Tour de France 2027

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Tour de France 2027

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Congrats to Edinburgh on getting the grand depart in 2027

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c4gpyqp4g1zo

I was at the 2014 finish line for Le grand depart in Harrogate, what a fabulous community experience! Edinburgh is a great location and a finish on the Royal Mile seems destined!

And then a stage in each of England (North West and Carlisle my guess? Not announced yet) and Wales (North Wales and Snowdonia? Again tbd) is going to be great.

Outside tennis, I love 3 sports most of all - darts, football and cycling!

Steep downhill cobbles. What could go wrong? Though uphill to finish on the castle esplanade would be interesting.

Anyway, terrific news biggrin

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Congrats to Edinburgh on getting the grand depart in 2027

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c4gpyqp4g1zo

I was at the 2014 finish line for Le grand depart in Harrogate, what a fabulous community experience! Edinburgh is a great location and a finish on the Royal Mile seems destined!

And then a stage in each of England (North West and Carlisle my guess? Not announced yet) and Wales (North Wales and Snowdonia? Again tbd) is going to be great.

Outside tennis, I love 3 sports most of all - darts, football and cycling!
Steep downhill cobbles. What could go wrong?
Other than that, terrific news

I was thinking up?! Towards the castle? they like iconic locations, Princes Street maybe instead? Or one up at George Street?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Congrats to Edinburgh on getting the grand depart in 2027

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c4gpyqp4g1zo

I was at the 2014 finish line for Le grand depart in Harrogate, what a fabulous community experience! Edinburgh is a great location and a finish on the Royal Mile seems destined!

And then a stage in each of England (North West and Carlisle my guess? Not announced yet) and Wales (North Wales and Snowdonia? Again tbd) is going to be great.

Outside tennis, I love 3 sports most of all - darts, football and cycling!
Steep downhill cobbles. What could go wrong? Though uphill to finish on the castle esplanade would be interesting.
Anyway, terrific news

That was my thinking - perfect iconic spot!

indiana · Tennis legend

Ha ha, I edited it just before your reply arrived.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Ha ha, I edited it just before your reply arrived.

loads of options on great routes - the grand depart isnt usually big mountains, more rolling terrain with a decent competitive finish for day one. Maybe into the borders and around, Jedburgh and the like, or over to Glasgow and the west and maybe through the city there? lots of options.

day two and into the lakes would be terrific combative terrain and maybe finish in Liverpool say? or down into Yorkshire to relive 2014 a little and through the borders and Hexham and down?

if it was the Lakes, then next day into North Wales and down through the country to Cardiff to finish perhaps?

Some great course options for a great start!