Today, in Paris, the technical guide for the Tour de France 2027 was released. Below we report the most important technical data that we will see during the race.
Stage Types
Flat stages: 7.
Hilly stages: 6.
Mountain stages: 6, with 3 mountain finishes (Grand Colombier, Les Saisies, Saint-Lary-Soulan — Col du Portet).
Individual time trial: 2.
Rest days: 3.
Grand Départ and Foreign Starts
This is the most northern Grand Départ in Tour history and is the 28th foreign start. Finally, it is the 3rd start in Great Britain (after London 2007 and Yorkshire 2014).
Geographic Distribution (in France)
Regions crossed in France: 9 regions.
Departments: 39
Absolute Debuts (Unprecedented Locations)
Out of a total of 38 stage towns, 9 are making their Tour 2027 debut:
Edinburgh — start of stage 1.
Carlisle — finish of stage 1.
Keswick — start of stage 2.
Liverpool — finish of stage 2.
Welshpool — start of stage 3.
Cardiff — finish of stage 3.
Pontorson — start of stage 5.
Les Saisies — finish of stage 11.
Hasparren — start of stage 19.
Individual Time Trials
Stage 7: 38 km (between Blois and Chambord).
Stage 16: 33 km (in the Toulouse area).
Total time trial distance: 38 + 33 = 71 km. The total of 71 km is noted as the highest value since 2012.
Mountains and Elevation
Mountain ranges involved (in order): Massif Central, Jura, Alps, Pyrenees.
Highest point of the 2027 Tour: Col du Portet at 2,215 m (finish of stage 18).
Total elevation gain for the entire race: 53,450 m.
Mountain Finishes
Grand Colombier — mountain finish (mountain stage).
Les Saisies — mountain finish (stage 11).
Saint-Lary-Soulan — mountain finish (mountain stage).
Col du Portet — finish of stage 18, elevation 2,215 m.
Intermediate Sprints
An intermediate sprint is scheduled in each road stage.
Time Bonuses
Time bonuses at the finish of each road stage for the first three classified riders: 10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively.
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