2027 Tour de France to start in Edinburgh with three UK stages
The men's race will begin in Scotland on July 2 and cross into France via Normandy on July 5.
KEY POINTS
- Men's race runs July 2-25, 2027
- Grand Départ in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Three UK stages before transfer to Normandy
- Women's race runs July 30-August 8, starting in Leeds
- Full route announcement in Paris on Thursday
The 2027 Tour de France will begin outside France for the fourth time in five years. The Grand Départ will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, marking the race's return to the United Kingdom.
The men's race will run from July 2 to July 25. It will feature three stages in the United Kingdom before the riders travel to France.
“The Tour will not come to Belgium.”
The route will pass through Liverpool and finish its UK leg in Wales. The first three stages are relatively long, covering 184 kilometers and two stages of 223 kilometers each.
Riders will transfer to France on Monday, July 5. The race will enter through Normandy, with Cherbourg in the Cotentin peninsula serving as the arrival point.
The Tour will not visit Belgium in 2027. Organizers will reveal the full men's and women's routes at a press conference in Paris on Thursday.
The women's Tour de France will take place from July 30 to August 8. It will also spend three days in Great Britain, starting its Grand Départ in Leeds.
Marion Rousse and Christian Prudhomme will present the route details at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.
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