The 2027 Tour de France has announced the exciting details for its six British-based stages, marking a historic moment as both the men's and women's editions will commence in the UK.

The three-week men's race kicks off on 2 July with a stage from Edinburgh to Carlisle. This is followed by a route between Keswick and Liverpool, culminating in a grand depart stage from Welshpool to Cardiff on 4 July.

For the women's event, it begins on 30 July with a race from Leeds to Manchester. The competition then moves back across the Pennines to Yorkshire, culminating in a finish in Sheffield. The opening section of this nine-stage race concludes with a challenging team time trial around the streets of central London on 1 August.

This collaboration represents a first for both races in a Super Grand Depart, as announced at a ceremony hosted by the Tour's organisers, ASO, in Paris. Men's race director Christian Prudhomme highlighted the significance of this event, stating, "Just a few weeks apart, the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will each take their respective pelotons on a journey through the roads of the United Kingdom."

He emphasized the anticipated warm welcome and the emotional experience awaiting participants and spectators alike, noting the historical significance of the starting point at Edinburgh Castle, the northernmost in Tour history.

This marks the first occasion that both men's and women's events have taken place in the same nation outside France in the same year, continuing the legacy of previous UK stages held in 1974, 1994, 2007, and the Yorkshire Grand Depart in 2014.