Hosting the Tour de France in Cumbria will cost over £8m, and Cumberland's share is £1m Tour de France Grand Départ in Cumbria will cost more than £8m, papers show
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Documents from the Cumbria Combined Authority show hosting the Tour de France stages will cost £8.47m, with £1.01m of Cumberland Council's money in the mix, and a forecast £48.1m of extra visitor spending.
If you pay council tax in Cumberland, or you've got a business that might see visitors next summer, here's what the Tour de France is costing.
Papers from the Cumbria Combined Authority meeting on 26 October, now public, put the total project cost of hosting the Grand Départ in Cumbria at £8,470,007. £4,773,800 of that is road works and £3,696,207 is running costs.
The board was asked to agree £2,574,863 towards the running costs. £1,010,854 of that is for Cumberland Council and £1,564,009 for Westmorland and Furness. The rest of the running costs come from £571,344 in council match funding and £550,000 from third parties. The board agreed in principle in May, then gave final approval in October once the full business case was in. The £2.5m was agreed in a private part of the meeting.
The two councils handle the route itself: safety, security, traffic and communications. Cumberland also runs the start and finish venues. A stage finishes in Carlisle, then Keswick hosts the start of the next one, a 63-mile run through the Lakes towards Liverpool.
What do we get back? The report estimates £48.1 million of extra visitor and participant spending in Cumbria and about 422,000 spectators at the Carlisle finish and Keswick start areas.
One thing: the News and Star says the race is on "this year", but the Grand Départ is expected in July 2027. Our earlier story on the Keswick business event covers how local firms can get ready, and the full minutes are on the Combined Authority's website.
Papers from the Cumbria Combined Authority put the project cost at £8,470,007. Cumberland Council's share of the revenue contribution is £1,010,854, and the stages are expected to bring in about £48.1 million in visitor spending.
This is for Cumberland council taxpayers, businesses hoping for visitors and anyone planning around the cycle race's visit to Cumbria next year.
Minutes and a report from a Cumbria Combined Authority meeting on 26 October, now published, show that hosting the Tour de France Grand Départ in Cumbria has a total project cost of £8,470,007. Of that, £4,773,800 is for capital highways works and £3,696,207 is revenue cost.
Board members were asked to agree a contribution to the revenue costs of £2,574,863. That includes £1,010,854 for Cumberland Council and £1,564,009 for Westmorland and Furness Council. The rest of the revenue funding is £571,344 in council match funding and £550,000 from third parties. The board gave an in-principle agreement to underwrite part of the costs in May and final approval in October after a full business case, with the money agreed in a private section of the meeting.
The two councils are responsible for route operations including safety, security, traffic management and communications. Cumberland will also run the start and finish venues. The race finishes a stage in Carlisle, and Keswick hosts the start of the next stage towards Liverpool, around 63 miles through the Lake District National Park.
The report estimates £48.1 million of extra visitor and participant spending in Cumbria's economy and about 422,000 spectators at the Carlisle finish and Keswick start areas.
The News and Star article refers to the race as happening "this year", but the Grand Départ is expected in July 2027. Our earlier stories on the Cumberland business event in Keswick cover how local firms can prepare. The full minutes are on the Cumbria Combined Authority's website.