Riding your bike is a very healthy way to travel from A to B, allowing you to burn a high number of calories. The actual number of calories burned depends on various factors including weight, trip duration, road conditions, weather, speed and the kind of bike you’re using.

If you're cycling on a standard bike on a flat road without much resistance, there’s a simple rule: the higher your speed, the more calories you’re likely to burn. University research has revealed that a person weighing 165 pounds cycling at a moderate speed of 14 miles per hour will burn 401 calories in 60 minutes. A pace of 14 mph has been used in the calculation above.

For an indication of how many calories you burn per hour on a flat road at a certain pace, use the table below. Alternatively, click on the pace you would like to calculate. The exact numbers may vary from one person to another, because our bodies are all different.

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