The 2027 Tour de France will have Great Britain as its starting point, with the men's edition starting in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the women's edition, in Leeds, with three stages each, before entering French territory, according to the competition organizers announced this Thursday. The 2026 edition, it was already known, will start in Barcelona, on July 4th, but the 2027 edition will be further north. The men's version will therefore have a first stage of 184 kilometers, departing from Edinburgh on July 2, on a route to Carlisle. The second stage will connect Keswick and Liverpool (223 km), while the third will connect Welshpool to Cardiff (223 km), in Wales. The women's version, on the other hand, will depart from Leeds, on July 30th, heading to Manchester on the first day, then heading towards Sheffield to finish in London, on August 1st. 💛 From Edinburgh to Cardiff, three days of celebrations in Great Britain!💛 From Edinburgh to Cardiff, 3 days of celebration in Great Britain! #TDF2027 pic.twitter.com/0W03EvXe8l — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) January 15, 2026
