Tour De France to depart from the UK for the first time

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The ceremonial opening stages of both the men’s and women’s Tour de France will be held in the UK for the first time. England, Scotland and Wales will host the opening stages, known as the Grand Départs, in twenty twenty-seven.

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00:00The ceremonial opening stages of both the men's and women's Tour de France will be held in the UK

00:05for the first time. England, Scotland and Wales will host the opening stages known as the Grand

00:11Depart in 2027. Organisers say it will be the largest free sporting spectacle in British history

00:18with millions expected to line the streets. It will also mark the first time the opening stages

00:22of the Tour de France Femme Avec Swift are held in the UK. The men's Tour de France has previously

00:28started in the UK twice in London in 2007 and in Yorkshire in 2014. The Grand Depart which

00:35translates as Great Start is the official opening of the race with the first few stages

00:40usually between one and three held in a host city or country often outside France.

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