10 h. ago Tour de France 2027 routes revealed as famous race returns to Britain for first time since 2014

Edinburgh will host the men’s Grand Depart before the peloton head south via Liverpool to Wales, while the women’s edition will begin in Leeds and take in Manchester, Sheffield and London

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10 h. ago Tour de France returns to UK as 2027 Grand Departs routes confirmed

Men’s tour begins in Edinburgh, with Tour de France Femme starting in Leeds

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10 h. ago “Historic day for British sport”: Leeds, Liverpool, London, and Cardiff confirmed as 2027 Tour de France host cities – as talks over free

“Historic day for British sport”: Leeds, Liverpool, London, and Cardiff confirmed as 2027 Tour de France host cities – as talks over free-to-air TV coverage of UK Grand Départ “ongoing”  Road.cc

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11 h. ago Tour de France 2027 routes revealed ahead of Grand Depart in Britain

The men’s and women’s races in 2027 will both begin in Britain

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12 h. ago Manchester, Cardiff and London to host Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes in 2027 as Grand Départ stages unveiled

Manchester, Cardiff and London to host Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes in 2027 as Grand Départ stages unveiled  Cyclingnews

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12 h. ago Tour de France reveals the six UK stage plans for historic 2027 Grands Départs

British roads will host the start of both races next yearFirst time both Grands Départs have been outside FranceThe men’s Tour de France will start in Scotland for the first time in 2027 and make its first visit to Wales when Britain stages the Grand Départ of the men’s and women’s races in the biggest festival of elite cycling on the isles since London 2012.Across six days of racing on British roads, the men’s Tour will visit Edinburgh, Carlisle, Keswick, Liverpool, Welshpool and Cardiff, while the Tour de France Femmes races from Leeds to Manchester, then to Sheffield and also includes a central London stage. On Thursday night all host cities were illuminated by yellow beams in recognition of them staging the Tour. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago The full Tour de France 2027 Grand Depart route through Wales

The men's race will conclude in Cardiff on July 4, 2027

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4 d. ago Man Utd player ratings: Dalot back to his worst and Cunha in need of a rest in FA Cup defeat to Brighton

MANCHESTER UNITED were dumped out of the third round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2014 after a miserable 2-0 defeat to Brighton. It was the earliest United have exited both cup competitions since 1982 after the Grimsby nightmare in August, ensuring back-to-back trophyless seasons. After three attempts at Jason Steele's goal...

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1 week ago Root hits masterful century for England before Head leads Australia fightback

Fifth Ashes Test; day two: Australia 166-2, England 384Root makes 160 but hosts’ opener helps reduce lead to 218The Richies were out in force on an eventful second day at the Sydney Cricket Ground, an entire block of supporters decked out in either cream, bone, white, off-white, ivory, or beige. Bathed in sunshine, flags fluttering over the two heritage-listed pavilions, the backdrop for Joe Root’s 41st Test hundred was absolutely marvellous.This has not been the case for Root here over the years. In 2014 the SCG witnessed the one and only time he has been dropped by England. In 2018 he made scores of 83 and 58 not out here but ended up on a drip due to extreme heat, his side having crumbled to a 4-0 series defeat. Four years later came a duck and 23, England saving the Test to dodge the whitewash but his captaincy long since sunk. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago LAURA CRAIK: Tess oozes 'give us a twirl' polish, Claudia's the edgy risk

When Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman started hosting Strictly Come Dancing together in 2014, they made history as prime-time TV's first female presenting duo.

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4 w. ago Scottish government confirms cost bringing Tour de France to Edinburgh

Scotland secured the Grand Départ of the 2027 men’s Tour de France nine months ago

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