2027 Tour de France

Tickets for Edinburgh Tour de France opening ceremony on sale for as much as £99, despite previous team presentations being free of charge

Tickets for the event, which will be held within the grounds of Edinburgh Castle, will be available for £27, £59, and £79, with ‘premier’ seats selling for £99

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 12:12
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Active travel minister criticises Reform Council abandoning free parking after it didn’t improve footfall; Obstructive lorries and careless driving captured on Cycleway; London TTT confirmed as Tour de France routes revealed + more on the live blog

A Thursday live blog peaks when Callum has the delightful sight of Christian Prudhomme striding across a stage talking earnestly of sporting legends and the wonders of various tourist boards

Thu, Oct 22, 2026 10:00
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Invest £30 million in safe cycling schemes to leave lasting legacy for British Tour de France Grands Départs, prime minister told

“A £30 million Government investment would create safe, accessible places to ride, helping people improve their health, build confidence on a bike, and connect with others in their community,” a group of cycling stakeholders and civic leaders said in an open letter to Andy Burnham

Thu, Aug 27, 2026 12:14
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“People don’t want to leave a shop feeling like somebody is about to hit them with a bike”: Businesses call for town centre cycle ban, despite “insufficient evidence” of dangerous cycling; YouTube coverage for Tour of Britain Women + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday, drops of water are finally falling from the sky (at least where I am), and Ryan Mallon’s back with a suitably cooler, damper iteration of your favourite cycling live blog

Tue, Aug 18, 2026 09:57
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Council confident Tour de France will be safe to race up Snake Pass despite “numerous active landslips”

Organisers admit contingency in place amid ongoing saga of roadworks and road closures on iconic climb, Derbyshire County Council having previously suggested “it’s not possible to say if work will be completed” in time for 2027 Tour de France Femmes

Tue, Apr 21, 2026 13:29
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“Transformational” cycling schemes saved NHS over £13 million, new research reveals – as governing bodies call for £30m “targeted public investment” to leave lasting Tour de France legacy and turn Britain into “true nation of cyclists”

According to the data, the Places to Ride programme has delivered over £100m in health and social value since it was launched in 2019

Fri, Jan 23, 2026 13:19
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“There needed to be a cycle map for London that made safety its focus”: Homemade cycle map racks up a million views; Fans plea for free-to-air coverage of the Grands Départs; Blogger calls out lack of segregated cycle lanes in city + more on the live blog

Callum is here, googling tourist activities in Welshpool whilst bringing you the best of Friday's two-wheeled ecosystem

Fri, Jan 16, 2026 09:33
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“Historic day for British sport”: Leeds, Liverpool, London, and Cardiff confirmed as 2027 Tour de France host cities – as talks over free-to-air TV coverage of UK Grand Départ “ongoing”

Leeds will host the start of the Tour de France Femmes, it was confirmed today, making it the third city to welcome both the men’s and women’s Tours, while the men’s race will feature stage finishes in Carlisle, Liverpool, and Cardiff

Thu, Jan 15, 2026 18:00
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Scottish Tour de France Grand Départ budget trebles to over £10 million

The 2027 Grand Départ of the men's Tour de France was only initially budgeted at £3.3 million between Edinburgh Council and the Scottish government

Wed, Dec 17, 2025 15:01
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Edinburgh to host start of 2027 Tour de France: Tour director “optimistic” about free-to-air TV coverage of UK Grand Départ

It was also confirmed that the first three stages of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes will take place in the UK, with full details of the Grand Départ, featuring Scotland, Wales, and England, to be unveiled in the autumn

Wed, Mar 19, 2025 18:00
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