IN BRIEF
The 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will start in Leeds on Friday 30 July and finish on Saturday 7 August at the summit of the Puy de Dôme. ASO presented the route in Paris on Thursday 22 October: nine stages and 1,156 km before official approval, including three stages in England. Stage 3 will be an 18 km team time trial through the streets of London, a format the organiser presents as a first in the race’s history. The final two stages, both mountain stages, are raced in the Massif Central.
| Stage 1 | Leeds toManchester |
| Stage 2 | Manchester toSheffield |
| Stage 3 | London, 18 km team time trial |
| Stage 4 | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage toCalais |
| Stage 5 | Neufchâtel-en-Bray toMagnanville |
| Stage 6 | Orléans toBourges |
| Stage 7 | Nevers toLa Loge des Gardes |
| Stage 8 | La Bourboule toClermont-Ferrand |
| Stage 9 | Clermont-Ferrand toPuy de Dôme |
| Total distance | 1,156 km (before official approval) |
For its sixth edition, the Tour de France Femmes keeps the 2026 format of nine stages. They break down into four flat stages, two hilly stages, two mountain stages and one team time trial. As of 25 October, the route page on the race’s official website listed no individual time trial.
The 2027 Tour de France Femmes starts in England
Two countries host the race: the United Kingdom, with England, then France. Stages 1 to 3 cross six English counties. Stage 1 links Leeds to Manchester and stage 2 Manchester to Sheffield, with the riders crossing the Pennines.
The day after the finish in Sheffield comes the team time trial: 18 km through central London, with teams of seven riders and a finish on The Mall. “The Team Time Trial has always been one of the most exciting and spectacular formats in cycling,” said Marion Rousse, director of the Tour de France Femmes.
Back in France between Le Touquet and Calais
The race returns to France at Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, where the fourth stage starts for Calais. From there it crosses eleven departments spread over six regions. Next come Neufchâtel-en-Bray – Magnanville, Orléans – Bourges, then Nevers – La Loge des Gardes.
A finale on the Puy de Dôme
The outcome will be decided in the Massif Central. The eighth stage runs from La Bourboule to Clermont-Ferrand. The ninth sets off again from Clermont-Ferrand to finish at the summit of the Puy de Dôme. ASO presents it as the longest stage of the race, and the final climb is 11.3 km long. This historic climb returned to the Tour in 2023 after a long absence.
