2027 Tour de France Femmes route | Team time trial in London and finale up Puy-de-Dôme
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Follow us on GoogleThe route for the Tour de France Femmes has been announced! We’re in for nine spectacular stages, starting in England and featuring a team time trial in London. Across the Channel, the battle for the yellow jersey is set to get really interesting, with a sensational finale on the Puy-de-Dôme.
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Grand Départ in England, including team time trial in London
Just like the men’s Tour de France, the Tour de France Femmes will start in the United Kingdom next year. But while the men begin in Edinburgh, the women will start a bit further south, in England. The first stage is short, running between Leeds and Manchester. And here, too, the yellow jersey seems within reach for the fast women.
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But things get a lot tougher right away. Between Manchester and Sheffield, there’s a significant amount of elevation gain, with short but brutal climbs. The final stretch features several steep hills, which is music to the attackers’ ears. The British opening weekend wraps up in London, where an 18-kilometre team time trial is on the schedule—the first in the Tour de France Femmes.
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Lorena Wiebes has a chance to win a second yellow jersey.
Opportunities for breakaway riders, finale at Puy-de-Dôme
This is followed by a stage along the French coast, finishing in Calais. Note: the wind could play a role. It’s also the same final stretch where Wout van Aert, wearing the yellow jersey, soared to victory like an albatross in 2022—so the punchy attackers will have a field day. They’ll keep pushing all the way to Magnanville, with a grueling final stretch and an uphill sprint. What a start to the race in France!
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In Bourges, on the fifth stage, the sprinters will finally get another chance. That’s followed by the first mountain finish, at La Loge des Gardes. This is where Tadej Pogacar won Paris-Nice in 2023, and where João Almeida did the same last year. It looks like a tough final climb that will really separate the field. And we’ll keep climbing in the Auvergne, with six climbs and a finish in Clermont-Ferrand.
That’s also where the riders will set off on the final stage, the queen stage. 170 kilometers and 3,800 meters of elevation gain: a leg-breaker, with a notorious finish—the Puy-de-Dôme is hosting a Tour de France Femmes finish for the first time. The outcome will be decided on this legendary volcano.
Stages of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes
Stage 1 - Friday, July 30, 2027: Leeds - Manchester (87.5 km)
Stage 2 - Saturday, July 31, 2027: Manchester - Sheffield (154.4 km)
Stage 3 - Sunday, August 1, 2027: London (team time trial, 18 km)
Stage 4 - Monday, August 2, 2027: Le Touquet-Paris-Plage - Calais (123 km)
Stage 5 - Tuesday, August 3, 2027: Neufchatel-en-Bray - Magnanville (161 km)
Stage 6 - Wednesday, August 4, 2027: Orléans - Bourges (138 km)
Stage 7 - Thursday, August 5, 2027: Nevers - La Loge des Gardes (155 km)
Stage 8 - Friday, August 6, 2027: La Bourboule - Clermont-Ferrand
Stage 9 - Saturday, August 7, 2027: Clermont-Ferrand - Puy-de-Dôme (170 km)
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Clarice has been following cycling her whole life, wroting about Thibaut Pinot (among others) for her university magazine while earning her masters in Journalism. She is passionate about furthering equality in sports coverage, and has taken huge inspiration from pillars of women’s cycling like Beryl Burton, Marianne Vos, and Laura Kenny.
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- TotalEnergies’ sponsor situation makes this whole race for an invitation feel a bit academic unless they can secure funding. Hope they get it sorted—I’d love to see more teams get a crack at the Tour.cadencekingm21-10-2026
- Why do some teams get automatic invitations while others need a wildcard? Is it mainly based on their ranking from last year?robert6521-10-2026
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- - The bike may be quick, but the article seems a bit too ready to credit the equipment for the result. Remco’s the one producing those watts—though I’ll admit, two minutes is a pretty convincing test ride.jennifer1918-10-2026
- - I’m still learning how time trials work: if Evenepoel caught Jay Vine, does that mean Vine started earlier, and do riders set off at fixed intervals?tourdeforce918-10-2026
- - A flat Tour TT on these roads would be brilliant viewing. Wide, fast courses really let the specialists show what they can do.davidm18-10-2026
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