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 Friday, July 2, 2027, which is 336 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.

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Tour de France records

Most overall wins5 — tied among Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault & Miguel Induráin

Most individual stage wins35 — Mark Cavendish, who broke Eddy Merckx's 48-year-old record of 34 in 2024

Most days in the yellow jersey96 — Eddy Merckx, across six Tours (five of which he won)

Youngest winner19 years, 355 days — Henri Cornet (1904)

Oldest winner36 years, 4 months — Firmin Lambot (1922)

Fastest average speed42.85 km/h (26.6 mph) — Tadej Pogačar's 2025 Tour, the fastest edition in race history

Tour de France champions

2025Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) — 4th title; fastest Tour de France in history

2024Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) — 3rd title; completed the Giro-Tour double

2023Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) — 2nd consecutive title

2022Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) — First win; fastest average speed on record at the time

2021Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) — 2nd title; youngest two-time winner

2020Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) — First win; youngest champion since 1904

2019Egan Bernal (Colombia) — First Colombian/Latin American winner

2018Geraint Thomas (Great Britain)

2017Chris Froome (Great Britain) — 4th title

2016Chris Froome (Great Britain) — 3rd title

2015Chris Froome (Great Britain) — 2nd title

2014Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) — First win

2013Chris Froome (Great Britain) — First win

2012Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) — First British winner

2011Cadel Evans (Australia) — First Australian winner

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

How to watch Tour de France

The Tour de France is a three-week, roughly 21-stage race held every July across France (with occasional starts abroad). In the United States, Peacock is the exclusive live streaming home of the race through 2029, with select stages simulcast on NBC; most other countries carry it on their national broadcaster or a dedicated sports streaming service.

Official Tour de France site How to watch on Peacock

Learn more

Tour de France Wikipedia

The Tour de France — frequently asked questions

When is The Tour de France?

The Tour de France is on Friday, July 2, 2027.

How many days until The Tour de France?

The Tour de France is on Friday, July 2, 2027, which is 336 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.

Fact-checked July 15, 2026 · Updated July 2026 · alarm-clock.org

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