Le Tour · Edition 114 · 2027
The countdown to the Tour de France starts here
The 2027 Grand Départ is hosted in the UK, starting in Edinburgh before stages in Scotland, England and Wales.
Until the Grand Départ of the 114th Tour de France — Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 July 2027.
2027 Grand Départ
Merchandise collection
The Tour is coming back to the UK in 2027. Celebrate the Grand Départ with our limited-edition collection of jerseys, prints and souvenirs — designed for British fans who live for July.
Maillot Jaune UK 2027
Limited jersey
Grand Départ Edinburgh Tee
Cotton tee
2027 Route Screen Print
A2 poster
Yellow & Black Cycling Cap
Classic cap
The race in numbers
What the Tour actually is
The Tour de France is the biggest annual sporting event on earth: three weeks, 21 stages and roughly 3,300 kilometres of racing around France each July. Riders compete for the overall win — the maillot jaune — as well as sprint points, mountain points, stage victories and team honours.
Recent winners
Who has been winning
Classifications
The four jerseys
Maillot jaune
Yellow
General classification — lowest cumulative time.
Maillot vert
Green
Points classification, usually won by a sprinter.
Polka dot
White with red dots
King of the Mountains, points at summits.
Maillot blanc
White
Best young rider aged 25 or under.
Where it's won and lost
Legendary climbs
Col du Tourmalet
2,115 mPyrenees
Used more than 85 times — the Tour's most-climbed giant.
Alpe d'Huez
1,850 mAlps
21 numbered hairpins, each named after a stage winner.
Mont Ventoux
1,910 mProvence
The bald 'Giant of Provence', where Tom Simpson died in 1967.
Col du Galibier
2,642 mAlps
The Tour's spiritual high point since 1911.
Col d'Izoard
2,360 mAlps
The lunar Casse Déserte, scene of Coppi and Bobet legends.
Col de la Loze
2,304 mAlps
A modern brute with ramps above 20%.
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