Calories Burned Cycling Calculator

Estimate calories burned during cycling based on weight, speed, duration, and terrain. Accounts for wind resistance and gradient.

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Calorie burn during cycling depends primarily on intensity (power output), body weight, and duration. MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) values for cycling range from 4.0 (leisure, <16 km/h) to 16.0 (racing, >35 km/h). Hills increase calorie burn 15-35% over flat terrain. Wind resistance increases with the cube of speed — riding at 30 km/h requires about twice the power of 24 km/h. For weight loss, Z2 endurance rides (moderate effort) burn the highest percentage of fat, but higher intensity burns more total calories per hour.