It is the biggest annual sporting event in the world and its impact on Wales is tipped to be "transformational".

Britain is set for a spectacular summer of cycling next year after the routes for the Grand Departs of the 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes were unveiled on Thursday.

The only Welsh man to win the Tour de France, Geraint Thomas rode the three-week event 14 times, finishing on the podium on three occasions.