Tour de France 2027: Route

The 2027 Tour de France sets off from Edinburgh, Scotland, on 2 July. The opening week features a mix of sprint stages and opportunities for punchers. The Alps are on the menu in the second week, followed by the Pyrenees in the third, while the route also includes two individual time trials. Over a total distance of around 3,500 kilometres, the riders tackle a total of 53,450 metres of elevation gain.

Published on 29 September 2026
Last updated: 22 October

Race dates: Friday 2 July–Sunday 25 July
Race type: Grand Tour
Key stages: 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18 en 19
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Defending champion: Tadej Pogacar
Record holders: Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Tadej Pogacar (5 wins)

Grand Départ

The Tour de France gets under way in Edinburgh, Scotland, with an almost flat stage to Carlisle. The 1st stage starts with some rolling terrain, but gradually becomes so flat that it is hard to see anyone other than a sprinter pulling on the first yellow jersey. The 2nd stage should also suit the fast men, although the course is more challenging, as there is a hilly section is the middle section.

The 3rd stage is the toughest of the British trio. Eight punchy climbs are on the menu, while the final six comes within a 65-kilometre stretch in the second part of the race. The last of them, a 2-kilometre climb at 8.1%, is crested 12.5 kilometres from the finish.

After the Grand Départ in Great Britain, there is a rest day before the race resumes on French soil on Tuesday 6 July.

Week 1

The 4th stage is a loop starting and finishing in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. While there are no serious climbs along the way, the route is rarely flat. A punchy climb inside the final 10 kilometres sets the scene for a draggy, uphill finish. Sprinters or puncheurs? In the 5th stage, the riders head south from Pontorson to Plumelec, where the puncheurs are sure to have their chance to shine. The finish line is at the top of the Côte de Cadoudal, a climb of 1.7 kilometres at 6.2%.

Stage 6 should suit the fast men before the 7th stage will ba a 38-kilometre ITT over flat to gently rolling terrain. The 8th stage then serves up a 224-kilometre trek with a hilly second half. Featuring the Signal d’Uchon (5.7 kilometres at 5.7%, with the final kilometre averaging 9.4%) and the Côte de la Gourloye (2.4 kilometres at 5.3%), the final 20 kilometres are especially daunting.

The first proper summit finish is scheduled for the finale of the 9th stage, with the finish line atop the Grand Colombier.

Week 2

Stage 10 will give the riders a taste of the course for the 2027 World Road Race Championships, in which the Côte de Domancy will play a key role. The route takes the riders from Annecy to Sallanches and the riders will tackle the 2.5 kilometres climb at 9.4% for the final time with just under 9 kilometres remaining, before descending towards a flat run-in to the finish.

Starting in Cluses and finishing in Les Saisies, the 11th stage will then provide the second Alpine race. The finale is shaped by the Montée de Bisanne, a climb of 12.4 kilometres at 8.3%, while the total elevation gain adds up to 4,750 metres.

Stage 12 takes the Tour caravan from Chambéry to Valence, where the fast men are expected to shine. The 13th stage also looks promising for the sprinters, with the riders heading to Montpellier over flat to gently rolling roads.

From Montpellier, stage 14 heads back north to Mende, where the Côte de la Croix Neuve — aka the Montée Laurent Jalabert — serves up a 3-kilometre climb averaging 10.1% right in the finale. Stage 15 then head south again, crossing hilly terrain en route to Albi.

Week 3

ITT World Champion Evenepoel could have another opportunity to gain time, as stage 16 is an individual time trial starting and finishing in Toulouse. The following day, stage 17 sets off from the southern French city and heads to a likely sprint finish in Pau. The day after that, Pau serves as the starting point for the first of two decisive days in the Pyrenees.

Stage 18 is a monster day in the mountains, with the riders taking on the Col du Soulor, Col du Tourmalet and Hourquette d’Ancizan before finishing atop the Col de Portet. This brutal climb is 16 kilometres long and averages 8.7%.

Stage 19 serves up the Col de Burdincurutcheta, Col de Bagargui, Col de Soudet en Col de Marie Blanque, before a descent and a slightly uphill run-in through the Ossau Valley bring the stage to a close.

On the penultimate day, the riders leave the Pyrenees behind and head north. Stage 20 runs from Maubourguet to Libourne, where Mohoric took victory from the breakaway six Tours ago. Stage 21, as tradition dictates, finishes on the Champs-Élysées. Just like in the past two editions, the Côte de la Butte Montmartre spices up the finale.