Tour de France 2027 Route Revealed: Grand Depart in Scotland and Mount Ventoux Omitted

Organizers officially unveiled the route for the 114th edition of the Tour de France on Thursday at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The upcoming men's race is scheduled to run from July 2 to July 25, beginning with an unprecedented Grand Depart in Edinburgh, Scotland—marking the northernmost start in the history of the event and its 28th foreign departure. Spanning 3,479 kilometers across 21 stages and three rest days, the course features seven flat stages, six undulating stages, six mountain stages with three summit finishes, and two individual time trials.

The race will offer a total of 71 kilometers against the clock, divided into a 38-kilometer flat test between Blois and Chambord and a 33-kilometer individual time trial around Toulouse that includes the climb of Pech David. This heavier emphasis on time-trial mileage marks the highest amount since 2012, a factor that could potentially favor specialists such as Remco Evenepoel. Tadej Pogacar is expected to enter the race as the heavy favorite as he pursues a record-breaking sixth career victory.

Following the opening stages in the United Kingdom—taking riders through Carlisle, Liverpool, and Cardiff—the peloton will transfer to Normandy for a stage around Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. The route then moves through Brittany before heading toward the Alps and the Pyrenees. Notably absent from the 2027 route are legendary climbs such as Mont Ventoux, the Galibier, and Alpe d'Huez. Instead, the race will tackle ascents like the Grand Colombier, Les Saisies, and the Col du Portet, which at 2,215 meters serves as the highest point of the race during the 18th stage following a passage over the historic Tourmalet.

In the final stages, the penultimate leg will take the riders over a 198-kilometer course from Maubourguet to Libourne, passing through the Lot-et-Garonne department via Sos, Casteljaloux, and Cocumont. The race will conclude on July 25 on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, featuring a triple ascent of the Montmartre climb on the final day, much like the previous two editions.

Alongside the men's presentation, organizers also detailed the route for the Tour de France Femmes, which will take place from July 30 to August 7. The women's race will kick off in Leeds, England—which previously hosted the men's Grand Depart in 2014—and will feature early stages across Yorkshire and Manchester before introducing the event's first-ever team time trial in London over an 18-kilometer urban course.

After crossing the English Channel, the women's peloton will navigate stages in northern France, including a windy route past cap Blanc-Nez and a flat sprinting opportunity between Orléans and Bourges. The race will conclude in the Auvergne region with three demanding days, highlighted by a brutal final stage finishing at the summit of the Puy de Dôme, covering 170 kilometers and 3,840 meters of positive elevation gain. Dutch rider Demi Vollering will look to defend her crown against a competitive field on the challenging new course.