The Tour de France first visited Great Britain in 1974, heading to Plymouth in Southern England for what was a very brief stay, just long enough for a circuit stage. Twenty years later, the race returned to mark the recent opening of the Channel Tunnel, the 1994 Tour riders speeding through it by train before contesting two stages, the first finishing in Brighton and the second in Portsmouth.
In the 21st century, the Tour de France has received a very warm welcome during two memorable Grand Départs, initially in London in 2007 and then in Leeds in 2014.
This relationship will take on a new dimension in the summer of 2027 as a consequence of welcoming the leading male and female riders in quick succession. While the Tour de France will visit Scotland for the first time, kicking off in Edinburgh, and subsequently make a first visit to Wales before moving on from Great Britain, the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will explore England, crossing Yorkshire and Greater Manchester before reaching London on the third day of racing.
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
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