Tour de France 2027 Route stage 2: Keswick - Liverpool

Saturday 3 July – Stage 2 of the Tour takes the riders 223 kilometres from Keswick to Liverpool. As on the opening day, the route heads south, but with more than 2,500 metres of climbing, it is a little more demanding, although a bunch sprint remains the most likely outcome.

Published on 9 November 2027

Type: predominantly flat
Favourites: sprinters

The start town of Keswick lies in the Lake District. After a gently undulating opening and a descent, there is little to report for several kilometres. Then comes the Jubilee Tower climb, a 3.8-kilometre ascent averaging 6.1%. It is the second kilometre that packs a punch, with stretches in double figures.

Within the next 24 kilometres, the riders tackle the Trough of Bowland (1.9 kilometres at 5.2%) and Waddington Fell (3.4 kilometres at 6.4%). At the summit of the latter, the second stage of the Tour is halfway through.

The race continues towards Greater Manchester, before turning west via the climb from Belmont along Rivington Road (2 kilometres at 4%). Parbold Hill (1.8 kilometres at 5.6%), 40 kilometres from the finish, is the final obstacle of the day.

The finish line is on The Strand in Liverpool, the broad thoroughfare running alongside the Mersey. Given the location, the organisers are confident of a royal sprint finish.

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