2027 Tour de France route features British stages, two time trials and a volcano finish

The Tour de France 2027 route was announced in Paris on 22 October 2026. Christian Prudhomme, the race director, presented the map. The route covers 3479 km for the men and 1156 km for the women. The men's race will start in Edinburgh on 2 July.

Stage one runs 184 km from Edinburgh to Carlisle, including a 2.2 km climb. Stage two covers 223 km from Keswick to Liverpool with five categorized climbs. Stage three is 223 km from Welshpool to Cardiff, featuring eight categorized hills. These stages are the first three of the men's race.

Stage seven is a 38 km individual time trial on a flat course. Stage nine finishes on the Grand Colombier in the Jura range. Stage eighteen climbs the Tourmalet in the Pyrenees, with 5400 m of ascent. The final stage ends in Paris on Montmartre for the third consecutive year.

The Tour de France Femmes starts on 30 July in Leeds and ends on 7 August on the Puy de Dôme volcano. The nine‑stage race includes a team time trial in London on 1 August. The route totals 1156 km and 17,600 m of climbing, with 39 ascents. The final climb is the steep Puy de Dôme.

The 2027 edition marks the first time both men's and women's races begin in the UK in the same year. The route includes the most northerly start in Tour history.