Ascent Times
| Rank | Time | Name | Year | Nationality | Evidence/Allegations that performance enhancing drugs or doping affected ascent time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 37' 35" | Marco Pantani | 1997 | Italy | Alleged drug use during 1997 due to high hermatrocite levels |
| 02* | 37' 36" | Lance Armstrong | 2004 | United States | 2004 Tour de France title stripped by UCI in 2012 |
| 03 | 38' 00" | Marco Pantani | 1994 | Italy | Alleged drug use during 1994 due to high hermatrocite levels |
| 04 | 38' 01" | Lance Armstrong | 2001 | United States | 2001 Tour de France title stripped by UCI in 2012 |
| 05 | 38' 04" | Marco Pantani | 1995 | Italy | Alleged drug use during 1995 due to high hermatrocite levels |
| 06 | 38' 23" | Jan Ullrich | 1997 | Germany | |
| 07 | 38' 34" | Floyd Landis | 2006 | United States | Stripped of 2006 Tour de France title |
| 08 | 38' 35" | Andreas Klöden | 2006 | Germany | Alleged doping during 2006 Tour de France |
| 09* | 38' 37" | Jan Ullrich | 2004 | Germany | |
| 10 | 39' 02" | Richard Virenque | 1997 | France | |
| 11 | 39' 06" | Iban Mayo | 2003 | Spain | |
| 12* | 39' 17" | Andreas Klöden | 2004 | Germany | |
| 13* | 39' 21" | Jose Azevedo | 2004 | Portugal | |
| 14 | 39' 28" | Miguel Induráin | 1995 | Spain | |
| 15 | 39' 28" | Alex Zülle | 1995 | Switzerland | |
| 16 | 39' 30" | Bjarne Riis | 1995 | Denmark | Alleged drug use during 1995 due to high hermatrocite levels |
| 17 | 39' 31" | Carlos Sastre | 2008 | Spain | |
| 18 | 39' 44" | Gianni Bugno | 1991 | Italy | |
| 19 | 39' 45" | Miguel Induráin | 1991 | Spain | |
| 20 | 40' 00" | Jan Ullrich | 2001 | Germany | |
| 21 | 40' 46" | Fränk Schleck | 2006 | Luxembourg | |
| 22 | 40' 51" | Alexander Vinokourov | 2003 | Kazakhstan | |
| 23 | 41' 18" | Lance Armstrong | 2003 | United States | 2003 Tour de France title stripped by USADA in 2012 |
| 24 | 41' 21" | Samuel Sánchez | 2011 | Spain | |
| 25 | 41' 30" | Alberto Contador | 2011 | Spain | |
| 26 | 41' 46" | Cadel Evans | 2008 | Australia | |
| 27 | 41' 50" | Laurent Fignon | 1989 | France | |
| 28 | 41' 50" | Luis Herrera | 1987 | Colombia | |
| 29 | 41' 57" | Pierre Rolland | 2011 | France | |
| 30 | 42' 15" | Pedro Delgado | 1989 | Spain | |
| 31 | 43' 12" | Ryder Hesjedal | 2011 | Canada | |
| 32 | 43' 12" | Thomas Danielson | 2011 | United States | |
| 33 | 45' 20" | Gert-Jan Theunisse | 1989 | Netherlands | |
| 34 | 45' 22" | Fausto Coppi | 1952 | Italy | |
| 35 | 48' 00" | Bernard Hinault | 1986 | France | |
| 36 | 48' 00" | Greg Lemond | 1986 | United States |
* The 2004 stage was an individual time trial.
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