Amaury Sport Organisation – owner and organizer of Le Tour de France – today announced Tour de France 2027 will start with three stages in Scotland, Wales, and England. The decision has been made to honor the great performances of English, Welsh, and Scottish riders in previous editions of Le Tour.

The 2027 Tour de France will start with stage 1 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Stage 2 will take the professional Tour peloton through the beautiful landscapes of Wales. Stage 3 will invite the riders to a grand battle on the streets and roads of England, before the Tour de France cyclists transfer to France via the Eurotunnel for the subsequent stages of Tour de France 2027. The Tour is expected to conclude with a parade stage into Paris, Capital of France.

Geraint Thomas was victorious Tour de France 2018. Bradley Wiggins won Tour de France 2012. Chris Boardman wore the the yellow jersey in the 1994, 1997, and 1998 editions of Tour de France. Sean Kelly wore the yellow race leader jersey in 1994. Mark Cavendish won 35 Tour de France stages (record) and wore the yellow jersey for one day in 2016.

David Millar wore the yellow jersey in three stages of Tour de France 2000. Tommy Simpson wore the yellow jersey in Tour de France 1962, before passing away under tragic circumstances on Le Mont Ventoux in southern France. 

Chris Froome won Tour de France 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Adam Yates has worn the yellow jersey for eight days – in four stages of Tour de France 2020 and four stages of Tour de France 2023, with more Tour success possible, as he has yet to retire from professional cycling.

The Tour de France visited England for the first time in 1974, where a stage was contested in the streets of Plymouth. The Tour de France marked the opening of the Channel Tunnel (Eurotunnel) in 1994, when stages were contested in Brighton and Portsmouth. Le Tour de France has started in England two times: in London in 2007, and in rainy Yorkshire in 2014.

The Tour de France Femmes 2027 will also start in Britain. 

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