| longest stages - highest stages - toughest | ||||||||
| s | k | hm | t | |||||
| 2013 2 | 22 | 3853 | 68930 | |||||
| 2012 3 | 39 | 5777 | 119470 | |||||
| 2011 5 | 54 | 8620 | 166120 | |||||
| 2010 11 | 68 | 9695 | 196660 | |||||
| 2009 12 | 59 | 8173 | 168590 | |||||
| 2008 10 | 68 | 9041 | 177530 | |||||
| 2007 17 | 138 | 17129 | 325740 | |||||
| 1-8 Nov | Gapençais & Durance | 8 | 1021 | 20550 | 20 | |||
| 30 Aug-14 Sep | Madrid - Amsterdam | 16 | 2624 | 36710 | 14 | |||
| 1-4 Aug | Swiss Alps - Unterwalden | 4 | 425 | 9950 | 23 | |||
| 17-30 Jul | Italian Dolomites & Slovenia | 14 | 1833 | 40090 | 22 | |||
| 12-15 Jul | Italian Alps - Brenta & Piave | 4 | 562 | 12860 | 23 | |||
| 8-11 Jul | Italian Alps - Val di Non | 4 | 436 | 10960 | 25 | |||
| 1-7 Jul | Western Liguria | 6 | 789 | 18380 | 23 | |||
| 27 May | Auvergne | 1 | 128 | 2180 | 17 | |||
| 18-26 May | Cevennes | 8 | 963 | 18110 | 19 | |||
| 15-17 May | Ticino | 3 | 390 | 9290 | 24 | |||
| 15 Apr | Donon & Valsberg | 1 | 121 | 1840 | 15 | |||
| 12-14 Apr | Jura | 3 | 407 | 8360 | 21 | |||
| 7-10 Apr | Ardèche | 4 | 561 | 10130 | 18 | |||
| 3-5 Apr | Provence | 4 | 535 | 8010 | 15 | |||
| 24-25 Mar | Espuña & Carrascoy | 2 | 239 | 4590 | 19 | |||
| 6 Mar-1 Apr | Alicante | 15 | 1815 | 28510 | 16 | |||
| 17 Dec-4 Mar 2007 | Andalucía | 41 | 4280 | 85220 | 20 | |||
| 2006 13 | 96 | 12366 | 249910 | |||||
| 2005 16 | 88 | 11030 | 210560 | |||||
| 2004 14 | 73 | 9752 | 193000 | |||||
| 2003 7 | 59 | 7527 | 170560 | |||||
| 2002 2 | 30 | 3701 | 94980 | |||||
| 2001 3 | 33 | 4083 | 73980 | |||||
| 2000 3 | 32 | 3246 | 74630 | |||||
| 1999 1 | 15 | 1604 | 35980 | |||||
| 1998 1 | 14 | 1495 | 32700 | |||||
| 1997 1 | 14 | 1407 | 31670 | |||||