The shortest stage of this Tour

This is the shortest classic stage of the 104th Tour de France, even shorter than the last one to be contested from Montgeron to Paris. In the history, time trials excluded, the shortest stages have been: Bagnères-de-Luchon-Superbagnères (19.6km uphill) won by “El Tarangu” José Manuel Fuente in 1971 the day after Luis Ocaña's dramatic accident in the downhill of col de Menté [there was no yellow jersey in the peloton as Eddy Merckx refused to wear it], Luchon-Tarbes (91km) in 1933 and 1934, Bourg d'Oisans-Villard-de-Lans (91.5km) won by Laurent Fignon, Créteil-Paris (95km) in 2011, Menton-Nice (98km) in 1950. In 1996, the stage was reduced to 46km from Monêtier-les-Bains to Sestrières, which was enough for Bjarne Riis to move into the lead, but 189.5km were initially planned.