Women's Tour de France 2027 to feature stage through central London

The 2027 Women's Tour de France will include a 18-kilometer team time trial through central London, according to the latest route announcement. The stage, set for August 2, will pass by iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, and Hyde Park, culminating in front of Buckingham Palace.

This marks Britain as the first country outside France to host the start of both the men's and women's Tours in the same year, with stages passing through Scotland, England, and Wales. The women's Tour begins on July 30 with an 87km stage between Leeds and Manchester, followed by a 154km stage from Manchester to Sheffield the next day.

The route then moves across the English Channel and towards a climactic finish in the Massif Central, featuring a summit finish on stage seven at La Loge des Gardes and a final fight for the yellow jersey on stage nine at the Puy de Dome. The men's Tour, set to start on July 2, will begin with a 184km mostly flat stage from Edinburgh to Carlisle, followed by a 223km stage through the Forest of Bowland and a challenging 223km stage through Wales.

After crossing into France, the Tour will journey from Normandy to the Alps via the Jura mountains and then cross the Massif Central towards the Pyrenees, where the battle for the yellow jersey is expected to be decided.