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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lawrence Ostlere

Tour de France 2027 routes revealed as famous race returns to Britain for first time since 2014

First minister of Wales Eluned Morgan (centre), Tour de France 2018 winner Geraint Thomas (right), and director of the Tour de France Christian Prudhomme during the Tour de France 2027 Grand Depart route reveal at the Senedd in Cardiff - (PA)

Ten British host towns and cities have been revealed as the 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes routes were confirmed on Thursday.

The men’s race will begin in Edinburgh and take in Carlisle, the Lake District, Liverpool and Cardiff, while the Femmes race will start in Leeds and cross to Manchester, followed by a second stage across the Snake Pass from Manchester to Sheffield, before a third stage in London.

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