Estimate calories burned biking from rider weight, ride time, distance, speed, intensity, terrain, elevation gain, wind, bike type, and cycling style. This cycling calorie calculator works for road biking, mountain biking, gravel riding, commuting, touring, e-bikes, indoor cycling, and bikepacking.
Ride time and weight:
The calculator uses rider weight and total ride time as the main calorie burn inputs.
Intensity estimate:
Calories are estimated using a MET value, then adjusted for bike type, terrain, elevation gain, wind, speed, and rider efficiency.
Ride breakdown:
The result includes total calories, calories per hour, calories per mile or kilometer, estimated MET, ride pace, and fueling context.
A cycling calorie calculator helps estimate ride energy use for training, weight management, bikepacking food planning, commuting, endurance rides, and post-ride nutrition.
Actual calories burned vary by rider fitness, power output, heart rate, wind, grade, drafting, tire choice, surface, bike fit, weather, and how much coasting or stopping happens.
This calculator uses a common MET-based calorie estimate:
Calories Burned = MET × Weight in Kilograms × Time in Hours
It depends on rider weight, ride time, speed, intensity, terrain, wind, and bike type. A moderate ride can burn several hundred calories per hour for many riders.
Usually yes. Faster riding often requires more power, especially on flat ground where wind resistance rises quickly with speed.
Mountain biking can burn more calories at the same average speed because trails, climbing, braking, accelerations, and technical handling add effort.
No. It is an estimate. A power meter paired with rider data usually gives a better calorie estimate than speed and time alone.