Tour de France 2027: Results & News

The 2027 Tour de France will have its Grand Départ in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 2, 2027, with three stages in the UK followed by a journey through France from Brittany to the Alps and over to the Pyrenees, before the traditional finale in Paris on July 25.

The full Tour de France route was announced in Paris by race director Christian Prudhomme on October 22, 2026.

With 71 kilometres of time trials, Chris Froome believes it could a much closer contest for the yellow jersey than in recent years, where Tadej Pogačar has won by four minutes or more.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) will be looking to set the outright record for Tour de France victories in 2027, after claiming five between 2020 and 2026 and dominating the last three editions.

His closest rival, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) crashed out of the Tour in 2026 but had already fallen a demoralising 4:30 behind the Slovenian.

It could have been the effects of the Giro d'Italia, which Vingegaard won in his debut in May, or it could just be that Pogačar is on another level altogether.

After Vingegaard's departure, Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) held onto second place overall and is expected to be an even stronger competitor given his strengths in individual time trials.

The world champion in the discipline will be wary of the up-and-coming French talent Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM), who is also strong against the clock and could make great strides in his third pro year.

For Isaac del Toro, the third-place finisher in 2026, the time trials are not exactly his strongest suit, and he will need to make improvements if he wants another podium in 2027.

Summit finishes atop the Grand Colombier on stage 9, the Col du Portet on stage 18 and the punchy finish in Mende on stage 14 will be the main opportunities for the climbers to gain time.

How does the Tour de France work?

The 113th edition of the Tour de France starts in Barcelona on July 4 and ends three weeks later.

Riders have to cover all 21 stages of the 2026 Tour de France route.

The rider who completes the distance in the fastest time wins the race, also known as the 'overall classification'. Each day, the rider who has completed the entire distance raced the quickest is the leader of the Tour de France, and wears a yellow jersey to signify him as such.

Read more about the jerseys of the Tour de France and the Tour de France prize money.

There is a secondary time classification for the best rider under the age of 26, the best young riders' classification, and he wears a white jersey if leading.

Riders also gain points for their position at the end of each day of racing, known as "stages". There is a secondary prize for the rider who gains the most points - the points classification, and the leader each day wears a green jersey.

There are also points atop a select number of mountain passes for the first riders to cross the top, with more points available the harder the mountain is to climb. The leader of the mountains classification wears a white jersey with red polka dots.

Most days, the peloton race the distance of the Tour de France stage as a bunch. This year's Tour de France features two individual time trials, where riders race a set distance alone against the clock.

There are other prizes, too. Read about the Souvenir Henri Desgranges and Souvenir Jacques-Goddet.

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