Residents and visitors have another chance to get up close to the Tour de France Grand Départ Trophy when it visits the Cockermouth stage of the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women.
Visitors heading to Taste Cumbria Maryport this weekend will have the chance to see an international cycling trophy that celebrates one of the world's biggest sporting events.
Visitors to Cumberland Council’s Taste Cumbria Maryport event on Sunday 9 August 2026 will get a chance to see an international cycling trophy - set to be presented to the host of the next Tour de France Grand Départ in 2027.
With one year to go until the Tour de France visits Cumbria, Cumberland Council is encouraging residents to sign up to be volunteer and be part of the historic event.
Cumberland has the honour of hosting the first stage of the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women on Wednesday 19 August 2026 as the five-stage race begins in Cockermouth.
As National Volunteers’ Week celebrates the important contribution volunteers make across communities this week (1 to 7 June), residents are being encouraged to sign up for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to support the Grand Départs of the Tour de France in Cumberland during summer 2027.
The search is now underway for thousands of volunteers to help bring one of the world’s biggest sporting events to life, as applications open for the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Grand Départs in summer 2027.
Cumbria has set out its ambitions to turn the global spotlight of the 2027 Tour de France into long-term economic gains, as it promoted a range of major development projects at a national investment conference.
The opportunity to design official posters for the historic 2027 Grand Départs of the Tour de France is now available for art, design and creative students studying in the Cumberland Council area.
