London to host historic first team time trial for Tour de France Femmes in 2027

Cat Ferguson (left), with race director Marion Rousse and Flora Perkins outside Buckingham Palace. Photograph: Charlie Forgham-Bailey/SWpix.com/Shutterstock

London will provide the backdrop for a landmark moment in cycling history as it hosts the first team time trial in the women’s Tour de France next year.

The best riders in the women’s peloton will race against the clock as teams, on a central London circuit of approximately 18km, pass the Houses of Parliament, London Eye and Tower Bridge, culminating in a finish on the Mall.