Overview of the fastest stage all time.
Fastest stages all time
| # | Year | Race | Avg. speed | Distance (KM) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986 | Stage 3a | Salamanca - Valladolid | 55.7 | 118 | |
| 2 | 1967 | Stage 1a | Nîmes - Nîmes | 52.89 | 172 | |
| 3 | 2018 | Stage 10 | Val d'Isère - Saint-Colomban-des-Villards Col du Glandon | 51.91 | 150.8 | |
| 4 | 1982 | Stage 3 | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne - Voreppe | 50.285 | 143.5 | |
| 5 | 1986 | Stage 12b | Sestriere - Turin | 50.15 | 91 | |
| 6 | 1977 | Stage 9 | Sélestat - Thann | 49.04 | 124 | |
| 7 | 1988 | Stage 6 | Brussels - Cologne | 48.771 | 205 | |
| 8 | 1980 | Stage 10 | La Clusaz - Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | 48.63 | 127.5 | |
| 9 | 1992 | Stage 10 | Vannes - Pontchâteau | 47.973 | 72 | |
| 10 | 2022 | Stage 1 | La Roche-sur-Yon - La Roche-sur-Yon | 47.879 | 121.6 |
Fastest stages with over 2000 vertical meters
| # | Year | Race | Avg. speed | Vertical meters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Stage 10 | Val d'Isère - Saint-Colomban-des-Villards Col du Glandon | 51.91 | 2099 | |
| 2 | 2022 | Stage 6 | Saint-Amour - Oyonnax | 40.601 | 2532 | |
| 3 | 2021 | Stage 6 | Champagnole - Septmoncel | 40.458 | 2204 | |
| 4 | 2019 | Stage 4 | Mauriac - Espalion | 40.437 | 2141 | |
| 5 | 2019 | Stage 3 | Montignac-Lascaux - Mauriac | 40.129 | 2758 | |
| 6 | 2022 | Stage 9 | Bessans - Villaroger | 39.444 | 2957 | |
| 7 | 2022 | Stage 7 | Thonon-les-Bains - Saint-François-Longchamp | 39.347 | 3527 | |
| 8 | 2019 | Stage 5 | Espalion - Saint-Julien-Chapteuil | 39.16 | 2941 | |
| 9 | 2018 | Stage 8 | La Bathie - Crest-Voland Cohennoz | 37.03 | 2010 | |
| 10 | 2017 | Stage 7 | Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - Hauteluce-Les Saisies | 36.55 | 2907 |