Tour de France UK • Edinburgh • Manchester • Lake District • Yorkshire • Cardiff • Leeds • Tour de France Femmes • Live from the Streets
In 2027, the Tour de France comes to the United Kingdom in historic fashion.
For the first time ever, the men’s Tour de France will begin in Edinburgh, Scotland, marking the first occasion Scotland has hosted the race. Stage Two will start in England, travelling through Manchester, the Lake District, and Yorkshire — the fifth time England has welcomed the Tour since 1974. Stage Three moves to Wales, finishing in Cardiff, before the race crosses to France for Stage Four.
The Tour de France Femmes Grand Départ will also take place in the UK, visiting Leeds — only the second time in history the women’s Tour has started outside France, following the Netherlands in 2024.
This unprecedented UK opening transforms the Tour into more than a race. It becomes a national moment — across Scotland, England, and Wales.
Merlins Screen to Streets: Live Coverage from the Route
Along the entire UK route, Merlins Sports Entertainment will deploy dedicated Merlins Street Teams in every host city.
Merlins will recruit and train young, future journalists and creators, equipping them with the latest wearable and mobile broadcast technology — including smart glasses and live-streaming tools — to capture the Tour as it unfolds on the streets.
From start lines to city centres.
From cafés to crowd barriers.
From backstreets to fan zones.
This is not highlight coverage.
This is not studio storytelling.
This is real people, real reactions, real streets — live.
No filters.
No scripts.
No delay.
Beyond the Tour: A Living Documentary
Merlins’ Beyond the Tour is a living, evolving street documentary — bringing audiences inside the emotion, culture, and atmosphere surrounding the Tour de France in the UK.
While the peloton races forward, Merlins Street Teams document what surrounds it:
the fans, the families, the first-time viewers, the lifelong followers, the cities, and the stories that never make the broadcast.
This is Merlins Screen to Streets — where global sporting moments move beyond television and return to the streets they pass through.
Edinburgh.
Manchester.
The Lake District.
Yorkshire.
Cardiff.
Leeds.
One route.
Three nations.
Countless human stories.
Beyond the Tour 2027. Live from the streets.
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