The three British stages will run from Leeds to Manchester, then Manchester to Sheffield, before a London team time trial.
The 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will begin in Leeds on Friday 30 July, with the newly released route confirming a three-day British opening that ends in London on Sunday 1 August.
The race will leave Leeds for Manchester on its first day, cross Derbyshire on the second and finish with a team time trial in the capital. The schedule establishes the first British stage in the history of the women’s race and gives each host area a clearer picture of the roads and places involved.
Leeds route begins on the Headrow
Stage one will start on the Headrow in central Leeds. Riders will complete a partial city-centre loop that includes Boar Lane, Infirmary Street and Westgate before heading out through Woodhouse Lane, Hyde Park Corner and Otley Road towards Headingley.
From there, the route is due to run west on North Lane and Kirkstall Lane. It will cross the River Aire at Bridge Road in Kirkstall, then continue through parts of Bramley and Farnley before using Whitehall Road towards Drighlington. The riders will then cross into Kirklees and travel over the Pennines towards Manchester.
The detailed map is an important change from the earlier outline of the stage because it identifies the streets expected to form the Leeds section of the race. It does not amount to a final traffic plan. Local preparations are still expected to cover road closures and other measures needed to operate the event safely, with information planned for households and businesses on or near the route.
Derbyshire climbs lead to Sheffield
The second stage, on Saturday 31 July, will start in Manchester and enter Derbyshire through New Mills. The route is expected to include a 1.4km climb of Winnats Pass at a stated gradient of 12.3 per cent, followed by a 5.4km climb along Snake Pass at 4.6 per cent.
There will be intermediate sprints in Hope and beside Ladybower Reservoir before the race reaches Sheffield. The stage is listed as having close to 3,000 metres of climbing, underlining that the Manchester-to-Sheffield day is intended to be a major sporting test rather than simply a transfer between host cities.
Riders will face further ascents in Sheffield, including the Côte d’Oughtibridge and Côte de Jenkin Road. The finish will use the same finish-line location as the men’s Tour de France stage in 2014, although the approach is set to be from the opposite direction.
London hosts the final team time trial
On Sunday 1 August, the British opening will conclude with a team time trial through central London, finishing on The Mall. In this format, teams race against the clock rather than riders contesting a conventional mass-start road stage.
The London event is described as the first team time trial in the history of the Tour de France Femmes. The wider street-by-street course has not been set out in the material released so far, but the stage is planned to pass through central London and take in major landmarks.
With the dates, host cities and key sections of road now confirmed, attention will turn to local operational planning and to arrangements for spectators. The published route provides the clearest outline yet of how the women’s race will make its first visit to Britain, from its Leeds start to the finish in London.
