162	250
35	42	65	104	165	255
40	43	67	106	169	261
45	43	66	106	169	261
50	42	65	103	164	253
55	40	62	98	155	239
60	37	58	91	144	221
65	34	53	83	130	199
70	31	47	73	114	173
75	27	41	63	97	147
80	24	35	53	82	122
85	21	30	45	68	101
90	17	24	35	52	75

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	15	22	34	55	92
15	23	33	53	90	152
20	28	42	68	116	200
25	30	45	74	126	217
30	30	45	74	126	217
35	30	45	74	126	217
40	30	45	74	126	217
45	30	45	74	126	217
50	30	45	74	126	217
55	30	45	73	125	215
60	28	42	68	116	199
65	25	37	60	101	172
70	21	30	48	81	137
75	17	24	38	62	103
80	13	19	29	46	76
85	10	14	21	32	51
90	6	8	12	17	25

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	152	177	222	303	439
15	179	220	295	432	668
20	199	252	351	533	847
25	207	264	372	570	912
30	207	264	372	570	912
35	207	264	372	570	912
40	207	264	372	570	912
45	207	264	372	570	912
50	207	264	372	570	912
55	206	262	369	564	902
60	199	252	351	531	844
65	188	233	319	474	742
70	173	209	277	399	609
75	158	185	236	327	482
80	145	166	203	269	380
85	133	147	172	215	286
90	118	126	138	158	190

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	25	37	57	87	131
15	38	59	94	148	228
20	40	61	98	154	238
25	40	63	100	158	244
30	41	64	102	162	250
35	42	65	104	165	255
40	43	67	106	169	261
45	43	66	106	169	261
50	42	65	103	164	253
55	40	62	98	155	239
60	37	58	91	144	221
65	34	53	83	130	199
70	31	47	73	114	173
75	27	41	63	97	147
80	24	35	53	82	122
85	21	30	45	68	101
90	17	24	35	52	75

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	15	22	34	55	92
15	23	33	53	90	152
20	28	42	68	116	200
25	30	45	74	126	217
30	30	45	74	126	217
35	30	45	74	126	217
40	30	45	74	126	217
45	30	45	74	126	217
50	30	45	74	126	217
55	30	45	73	125	215
60	28	42	68	116	199
65	25	37	60	101	172
70	21	30	48	81	137
75	17	24	38	62	103
80	13	19	29	46	76
85	10	14	21	32	51
90	6	8	12	17	25

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	152	177	222	303	439
15	179	220	295	432	668
20	199	252	351	533	847
25	207	264	372	570	912
30	207	264	372	570	912
35	207	264	372	570	912
40	207	264	372	570	912
45	207	264	372	570	912
50	207	264	372	570	912
55	206	262	369	564	902
60	199	252	351	531	844
65	188	233	319	474	742
70	173	209	277	399	609
75	158	185	236	327	482
80	145	166	203	269	380
85	133	147	172	215	286
90	118	126	138	158	190

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	25	37	57	87	131
15	38	59	94	148	228
20	40	61	98	154	238
25	40	63	100	158	244
30	41	64	102	162	250
35	42	65	104	165	255
40	43	67	106	169	261
45	43	66	106	169	261
50	42	65	103	164	253
55	40	62	98	155	239
60	37	58	91	144	221
65	34	53	83	130	199
70	31	47	73	114	173
75	27	41	63	97	147
80	24	35	53	82	122
85	21	30	45	68	101
90	17	24	35	52	75

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	15	22	34	55	92
15	23	33	53	90	152
20	28	42	68	116	200
25	30	45	74	126	217
30	30	45	74	126	217
35	30	45	74	126	217
40	30	45	74	126	217
45	30	45	74	126	217
50	30	45	74	126	217
55	30	45	73	125	215
60	28	42	68	116	199
65	25	37	60	101	172
70	21	30	48	81	137
75	17	24	38	62	103
80	13	19	29	46	76
85	10	14	21	32	51
90	6	8	12	17	25

Age	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
10	152	177	222	303	439
15	179	220	295	432	668
20	199	252	351	533	847
25	207	264	372	570	912
30	207	264	372	570	912
35	207	264	372	570	912
40	207	264	372	570	912
45	207	264	372	570	912
50	207	264	372	570	912
55	206	262	369	564	902
60	199	252	351	531	844
65	188	233	319	474	742
70	173	209	277	399	609
75	158	185	236	327	482
80	145	166	203	269	380
85	133	147	172	215	286
90	118	126	138	158	190