Tour de France 2027: Men’s and women’s race to have opening stages in Britain with starts in Edinburgh and Leeds

January 15, 2026

The routes for the men’s and women’s Tour de France 2027 routes have been chosen with the men’s starting in Edinburgh and the women’s starting in Leeds; Stops in the routes include Liverpool, Carlisle, Cardiff, and Sheffield.

Riders in the men’s and women’s Tour de France will take in some eye-catching views in next year’s race as they pedal through the hills and valleys of Britain.

The men’s edition of the 2027 Tour begins in Edinburgh on July 2, with the opening stage passing through Midlothian and the Scottish borders before ending in Carlisle, outside the city’s medieval castle.

The following day, an undulating second stage takes the peloton from Keswick in the heart of the Lake District’s National Park before ending on The Strand in Liverpool.

A hilly third stage on July 4 takes place in Wales.

Starting from Welshpool in Powys, it snakes through the south Welsh valleys and features climbs up Côte de Rhigos and Côte de Caerffili in the closing stages before finishing in Cardiff.

It is the first time both Grand Départs, the cycling term for Tour race starts, have taken place in the same country, outside of France.

Britain has proved a very welcoming host in the past. Sky Sports