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Tour de France 2027 starts in Great Britain with men and women
The 2027 Tour de France Grand Départ will be a first "Super Grand Départ" in Great Britain, combining the men's and women's races. Organisers are already discussing the legacy they want. The Tour de Yorkshire, which followed the 2014 Tour, ended after the 2019 edition.
What this means
Legacy is already part of the 2027 conversation before any stage has been ridden.
The 2014 Grand Départ in Yorkshire had two stages and more than 2.5 million fans at the roadside. It was credited with a £128 million boost to the local economy. Participation across British Cycling's recreational programmes rose by 64% in 2014, and Yorkshire gained around 18,000 more cyclists by 2015. The Tour de Yorkshire then ended with the 2019 edition, after the resignation of Sir Gary Verity from Welcome to Yorkshire, postponement during COVID and financial issues. The Tour de Yorkshire, which followed the 2014 Tour, eventually left the calendar. The 2027 version is the first time both men's and women's Tours come to the same nation outside France in the same year. Cyclingnews framed its feature around exactly that gap, thirteen years on from Yorkshire.
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