Overview
- Organisers published the full men’s five-stage route on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, showing about 910km (565 miles) of racing from Lincolnshire to Earlston in the Scottish Borders.
- Stage one starts and finishes in Lincoln and finishes with five ascents of the cobbled Michaelgate climb on a city-centre circuit.
- Stage three runs Hull to Beverley over about 200.6km with 1,612m of ascent and ends with four passages of a 16km circuit finishing at Beverley Racecourse.
- Stage four from Helmsley to Leyburn includes major Yorkshire Dales climbs such as Greenhow Bank, Greets Moss and Grinton Moor, with Leyburn hosting a Tour finish for the first time.
- Organisers highlight local benefits, citing British Cycling–commissioned GSIQ research that the 2025 Tours brought a £62.3m cumulative economic impact, and say the women’s routes will be announced soon while volunteers are being recruited.