Time trials total 71 km as climbing reaches 53,240 metres
The 2027 men's route features 71 km of individual time trials and 53,240 m of elevation gain.
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On 22 October 2026, the routes of the 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes were presented in Paris. The 114th Tour de France starts on 2 July 2027 in Edinburgh, Scotland, with its first three stages (2 to 4 July) passing through England and Wales, including Liverpool and Cardiff, and the men's race finishes in Paris. The Tour de France Femmes starts in Leeds, England, and is scheduled for 30 July to 9 August 2027, with its finish location not yet announced.
2026-10-22 to 2026-10-24 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 22 Oct, 10:22 UTC
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Stage 11 of the 2027 Tour de France runs from Cluses in Haute-Savoie to Les Saisies in Savoie on 14 July. The stage covers about 4,750 metres of positive elevation and passes the Colombiere, Croix Fry, Pre and Bisanne climbs.
The 114th Tour de France begins with a grand depart in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday 2 July 2027. The first stage is flat and finishes in England. It is the fifth grand depart held outside France in five editions.
Race director Christian Prudhomme unveiled the route of the 114th Tour de France at 12:09 on Thursday 22 October 2026 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The race runs from 2 July to 25 July 2027 and comprises 21 stages.
The 2027 Tour de France covers 3,479 km with 53,450 metres of positive elevation gain across its 21 stages.
Stage 5 of the 2027 Tour de France is the first individual time trial of the race, covering 38 km between Blois and Chambord in the Loir-et-Cher department, through the Loire Valley castles.
Stage 17 of the 2027 Tour de France runs from Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan and finishes at the summit of the Col du Portet, a climb paired with the Tourmalet for the first time. The stage is in the Pyrenees.
Stage 14 of the 2027 Tour de France runs from Montpellier to Mende in Lozere on 17 July. The stage covers about 4,300 metres of positive elevation, passes the Cirque de Navacelles, and finishes with the Croix-Neuve climb of 3 km at an average gradient of 10.1 percent.
Stage 9 of the 2027 Tour de France includes a summit finish on the Grand Colombier in the Ain department, a climb with gradients that can reach 20 percent. The stage is the first mountain stage in the Alps region of the race.
Stage 16 of the 2027 Tour de France is the second individual time trial of the race, covering 33 km in Toulouse. The exact calendar date is not stated in the route presentation.
The Tour de France femmes 2027 comprises nine stages held from 30 July to 7 August 2027. The race starts in Leeds, England, where both the men's and women's races begin for the first time, and finishes with a summit finish at Puy-de-Dome in France.
The first three stages of the 2027 Tour de France are held in Great Britain, covering Scotland, England and Wales. The race finishes stage two in Liverpool and stage three in Cardiff, and stage three is entirely in Wales.
The 2027 Tour de France finishes on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday 25 July 2027, following the Saturday 24 July stage from Maubourguet to Libourne.
Stage 4 of the 2027 Tour de France is a 171 km flat stage on a loop around Cherbourg in Normandy. It is the first stage held in France and follows a rest day on 5 July.
The route presentation confirmed that the Tour de France 2027 finale includes the ascent of the rue Lepic in Montmartre before the Champs-Elysees. The inclusion had been under threat before organisers confirmed it.
The 2027 Tour de France has five mountain stages for climbers, compared with eight in 2026. It also includes six flat stages for sprinters or solo riders, eight hilly stages for puncheurs and breakaway riders, and two individual time trials.
The Tour de France Femmes is scheduled to run from 30 July to 9 August 2027.
The Tour de France Femmes will start in Leeds, in northern England, as part of the 2027 route announcement.
The men's Tour de France 2027 will conclude in the streets of Paris, according to the route presented by the organizers.
The routes of the 2027 Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes are presented at the Palais des Congrès in Paris starting at 11:00. Marion Rousse presents the women's race first, followed by Christian Prudhomme for the men's race.
The first three stages of the 2027 Tour de France, held from 2 to 4 July, travel from Scotland through England and Wales, passing through Liverpool and Cardiff.
The 2027 men's route features 71 km of individual time trials and 53,240 m of elevation gain.
The men's race ends in Paris on stage 21, which includes three Montmartre ascents before the Champs-Élysées.
Stage 18 combines the Tourmalet and Col du Portet for the first time in a Tour stage, with 5,400 m of climbing.
The men's route includes sprint, time trial and climbing stages across France, including a 199 km Montpellier to Mende stage.
The women's race starts in Leeds on 30 July, includes a London team time trial, and finishes atop the Puy de Dôme on 7 August.
The 2027 race spends three days in Great Britain, with stages ending in Liverpool and Cardiff.
The route totals 3,479 km and 53,450 m of climbing, split across 21 stages in four terrain categories.
The 2027 men's Tour de France starts in Edinburgh and finishes in Paris, while the women's race begins in Leeds.