The route of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift has been revealed in Paris. With nine stages, the race begins in Britain for the first time, before entering France, heading south and getting increasingly hillier before an epic showdown in the Massif Central atop the legendary Puy de Dôme.
Totalling 1,156 kilometers with a total elevation gain of 17,665 meters, although the race does not go to the Alps or Pyrenees, the nine days still pack in plenty of punch. Key stages include a hilly, attacking beginning in the north of England, before a 18 kilometer team time trial on stage 3 in London. France then brings many hilly stages, a test for the sprinters and two mountain days before finishing on the 11.3-kilometer at 7.8% Le Géant des Dômes. The climb is the site of one of the most famous photographs ever taken in cycling history, of Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor jostling for position on its slopes in 1964.
“The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is the pinnacle of our sport, and with today’s route announcement, we once again are looking forward to racing this great event,” says Ro De Jonckere, General Manager. “The 2027 route looks set to deliver a real test, with nine challenging stages and an iconic finale on the Puy de Dôme. The Grand Départ in the UK comes with its challenges, but with a handful of British staff members on our team, I’m sure we will receive a warm welcome. The Tour is a major highlight of our season, but our ambitions extend across the entire WorldTour calendar, and we’re focused on delivering strong, consistent performances throughout the year.”
The biggest race in the world, since its re-establishment in 2022, the Tour de France Femmes has grown exponentially every year. In 2026, the race pulled in more than 100 million viewing hours in Europe alone, with the women’s race audience ever-approaching the same size as the men’s race.
Tour de France Femmes 2027 stage-by-stage
7/30 Stage 1 | Leeds – Manchester (85.7 km) Flat
We begin in the North of England and follow in the footsteps of the 2024 men’s Tour de France, with the stage starting in the city of Leeds. The first-ever Tour de France Femmes held in Britain, stage 1 takes the peloton heads over the hilly Pennines and the north of the Peak District, taking in three QOM points before heading to Greater Manchester and battling for the first yellow jersey on Deansgate, a long straight road in the city. The stage favors puncheurs, but may well end in a competitive bunch sprint.
7/31 Stage 2 | Manchester – Sheffield (154.4 km) Hilly
A hillier, longer and more challenging test on the second day, reminiscent of an Ardennes Classic, but held in Yorkshire, stage 2 will be a brute. Covering almost 3,000 meters of climbing and six categorized climbs that include Winnats Pass (1.4km at 12.3%) and Snake Pass (5.4km at 4.6%) in the middle, it then approaches Sheffield and the potential springboards of Côte d’Oughtibridge (1.5 km at 9.1%) and Côte de Jenkin Road (0.8 km at 10.8%). With barely any flat in sight, stage 2 will already bring the GC contenders to the fore.
8/1 Stage 3 | London (18 km) Team Time Trial
We end our trip to England in the capital city with the Tour de France Femmes’ first TTT. In a stunning setting, the course passes many of London’s iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, and Tower Bridge. A race against the clock, it will lay the groundwork for when the race heads back home to France.
8/2 Stage 4 | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage – Calais (123 km) Hilly
Our first day in France takes us along the windswept northern coastline. Rolling with four categorized climbs and the potential for crosswinds, this won’t be a simple walk in the park for the sprinters. After the final climb up the Cap Blanc-Nez (0.9 km at 7.7%), there are 12 kilometers for the sprint trains, or what remains of them, to get into gear.
8/3 Stage 5 | Neufchâtel-en-Bray – Magnanville (161 km) Hilly
There’s no letup from the hills in the opening half of the race, with stage 5 taking in 1,940 meters of elevation gain and eight categorized climbs between one and two kilometers in length. There is then an uphill finish in Magnanville, so like stage 2, this is an Ardennes-style stage, ideal for puncheurs and GC favorites.
8/4 Stage 6 | Orléns – Bourges (138 km) Flat
Stage 6 brings a reprieve from all of that climbing. Without any topographical challenges on the course, the route through the Sologne and the Berry countryside is the best opportunity of the week for sprinters. For GC riders, it’s heads down, get to the finish and prepare for a mountainous finale to the race.
8/5 Stage 7 | Nevers – La Loge des Gardes (155 km) Mountains
Host to two stage finishes in Paris-Nice, the 6.7 km at 7.1% La Loge des Gardes is truly one for the best climbers. The tree-lined, sharp slopes reward explosivity, while a long drag up to the Côte du Point du Jour before the final ascent will thin the peloton and ready the climbers.
8/6 Stage 8 | La Bourboule – Clermont-Ferrand (151 km) Mountains
With a profile like an upturned saw and 3,000 meters of climbing, the penultimate stage is as gruelling as it is spectacular. Set in the verdant hills of the Massif Central, the peloton passes over five tough categorized climbs, ending with the Côte de Charade. 6 kilometers at 5.9%, the climb then plateaus, before kicking up again and descending into Clermont-Ferrand. A day for the complete rider who is both an excellent climber and a daredevil descender.
8/7 Stage 9 | Clermont-Ferrand – Puy de Dôme (170 km) Mountains
At 170 kilometers and with 3,840 meters of climbing, the Tour’s finale is the longest stage with the most climbing packed in of the week. A tough day in the saddle, just like in 1964, the battle for the Maillot Jaune will come down to the steep slopes of the Puy de Dôme.
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