Tour De Edinburgh

The world's biggest cycle race will come to Edinburgh in 2027 The Tour de France , this was the second time lucky as the capital missed out on hosting in 2014 , after Yorkshire was handed the starter gun.

The 114th tour will set off from the capital , and will also be the first time both the men's and the women's be held in the same country.

It will be the third tour race setting off from UK in the past 20 years , London in 2007 and Yorkshire in 2014, will be most logistical demanding grand depart in the long history of the race.

Scotland, England and Wales will share six stages of the cycling event , three each for the men's and the women's race, the men's version of the world most famous cycling race has been partly staged in UK four time before 1974, 1994 , 2007 and 2014.

Scotland hosted the inaugural the UCL cycling world championships in 2023 with around one million spectators. The Tour de France is an accessible events, as with similar events like the Annual Tour of Britain ,no one will have to pay to see the cyclists.

Spectators just simply turn up and find viewing space on the route, so would prepared to get there early.

Beyond the bike racing, an ambitious social impact programme will deliver long-lasting benefits for thousands of people across the country by tackling inactivity, improving mental wellbeing, boosting economic growth and supporting communities to thrive.

​The project involves a partnership between bodies such as British Cycling, UK Sport and the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments..

The departure from Scotland will also help to breathe new life into British cycling, which, after two hugely successful decades that spawned three Tour winners in Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas, now appears to have slipped into a slump.