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This summary provides the key details from the cycling calorie calculator document: Cycling 30 kilometres at 16 kph for someone weighing 85 kg burns approximately 943 calories. The document then provides further context on using calorie calculations for cycling to support goals around weight loss, weight gain, and performance.

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Cycling Calorie Calculator Runbundle

This summary provides the key details from the cycling calorie calculator document: Cycling 30 kilometres at 16 kph for someone weighing 85 kg burns approximately 943 calories. The document then provides further context on using calorie calculations for cycling to support goals around weight loss, weight gain, and performance.

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Calculators » Cycling Calculators » Cycling


Calorie Calculator

Results
Results: Energy
Requirements

Energy Requirements
943 calories (kcals) / 3,946 kilojoules

Cycling 30 kilometres at 16 kph at a weight


of 85 kg requires approximately 943
Calories (kcals) / 3,946 kilojoules of
energy.

Summary

Energy Requirements

Calories/kcal 943

Kilojoules 3,946

Your weight

Kilograms 85 kg

Pounds 187.4 lbs

Stones & Pounds 13 st 5.4 lbs

Distance

Event 30 kilometres

Miles 18.64 miles

Kilometres 30 kilometres

Duration

Time 1:52:30

Speed

mph 9.94

kph 16

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Further reading
» Compendium of Physical Activities

» 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities

Reference List for cycling

Calorie Burn & Cycling

Introduction
Whether your goal is weight loss, weight
gain, or improved performance and
recovery, it can be extremely useful to
understand your calorie requirements for
cycling at a range of different speeds.

Weight Loss
Keeping track of calorie intake and output
is very popular with those seeking to lose
weight by biking. Being aware of the energy
requirements for cycling different distances
at different speeds can help achieve goal
calorie deficits and ultimately weight loss.

Overcompensating and
undercompensating for exercise is quite
common, so it's really useful to have an
idea of how to balance your nutrition and
diet appropriately.

If your goal is weight loss then it's best to


aim for small calorie deficits in order to
avoid a drop in performance or adverse
effects on your health. Note also that fast
weight loss can result in an undesirable
drop in muscle mass.

Weight Gain
If you're seeking to gain weight while
cycling a lot then it's crucial that you
ensure you're well fuelled and that you
compensate appropriately before, during,
and after a biking session. On longer bike
rides calorie burn can be significant, so
being able to plan ahead and accurately
calculate calories burned is really
important..

Weight Maintenance
Those who wish to maintain their body
weight need to consider how increased or
decreased activity affects their daily calorie
needs, and adjust their diet in line with this.

Refuelling
In order to recover optimally it's necessary
to refuel both during and after biking
sessions. Doing so will optimise
performance and recovery time. Since
cyclists tend to spend a long time on the
bike, and because taking on fuel while
cycling is relatively straightforward, more
planning is required for calorie intake
during exercise than it tends to be with
other sports. Having an accurate
calculation to hand to understand how
many calories are likely to be burned can
greatly assist this planning.

Pre-fuelling
How much you need to pre-fuel before
cycling will depend on the duration and
intensity of your session. For times up to a
couple of hours at moderate speeds no
particular energy loading is necessary
(although it's worth experimenting to see
how it affects performance). For longer and
more-intense rides increasing your food
and calorie intake both the day before and
on the day of your training is much more
important.

Cycling Speed Tables

Cycling Calorie Burn


Calculation

METs
This calculator is based on the concept of
METs. MET stands for Metabolic Equivalent
of Task. METs are used to calculate how
much energy is expended for a particular
task, taking a person's weight and the
duration of the activity into account. A
single MET is roughly the amount of energy
required to sit down and do nothing. METs
for other activities are determined with
reference to this baseline. For example,
cycling at 15 mph/ 24 kph requires
approximately 10 times more energy than
sitting still and doing nothing. So, this
cycling speed is equivalent to 10 METs.

METs and Calories


(kcals)
Conversion from METs to Calories (kcals) is
achieved with the following formula:

Calories/kcals = activity (METs)


x weight (kilograms) x duration
(hours)

So, the number of Calories/kcals required


for a 7 MET activity performed for 2 hour 30
minutes by a person weighing 65 kilograms
is:

7 x 65 x 2 = 910 calories

Cycling METs
To calculate the METs for cycling at various
speeds, we use values provided by the 2011
Compendium of Physical Activities
Reference List for Cycling

Where these values offer a range of speeds


for a single MET value, we take the midpoint
of that speed range and assign it to that
MET value.

Where METs are not available or suitable for


a specific speed, we use linear interpolation
to derive a suitable MET value.

SPEED TABLES

Look up finish times for different


cycling speeds

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