Half stages

In the Tour de France, there have been "half stages". In the 1930s, they were introduced because of the time trials; in later years occasionally two short regular stages were used. Sometimes, a stage was even split into three parts. The prize money for a half stage was less than for a full stage.

The riders did not really like these half stages, so they were removed in the 1980s. Sometimes two stages were still planned on the same day, usually when one of the two was a team time trial. This happened for the last time in 1991.

Below is an overview of all half stages, and an overview of two stages that were held on the same day (only the second stage is listed). This page has overviews for the Tour, the Giro and the Vuelta.

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