British cyclist, multiple Grand Tour champion
The Tour de France 2027 will begin with stages in the United Kingdom, including Edinburgh, Keswick and Cardiff, before finishing in Paris area. The women's race begins in Leeds and includes three English stages. The route features 28 climbs and two ITTs in the men’s edition, with key climbs such as the Grand Colombier, Tourmalet and Portet, and a Pyrenean finale.
Richard Carapaz has clinched his second Tour de France stage win in three days at Alpe d’Huez, elevating him as the mountains king while questions grow over Tadej Pogacar’s health and UAE Team Emirates as Stage 19 looms. Stage 20 saw Sepp Kuss suffer crashes that denied a first-stage victory, and illness within teams continues to shape the race.
Daisy Vollering has claimed victory on stage 9 and extended her overall lead at the Tour de France Femmes, joining Annemiek van Vleuten as the second rider to win multiple titles in the event’s modern era. Niewiadoma-Phinney and Longo Borghini complete the podium as the race heads into its final stages.
Finlay Tarling has died after a collision with a vehicle during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal. The incident has intensified debate over roadside safety, with riders’ union and experts urging better helmets and more robust race control as the sport faces rising speeds and costs.
Pogačar has maintained the red jersey lead at the Vuelta a España after another day of movement in the general classification. Brendan Brennan wins a stage amidst a sprint by Wout van Aert and late-stage reshuffles, while weather forced cancellations and neutralizations on other stages.
Enric Mas maintains his overall lead at the Vuelta a España as stage wins from Mikel Landa and a late surge by Mas consolidate Movistar’s grip on the GC ahead of the Granada finish; Matthew Brennan has sealed a historic five-stage haul for Visma-Lease a Bike, underscoring a new era for British sprinting.