Tour de France 2027 route pairs 71km of time trials with Pyrenean showdown

The 2027 Tour de France will feature 71 kilometres of individual time trials and a late Pyrenean mountain double after organisers unveiled the full route in Paris on Thursday.

The 114th edition is scheduled for 2–25 July, covering a provisional 3,479 kilometres between Edinburgh and Paris. Its opening three stages in Britain were announced in January; Thursday's presentation completed the route through France and confirmed the return of Montmartre on the final day.

The first time trial will cover 38 kilometres from Blois to Chambord on stage seven. A second, 33-kilometre test around Toulouse opens the final week on stage 16. Their combined distance is the longest for individual time trials at the Tour since 2012.

The Grand Colombier provides the first summit finish on stage nine, followed by Les Saisies on Bastille Day. The third summit finish comes at the Col du Portet on stage 18, the route's highest point at 2,215 metres.

That Pyrenean stage will combine the Tourmalet and Portet for the first time. Riders then face another mountain stage from Hasparren to Laruns before a flatter penultimate day ending in Libourne.

The course includes six mountain stages, two individual time trials and a total of 53,450 metres of climbing. Three rest days are scheduled, including one after the British opening.

Edinburgh's start will be the most northerly in Tour history. The British stages finish in Carlisle, Liverpool and Cardiff before the race resumes around Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. The final stage runs from Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to the Champs-Élysées, with Montmartre included for the third successive year.

Sources

• Route announcement — Tour de France (2026-10-22)
• 2027 route details — Tour de France (2026-10-22)
• Full route unveiled — AFP/RTL (2026-10-22)