London will play a key role when the⁢ Grand Departs of both the men’s and women’s editions of the Tour de France are held in the UK for the first time next ⁤year.

The ⁤men’s Grand Depart – a short series of stages that begin the world’s most⁣ famous cycling race – will⁣ begin with a route from Edinburgh to Carlisle on 2 July 2027 followed by stages from Keswick to Liverpool and Welshpool to Cardiff before resuming across the Channel.

London has no role in ⁤the men’s Grand Depart but will ⁣host the third stage of the Tour⁣ de France Femmes on 1 August 2027, after the race gets under way with routes from ⁢Leeds to Manchester and Manchester to Sheffield. Further details of the London⁢ stage⁢ will be revealed in the spring, organisers said.

It will mark the first time that any country outside of France has staged the Grand Departs of both the men’s and women’s races in the‍ same⁤ year and is being billed⁣ as the ⁢largest free sporting spectacle in British history.

Britain’s last hosting of a Tour de France Grand⁤ Depart – in 2014,when the men’s race travelled through Yorkshire,Cambridge,Essex and⁣ London – saw almost 5m fans ‍ line the streets to catch a glimpse of the world’s greatest ⁢road cyclists.

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