16 miles of a bike course. the course is 40 miles long, what percentage of the course

How long is a bike ride?

A long bike ride is about 20 miles for people of average fitness. How far you can ride will depend on your cycling experience, type of bike, the terrain, and your level of physical health. For intermediate cyclists, 40-60 miles would be a long ride. And for advanced cyclists, a long ride would be 70-100+ miles.

How Far Should a Beginner Bike?

Above, I mentioned that a “long” ride for beginners would be 10-30 miles. If you’re not yet ready to hit a long ride, then you may be wondering how far you should actually ride:

How fast can you ride a bike?

Most people are capable of riding a bike at a speed of 10-12 MPH. So, if you have the determination and endurance to continue pedaling for 8-10 hours, then you could theoretically ride 70-100+ miles (after you take out some time for stopping and breaks).

How many miles does a triathlon take?

For example, a Sprint triathlon is 12 miles (20km) and an Olympic triathlon is 25 miles (40km) so these are popular distance goals.

How long does it take to ride 100 miles?

For example, if you can ride at an average pace of 17 MPH (which is actually quite difficult), it will take you about 6 hours of non-stop riding to go 100 miles. If you take a more leisurely pace of 15 MPH, then it would take you 6-7 hours of non-stop riding.

How many miles can you ride in 3.5 hours?

As a rule of thumb, I’d expect an intermediate level cyclist to be able to ride at about 13-16 MPH, which would allow you to ride 50 miles in roughly 3.5 hours (not counting breaks, which you should definitely take).

How many miles is the Ironman triathlon?

What’s next you wonder? How do you get to the level where you are breaking triple figures in a single day? Or, maybe, you are considering training for bigger and better things such as completing a full Ironman triathlon which includes a daunting 112 mile (180km) ride!