The Tour de France is returning to the UK in 2027 with a start from Edinburgh

FILE - Tour De France riders cycle through the village of West Tanfield, England during the first stage of the race Saturday, July 5, 2014..

FILE - Tour De France riders cycle through the village of West Tanfield, England during the first stage of the race Saturday, July 5, 2014.. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)


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PARIS — Britain will host the Grand Départ of both the Tour de France and the women's version of the race in 2027. It will be the 28th time that the Tour de France starts from a foreign country, and the first time since 2014 that Britain hosts the start of cycling's biggest race. The 2007 Tour also started in Britain. For the Tour de France Femmes, it will be the first time holding stages in Britain. Full details have yet to be announced but organizers revealed that the men's Tour de France will begin in Edinburgh, Scotland. There will be stages in England and Wales, too.

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