Start: Manchester
Manchester grew around a Roman fort founded about AD 79, and its cathedral stands at the north end of Deansgate. ASO has not published where in the city stage 2 starts.
Event guide · Jul 30–Aug 7, 2027
Stage 2: Manchester > SheffieldTour de France Femmes 2027
Manchester to Sheffield is 154 km through the Peak District, with the Winnats Pass and Jenkin Road, on roads the men's Tour used in 2014.
- Date
- 31 July 2027
- Distance
- 154 km
- Location
- France
Stage 2 preview
Stage 2 of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes runs 154 km from Manchester to Sheffield on Saturday, July 31, a hilly day with about 2,800 meters of climbing. It crosses the Peak District and is the first real test of the race.
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The route leaves Manchester through Stockport, Marple and New Mills, climbs into the Peak District by the Winnats Pass and the Snake Pass, and finishes in Sheffield. The Winnats Pass is 1.4 km at 12.3 percent and the Snake Pass 5.4 km at 4.6 percent, according to ProCyclingUK.
The finale has the Côte d’Oughtibridge (1.5 km at 9.1 percent) and Jenkin Road (800 m at 10.8 percent), about 6 km from the finish. Both were on the men’s stage from York to Sheffield in 2014, which Vincenzo Nibali won after attacking with 2 km to go. ASO lists the stage as hilly; the finish suggests the climbers will see it as theirs.
Stage 2 course and profile
- Distance
- 154 km
- Climbing
- 2,800 m
- Climbs listed
- 4
ASO has not published a kilometer-by-kilometer profile for the women's race yet, so this stage shows the climbs reported so far. About 2,800 meters of climbing, with the steepest ramp 6 km from the finish.
| # | Climb | Position | Length | Average | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winnats Pass | 1.4 km | 12.3 % | ||
| 2 | Snake Pass | 5.4 km | 4.6 % | ||
| 3 | Côte d'Oughtibridge | 1.5 km | 9.1 % | ||
| 4 | Jenkin Road | 6.0 km to go | 0.8 km | 10.8 % |
Places on the route, in order: Manchester, Stockport, Marple, New Mills, Peak District, Sheffield (Attercliffe Common).
Finish: Sheffield
Sheffield, the steel city of South Yorkshire, is built on hills where the Don, Sheaf and other rivers meet. The stage finishes on Attercliffe Common, in the old steelworks district. The men's Tour came here in 2014, when Vincenzo Nibali won stage 2 from York and took the yellow jersey.
Course figures: Climb figures from ProCyclingUK, Domestique Cycling and CyclingUpToDate, read 2026-10-22. Distances and altitudes may change when the route is homologated.
Stage 2 route video from the organizer
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Stage 2 route, ASO video (in English)
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