A TROPHY, which is given to the winner of 'The World's largest sporting event', will be on display at a Cumbrian food festival.
The trophy, part of the build-up to the Tour de France coming to Cumberland in July 2027, will be showcased at the Taste Cumbria Maryport event on Sunday, August 9.
Visitors will have the chance to learn more about the Tour de France, with the trophy forming part of a wider programme of tour visits.
Darren Crossley, director of place and economy at Cumberland Council, said: "We are delighted to welcome the Tour de France to not only one venue but two in Cumberland.
"We will be hosting a start and a finish event, over two stages and two days.
"An ideal opportunity to make a visit and enjoy a long weekend of sporting excellence.
"We look forward to welcoming thousands of visitors from around the world in summer 2027.
"The Grand Départ Trophy Tour will give visitors the chance to find out more about next year’s event.
"It will be part of the second day of the two-day festival in Maryport.
"Come along and find out more about the Tour de France."
The men's Tour de France will begin in Edinburgh on July 2, 2027, with the opening stage finishing in Carlisle the same day.
Stage two will start in Keswick on July 3 and travel through the Lake District and Lancashire before finishing on The Strand in Liverpool.
Regarded as the world’s biggest annual sporting event, the Tour de France attracts 10 to 12 million live spectators each year and is broadcast in more than 180 countries.
The 2014 Grand Départ in Yorkshire generated an estimated £131 million in economic benefits.
Taste Cumbria Maryport, organised by Cumberland Council, will take place on Saturday, August 8, and Sunday, August 9, across two sites: the Marine Road Showfield and the Harbourside Event Space, the latter forming part of the council’s £12 million regeneration of the town.
The Harbourside will feature the Demo Stage, Teenage Market, and live music on the Palace Stage, while the Marine Road Showfield will offer the Producers’ Market, a hot food court, festival bar, main music stage, and a variety of children’s entertainment.
The event will include hot and cold food traders, with seafood available fresh from the Chelaris boat.
Visitors can also enjoy sea shanty bands, storytelling, and roaming street theatre.
It is the second Taste Cumbria event of 2026, following Taste Wigton in April.
The next festival will take place in Cockermouth on September 26 and 27, with the Taste Cumbria Christmas event rounding out the year in Cockermouth on December 5 and 6.
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