On Saturday 3 July 2027 Knowsley will play host to the men’s Tour de France which will race through Prescot and Huyton and past Bowring Park before it makes its way into Liverpool City Centre for a spectacular sprint along the waterfront.

The Liverpool leg of the race – which is one of the biggest sporting events in the world – will see the peloton race from the Cumbrian town of Keswick through Lancashire eventually travelling through Knowsley and St Helens, before finishing the stage in Liverpool.