{"id":811230,"date":"2026-10-23T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/811230\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T08:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:00:24","slug":"tour-de-france-2027-route-the-complete-stage-by-stage-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/811230\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2027 route – The complete stage-by-stage guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

2027 Tour de France<\/a> ventures into the United Kingdom for the Grand D\u00e9part in Scotland on July 2, and two long stages – to Liverpool and through Wales – before the race lands on home soil.<\/p>\n

There are two individual time trials, two major summit finishes, six stages for the sprinters and a load of opportunities for attacks through the Alps, Massif Central and Pyrenees before the race concludes in Paris on July 25 after almost 3,500 kilometres of racing.<\/p>\n

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Tadej Poga\u010dar will be vying for a record sixth Tour title, but will be challenged by Remco Evenepoel over the 71 kilometres of time trials and by Jonas Vingegaard in the high mountains.<\/p>\n

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See also: Tour de France 2027 route unveiled with British start, 71km of time trials, and a brutal queen stage as highlights<\/a><\/p>\n

Stage 1: Friday, July 2, 2027 – Edinburgh > Carlisle, 185 km – Flat<\/p>\n

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A relatively flat start to the Tour de France could see the first sprinter in the maillot jaune in years, but it’s a long and complicated road that’s not entirely flat, with some punchy climbs and wind that could foil the sprinters.<\/p>\n

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C\u00f4te de Melrose (2.2km at 6.7%), km. 65Stage 2: Saturday, July 3, 2027 – Keswick > Liverpool, 223 km – Hilly<\/p>\n

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This stage is quite long at 223 kilometres and riddled with small climbs that will hamper the sprinters’ ability to enjoy the relatively flat finish in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

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C\u00f4te de Jubilee Tower (3.8km at 6.1%), km. 88C\u00f4te de Trough of Bowland (1.9km at 5.2%), km. 98.5C\u00f4te de Waddington Fell (3.4km at 6.4%), km. 112C\u00f4te de Belmont (2km at 4%), km. 152.5C\u00f4te de Parbold (1.8km at 5.6%), km. 183Stage 3: Sunday, July 4, 2027 – Welshpool > Cardiff, 223 km – Hilly<\/p>\n

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Someone should make a one-day Classic out of this 223-kilometre stage from Welshpool to Cardiff. With seven named climbs and a couple of real stingers like the 11% Hengoed climb in the late stages, this one could get very interesting for the GC contenders if they haven’t studied up on the style of racing.<\/p>\n

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C\u00f4te d’Epynt (3.7km at 7.9%), km. 85.5C\u00f4te de Bannau Brycheiniog (6.6km at 3.5%), km. 121.5C\u00f4te de Rhigos (4.6km at 5.8%), km. 145.5C\u00f4te de Penrhys (1.3km at 10.1%), km. 160.5C\u00f4te de Maerdy (1.5km at 8.7%), km. 169C\u00f4te de Hengoed (700 m at 11%), km. 197.5C\u00f4te de Caerphilly (2km at 8.1%), km. 210.5Stage 4: Tuesday, July 6, 2027 – Cherbourg-en-Cotentin > Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, 171 km – Hilly<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: ASO)Stage 5: Wednesday, July 7, 2027 – Pontorson > Plumelec, 178 km – Hilly<\/p>\n

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A punchy stage to Plumelec is one for the powerful sprinters like Mads Pedersen or Matthew Brennan. The C\u00f4te de Cadoudal (1.7km at 6.2%) is climbed twice at the end.<\/p>\n

Stage 6: Thursday, July 8, 2027 – Vannes > Angers, 193 km – Hilly<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: ASO)Stage 7: Friday, July 9, 2027 – Blois > Chambord, 38 km – Individual time-trial<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: ASO)Stage 8: Saturday, July 10, 2027 – Bourges > Le Creusot, 224 km – Hilly<\/p>\n

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C\u00f4te de la Croix de la Lib\u00e9ration (4.6km at 5.3%), km. 189Signal d’Uchon (5.7km at 5.7%), km. 206.5Stage 9: Sunday, July 11, 2027 – Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux > Grand Colombier, 162 km – Mountain<\/p>\n

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One of just two high-altitude summit finishes, the stage to Grand Colombier on stage 9 will be one of the key moments of the 2027 Tour de France.<\/p>\n

Categorised climbs:<\/p>\n

Col du Berthiand (6.3km at 7.5%), km. 57.5C\u00f4te des Neyrolles (3.6km at 7.7%), km. 77Col de Richemond (7.7km at 6%), km. 115Grand Colombier (17.4km at 7.1%), km. 162Stage 10: Tuesday, July 13, 2027 – Annecy > Sallanches, 171 km – Mountain<\/p>\n

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A preview of the combined 2027 UCI World Championships, stage 10 features the C\u00f4te de Domancy twice out of six climbs, making for a tough stage that could well bring some surprises.<\/p>\n

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Col du Plan du Sal\u00e8ve (9.6km at 5.4%), km. 26Mont\u00e9e de Brison (5km at 10.2%), km. 74C\u00f4te de Domancy (2.5km at 9.4%), km. 111.5Mont\u00e9e du Bettex (5.5km at 8%), km. 126.5C\u00f4te du Plateau d’Assy (5.1km at 7.5%), km. 147.5C\u00f4te de Domancy (2.5km at 9.4%), km. 162Stage 11: Wednesday, July 14, 2027 – Cluses > Les Saisies, 150 km – Mountain<\/p>\n

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The third of a difficult string of stages, the finish at le Saisies is just past the summit of the Mont\u00e9e de Bisanne – a fairly steep 12.5km ascent averaging 8.3%. This one has Poga\u010dar written all over it.<\/p>\n

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Col de la Colombi\u00e8re (15.9 km at 7%), km. 16Col de la Croix Fry (7.2 km at 5.5%), km. 40Col de la Forclaz de Queige (5.1 km at 8.2%), km. 85Col du Pr\u00e9 (12.6 km at 7.8%), km. 113Mont\u00e9e de Bisanne (12.4 km at 8.3%), km. 146Stage 12: Thursday, July 15, 2027 – Chamb\u00e9ry > Valence, 162 km – Hilly<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: ASO)Stage 13: Friday, July 16, 2027 – Aubenas > Montpellier, 164 km – Flat<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: ASO)Stage 14: Saturday, July 17, 2027 – Montpellier > Mende, 199 km – Mountain<\/p>\n

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The finish in Mende on the C\u00f4te de la Croix Neuve a.k.a. Mont\u00e9e Jalabert has produced memorable finishes, starting with Laurent’s victory in 1995. It was the place where Joaquim Rodriguez managed to get the better of Alberto Contador in 2010, and where Steve Cummings gave the African team MTN-Qhubeka their first Tour stage win in 2015. Michael Matthews was the last winner here in 2022, but the approach is far more difficult in 2027.<\/p>\n

Categorised climbs:<\/p>\n

Col du Vent (8.4 km at 5.8%), km. 40.5Col de la Lusette (11.6 km at 7.3%), km. 108.5C\u00f4te de l’Estrade (5.7 km at 8.3%), km. 175C\u00f4te de la Croix Neuve (3 km at 10.1%), km. 197.5Stage 15: Sunday, July 18, 2027 – Rodez > Albi, 169 km – Hilly<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: ASO)Stage 16: Tuesday, July 20, 2027 – Toulouse > Toulouse, 33 km – Individual time-trial<\/p>\n

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The second individual time trial of the Tour on stage 16 is 33km long and mostly flat, except for a single categorised climb, the C\u00f4te de Pech David – a short but steep ascent – in the second half of the race. It only climbs 100m but it does so over just 800m of tarmac.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4te de Pech David (800 m at 12.4%), km. 24Stage 17: Wednesday, July 21, 2027 – Muret > Pau, 186 km – Flat<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: ASO)Stage 18: Thursday, July 22, 2027 – Pau > Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, 174 km – Mountain<\/p>\n

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The queen stage of the 2027 Tour de France, stage 18 from Pau to the Col du Portet takes riders over 2000 metres in altitude twice – the first time over the Col du Tourmalet midway through the 174km stage, and then at the finish, with two other medium mountains for good measure.<\/p>\n

Categorised climbs:<\/p>\n

Col du Soulor (11.8 km at 7.3%), km. 50Col du Tourmalet (19 km at 7.4%), km. 106.5Hourquette d’Ancizan (8.2 km at 5.1%), km. 140.5Saint-lary-soulan Col du Portet (16 km at 8.7%), km. 174Stage 19: Friday, July 23, 2027 – Hasparren > Laruns, 160 km – Mountain<\/p>\n

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The climbing continues on stage 19 with four major ascents including the last chance for glory on the Col de Marie Blanque with 18.5km to go. It’s the last major mountain of the Tour since the penultimate stage has been given to the sprinters.<\/p>\n

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Col de Burdincurutcheta (8.7 km at 9.3%), km. 44.5Col de Bagargui (4.8 km at 6.4%), km. 52.5Col de Soudet (15.1 km at 7.2%), km. 95.5Col de Marie Blanque (7.7 km at 8.6%), km. 141.5Stage 20: Saturday, July 24, 2027 – Maubourguet > Libourne, 198 km – Flat<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: ASO)Stage 21: Sunday, July 25, 2027 – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines > Paris Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es, 116 km – Flat<\/p>\n

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After much debate, the Montmartre climb ended up in the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris, with riders tackling the hill, that made its debut in pro cycling during the Olympic Games in 2024, three times. In 2026, the sprinters very nearly caught Mathieu van der Poel, but he held on just long enough to win the stage over teammate Jasper Philipsen.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4te de la Butte Montmartre (1 km \u00e0 6.5 %), 74C\u00f4te de la Butte Montmartre (1 km \u00e0 6.5 %), 90C\u00f4te de la Butte Montmartre (1 km \u00e0 6.5 %), 106<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The 2027 Tour…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":811231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-811230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/811231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}