Overview
- The race, which revealed its UK Grand Départ on Monday, will run Leeds–Manchester on 30 July 2027, then Manchester–Sheffield, before an 18km team time trial in central London ending on The Mall.
- ASO confirmed the London test is the first team time trial in the women’s Tour de France, with full details of the capital’s circuit to follow later in 2026.
- Both the men’s Tour and the Tour de France Femmes will begin in Britain in 2027, marking the first time the two events start in the same foreign country in the same year.
- Race director Marion Rousse called stage two the hardest Grand Départ day yet, citing roughly 3,000m of climbing over Snake Pass, Winnats Pass, and steep Sheffield ascents such as Jenkin Road.
- Officials project multi‑million roadside crowds and local economic gains, with CityAM reporting a £12m boost for London, as British Cycling rolls out programs to draw more girls and women into the sport.