Fastest stages
Overview of the fastest stage all time.
Fastest stages all time
| # | Year | Race | Avg. speed | Distance (KM) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Stage 3 | Andenne - Nivelles | 52.04 | 212.5 | |
| 2 | 2004 | Stage 1 | Aubel - Bassenge | 51.05 | 157.4 | |
| 3 | 2004 | Stage 5 | Bruxelles - Charleroi | 50.16 | 153 | |
| 4 | 2011 | Stage 5 | Charleroi - Thuin | 48.533 | 163.3 | |
| 5 | 2004 | Stage 4 | Jodoigne - Bruxelles | 48.13 | 145.2 | |
| 6 | 2005 | Stage 2 | Lessines - Nivelles | 47.99 | 220 | |
| 7 | 2021 | Stage 2 | Zolder - Zolder | 46.542 | 120 | |
| 8 | 2025 | Stage 3 | Estinnes - Antoing | 46.48 | 165.3 | |
| 9 | 2024 | Stage 2 | Saint-Ghislain - Ouffet | 46.218 | 188.25 | |
| 10 | 2022 | Stage 5 | Le Roeulx - Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont | 45.797 | 214.8 | |
| 11 | 1997 | Stage 2a | Visé - Amay | 45.61 | 61.7 | |
| 12 | 2018 | Stage 5 | Huy - Waremme | 45.37 | 187.5 | |
| 13 | 1998 | Stage 2 | 's Gravenvoeren - Amay | 45.19 | 91 | |
| 14 | 2011 | Stage 4 | Enghien - Mouscron | 45.056 | 151.6 | |
| 15 | 1996 | Stage 1 | Obourg - Estaimpuis | 45.027 | 82.3 | |
| 16 | 2006 | Stage 1 | Flobecq - Marcinelle | 45.02 | 159.4 | |
| 17 | 2002 | Stage 4 | Beauvechain - Nivelles | 44.79 | 163 | |
| 18 | 2025 | Stage 2 | Huy - Sambreville | 44.632 | 153.1 | |
| 19 | 1999 | Stage 4a | Houffalize - Blegny | 44.58 | 81.1 | |
| 20 | 2009 | Stage 5 | Ottignies - Tournai | 44.35 | 172.9 |
Fastest stages with over 2000 vertical meters
| # | Year | Race | Avg. speed | Vertical meters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Stage 2 | Saint-Ghislain - Ouffet | 46.218 | 2300 | |
| 2 | 2019 | Stage 3 | La Roche-en-Ardenne - Verviers | 43.645 | 2334 | |
| 3 | 2024 | Stage 4 | Verviers - Herve | 43.494 | 2684 | |
| 4 | 2018 | Stage 3 | Chimay - La Roche-En-Ardenne | 43.25 | 2304 | |
| 5 | 2025 | Stage 1 | Nassogne - Nassogne | 42.992 | 2541 | |
| 6 | 2017 | Stage 2 | Chaudfontaine - Seraing | 42.96 | 2673 | |
| 7 | 2021 | Stage 3 | Plombières - Érezée | 42.94 | 2924 | |
| 8 | 2021 | Stage 1 | Genappe - Héron | 42.592 | 2165 | |
| 9 | 2022 | Stage 1 | Temploux - Huy | 42.505 | 2257 | |
| 10 | 2017 | Stage 1 | Stavelot - Marchin | 42.41 | 2476 | |
| 11 | 2021 | Stage 5 | Dinant - Quaregnon | 42.361 | 2062 | |
| 12 | 2023 | Stage 2 | Saint-Ghislain - Walcourt | 42.202 | 2337 | |
| 13 | 2023 | Stage 5 | Banneux - Aubel | 42.134 | 3328 | |
| 14 | 2022 | Stage 3 | Visé - Rochefort | 42.009 | 2850 | |
| 15 | 2022 | Stage 2 | Verviers - Herve | 41.984 | 2748 | |
| 16 | 2025 | Stage 4 | Welkenraedt - Seraing | 41.943 | 2500 | |
| 17 | 2021 | Stage 4 | Neufchâteau - Fleurus | 41.86 | 2766 | |
| 18 | 2023 | Stage 3 | Thuin - Mont-Saint-Guibert | 41.673 | 2139 | |
| 19 | 2025 | Stage 5 | Bertrix - Bertrix | 41.245 | 3075 | |
| 20 | 2017 | Stage 3 | Arlon - Houffalize | 40.99 | 2271 |