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Stage 8: Bourges > Le CreusotTour de France 2027

The longest stage of the 2027 Tour, 224 km from Bourges to Le Creusot, ends in the Morvan hills the day before the first summit finish.

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Date
10 July 2027
Distance
224 km
Location
France

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Stage 8 of the 2027 Tour de France runs 224 km from Bourges to Le Creusot on Saturday, July 10, the longest stage of the race. ASO rates it hilly, with about 3,100 meters of climbing, and it comes the day before the first summit finish.

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The stage is decided in the Morvan. The Côte de la Croix de la Libération (4.6 km at 5.3 percent) comes first, then the Signal d’Uchon (5.7 km at 5.7 percent), and the summit of the Signal d’Uchon is 18 km from the finish in Le Creusot. Domestique Cycling reports gradients of up to 18 percent on the Signal d’Uchon.

The Tour has been here before. The Signal d’Uchon was part of the 2021 Tour on stage 7 from Vierzon to Le Creusot, which Matej Mohorič won alone from a breakaway and on which Primož Roglič fell out of contention for the overall. Bourges’ only earlier Tour visit was a stage start in 1973.

This is a day for puncheurs and for a breakaway that can hold on over two climbs. The overall contenders gain little here and can lose time if they are badly placed, and the Grand Colombier is next.

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Stage 8 course and profile

Distance
224 km
Climbing
3,100 m
Highest point
774 m (Col de la Gravelle)
Start altitude
150 m
Finish altitude
371 m
Climbs listed
2
Elevation profile of Stage 8: Bourges > Le CreusotSimplified elevation profile over 224.5 km, from 150 m at the start to 371 m at the finish, with a high point of 774 m.200400600800050100150200km12Elevation profile of Stage 8: Bourges > Le CreusotSimplified elevation profile over 224.5 km, from 150 m at the start to 371 m at the finish, with a high point of 774 m.200400600800050100150200km12
Simplified profile drawn from the organizer's waypoint altitudes and climb figures; the road between two points is a straight line, so short rises and descents are not shown. Numbers mark the climbs listed below.
Climbs
#ClimbPositionLengthAverageAltitude
1Côte de la Croix de la Libérationkm 189.0 (35.5 to go)4.6 km5.3 %577 m
2Signal d'Uchonkm 206.5 (18.0 to go)5.7 km5.7 %635 m
Route at a glance
KilometerPlaceAltitude
StartBourges150 m
19.0Avord171 m
43.0La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois179 m
62.5Nevers172 m
83.5Saint-Benin-d'Azy entrée236 m
105.0Châtillon-en-Bazois250 m
129.0Château-Chinon495 m
143.5Col de la Gravelle774 m
153.5Glux-en-Glenne675 m
162.5Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray439 m
180.5Autun282 m
189.0Côte de la Croix de la Libération577 m
198.0Mesvres304 m
206.5Signal d'Uchon635 m
Finish, km 224.5Le Creusot371 m

Start: Bourges

Bourges, the prefecture of the Cher, has a Gothic cathedral on the UNESCO World Heritage list and the Palais Jacques-Coeur. The Tour's only earlier visit was the start of stage 19 in 1973, when Barry Hoban won the stage to Versailles.

Finish: Le Creusot

Le Creusot is an industrial town in Saône-et-Loire built around ironworks that the Schneider brothers bought in 1836, and its steam hammer of 1877 stands at the southern entrance. Jan Ullrich won a time trial that finished here in 1998, and Matej Mohorič won a road stage here in 2021.

Course figures: Organizer's profile, as reproduced by TourdeFranceParcours.fr, read 2026-10-22. Distances and altitudes may change when the route is homologated.

Stage 8 route video from the organizer

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