Historic opening stage in Edinburgh
Edinburgh will host the start of the 2027 Tour de France on Friday 2 July next year, with the route for the historic opening stage - the Grande Départ - starting at Edinburgh Castle. This is the first time the Tour de France has visited Scotland.
The 184km opening stage will take riders from Edinburgh through
- Midlothian
- the Scottish Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- before closing outside Carlisle Castle.
Hosting one of the world’s biggest sporting events is a great accolade for our city. There will be a huge buzz throughout Edinburgh with many opportunities to watch andget involved and to know how it will impact on local services and businesses.
We are working with the event organisers to make sure that residents and businesses have all the information they need to get involved and attend events. The Tour de France website has more information on the Grande Depart and the other legs of the event thoughout the UK. You can also find out how to get involved or sign up for regular updates.
Route through Edinburgh
T
he Edinburgh leg of the route will begin at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, then:
- Royal Mile
- North Bridge
- Princes Street
- The Mound
- Lawnmarket
- Castle esplanade
- Johnston Terrace
- Castle Terrace
- Lady Lawson Street
- Grassmarket
- Victoria Street
- George IV Bridge
- Chambers Street
- South Bridge
- Newington Road
- Cameron Toll
- Liberton Road
- Gilmerton Road
- then on to Midlothian.
Temporary road closures and impact on services
Event planning is on-going. Some city centre streets will close or have restrictions in place and there may be some short-term impact on local services. We will be in touch with local residents and businesses nearer the time with further information and will continue to publish regular updates on this webpage and on social media.
How you can get involved
We are working with national active travel partners and local community organisations to create opportunities for people to get involved, discover cycling and see how bikes can play a bigger part in everyday life. We will publish further details once they become available.