The 2027 Tour de France route is revealed on 22 October. Here is what is already known

The full route of the 2027 Tour de France will be presented in Paris on 22 October, organiser ASO has confirmed, with the men’s race and the Tour de France Femmes revealed together.

Race directors Christian Prudhomme and Marion Rousse will unveil both routes at the Palais des Congrès from 11:00 Paris time (09:00 UTC), according to the official Tour website, which will stream the event live. The 114th Tour runs from 2 to 25 July 2027.

Only the opening three stages, all in Britain, have been officially announced. Everything after that is, for now, reports and rumour.

Three stages in three nations

ASO revealed the British stage towns in January. The race starts in Edinburgh, the first time Scotland has hosted the Grand Départ. It is Britain’s third Grand Départ, after London in 2007 and Yorkshire in 2014.

• Stage 1, Friday 2 July: Edinburgh to Carlisle, 184 km, on rolling roads that should suit the sprinters.
• Stage 2: Keswick to Liverpool, 223 km, from the Lake District to the Liverpool waterfront.
• Stage 3: Welshpool to Cardiff, 223 km, through the hills of Wales.

The distances are given by Domestique, IDL Pro Cycling and CyclingStage. Domestique describes the Welsh stage as having about 3,000 metres of climbing and likely to be “a GC racing day”. IDL Pro Cycling reports eight categorised climbs, with Caerphilly Mountain near the finish.

The Tour usually starts on a Saturday. According to Domestique, the Friday start is there to give the riders an extra rest and travel day on the Monday, when the race crosses to northern France by plane and ferry.

“The UK has always welcomed the Tour with passion and pride,” Prudhomme said when the stage towns were announced, as reported by Domestique.

The Femmes also starts in Britain

The Tour de France Femmes begins in Leeds on 30 July, with a first stage across the Pennines to Manchester. Stage 2 runs from Manchester to Sheffield through the Peak District, and the third and final British stage goes from Sheffield to London, Domestique reported from ASO’s announcement.

What is reported, but not confirmed

Regional French newspapers have published a series of reported stage towns, gathered by the Velowire website and summarised by Domestique. None has been confirmed by ASO, and they are listed here only as reports:

• A first French stage around Cherbourg, which IDL Pro Cycling also reports.
• A first time trial around Blois, according to La Nouvelle République.
• An S-shaped route that reaches the Alps before the Pyrenees, rather than a loop.
• A candidacy from the Col du Granon for a summit finish in 2027 or 2028, reported by Le Dauphiné.
• A mountain finish at Piau-Engaly in the Pyrenees, according to Velowire.
• A late Pyrenean stage over the Aubisque, Tourmalet, Hourquette d’Ancizan and Col de Portet, according to La Nouvelle République des Pyrénées.

IDL Pro Cycling separately reports that the Col de la Loze and ski stations such as Courchevel, Tignes and La Plagne have been linked with stage finishes. We will report the confirmed route on 22 October.

The Giro follows on 3 November

The Giro d’Italia presents its 2027 route in Rome on 3 November, Domestique reported. RCS Sport owner Urbano Cairo has confirmed a deal with the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, with the race expected to start in Trieste. Reports that the route will include the Mortirolo and Monte Zoncolan are, like the Tour rumours, unconfirmed.