Fastest stages
Overview of the fastest stage all time.
Fastest stages all time
| # | Year | Race | Avg. speed | Distance (KM) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | | Cologne - Cologne | 45.836 | 181 | |
| 2 | 2023 | | Köln - Köln | 45.549 | 201.1 | |
| 3 | 2024 | | Cologne - Cologne | 44.625 | 194.8 | |
| 4 | 2022 | | Köln - Köln | 44.561 | 199.3 | |
| 5 | 2015 | | Gummersbach - Köln | 44.34 | 196.7 | |
| 6 | 2003 | | Köln - Köln | 43.97 | 202 | |
| 7 | 1997 | | Köln - Köln | 43.69 | 200.3 | |
| 8 | 2016 | | Köln - Köln | 43.67 | 205.8 | |
| 9 | 2002 | | Köln - Köln | 43.58 | 206.5 | |
| 10 | 2005 | | Köln - Köln | 42.82 | 203 | |
| 11 | 2000 | | Köln - Köln | 42.68 | 197.7 | |
| 12 | 2018 | | Köln - Köln | 42.49 | 207.7 | |
| 13 | 2017 | | Köln - Köln | 42.44 | 206.3 | |
| 14 | 2004 | | Köln - Köln | 42.18 | 201.2 | |
| 15 | 2019 | | Köln - Köln | 42.023 | 206.6 | |
| 16 | 2011 | | Gummersbach - Köln | 41.983 | 203.5 | |
| 17 | 1995 | | Köln - Köln | 41.722 | 206 | |
| 18 | 2001 | | Köln - Köln | 41.7 | 197.2 | |
| 19 | 2006 | | Leverkusen - Köln | 41.57 | 202.8 | |
| 20 | 2014 | | Huckeswagen - Köln | 41.35 | 192.6 |
Fastest stages with over 2000 vertical meters
| # | Year | Race | Avg. speed | Vertical meters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | | Köln - Köln | 45.549 | 2785 | |
| 2 | 2024 | | Cologne - Cologne | 44.625 | 2599 | |
| 3 | 2022 | | Köln - Köln | 44.561 | 2875 | |
| 4 | 2018 | | Köln - Köln | 42.49 | 2630 | |
| 5 | 2019 | | Köln - Köln | 42.023 | 2760 |