Tour de France Countdown
The 2027 Tour de France opens with its Grand Départ in Edinburgh — the race's first visit to Scotland — expected in early July. Three weeks, 21 stages and roughly 3,500 km later it ends in Paris. This countdown targets the expected opening stage.
📅 Heads up: this date isn't officially confirmed yet — it's our best estimate based on past years' schedule, and we'll update it the moment the real date is announced.
How many days until The Tour de France?
The Tour de France is on Saturday, July 3, 2027, which is 357 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.
Invented to sell newspapers
The Tour was created in 1903 as a circulation stunt by the sports paper L'Auto — whose pages were yellow, which is why the leader's jersey is too. The stunt outlived the newspaper by 80 years and counting.
The scale of it
Riders climb the equivalent of several Everests across the Alps and Pyrenees, burn 5,000–7,000 calories a day, and race for three weeks with two rest days. Roughly 10–12 million spectators line the roads — the largest live audience of any annual sporting event.
Quick facts
- Created in 1903 to sell a yellow-paged newspaper — hence the yellow jersey
- 2027 opens with a Grand Départ in Edinburgh
- About 3,500 km over 21 stages in 23 days
- Draws 10+ million roadside spectators — the biggest live crowd in sport
The Tour de France — frequently asked questions
When is The Tour de France?
The Tour de France is on Saturday, July 3, 2027.
How many days until The Tour de France?
The Tour de France is on Saturday, July 3, 2027, which is 357 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.
Fact-checked & updated July 2026 · alarm-clock.org