Britain awarded 2027 Tour de France Grand Départ

Great Britain has officially become the next host of the Tour de France after receiving the Grand Départ Trophy in Paris on July 26, 2026. The handover from Barcelona, which hosted the start of this year's race, confirms that both the men's Tour de France and the women's Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will begin in the United Kingdom in 2027, marking the first time both races have started in the same country outside France.

The ceremonial trophy was presented on the final podium on the Champs-Élysées by Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni and received by British cycling legends Sir Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Deignan. The event sets the stage for what organizers describe as the largest free-to-watch sporting event in the nation's history next summer.

The men's race will commence in Edinburgh on July 2, 2027. The following day, stage two will pass through approximately 80 miles of Lancashire, featuring areas such as Morecambe, Lancaster, the Forest of Bowland, Clitheroe, Blackburn, and Chorley. Stage three on July 4 will then travel from Welshpool in Mid Wales to Cardiff, passing through towns including Newtown, Llandrindod Wells, and Brecon. The women's race will start in the United...