Artist's rendering of the key features of the 2027 Tour de France route (Image credit: Getty Images)

The 2027 Tour de France ventures into the United Kingdom for the Grand Départ in Scotland on July 2, and two long stages - to Liverpool and through Wales - before the race lands on home soil.

There are two individual time trials, two major summit finishes, six stages for the sprinters and a load of opportunities for attacks through the Alps, Massif Central and Pyrenees before the race concludes in Paris on July 25 after almost 3,500 kilometres of racing.

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Laura Weislo is a Cyclingnews veteran of 20 years. Having joined in 2006, Laura extensively covered the Operacion Puerto doping scandal, the years-long conflict between the UCI and the Tour de France organisers ASO over the creation of the WorldTour, and the downfall of Lance Armstrong and his lifetime ban for doping.…