Lautaret/Chambon Tunel

Tjm208
Tjm208 Posts: 14
edited July 2016 in Road general
Hi all,

Heading down into the area of Saint Jean De Maurienne after the etape, and just wondering about the condition/popularity of cyclists on this replacement road round the south side of Lac du Chambon. The Marmotte was this last weekend, and I understand went down it- is the Lautaret now essentially open for cyclists, or is this temporary road a bit sketchy and best avoiding?

Thanks

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  • alex222
    alex222 Posts: 598
    edited July 2016
    I cycled that section a number of times at the start of June and it was fine, we were staying in Le Grave a few miles further up the Lautaret.
    There was a traffic light on a short section where traffic can't pass in opposite directions, and the sensor didn't seem to pick up bikes, so twice after a long wait we just went through the red light.
    Some of the short uphills on that road are a bit testing on the legs after a long day of climbing.
  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    The road is fine, nice smooth tarmac. There's a button on the lights for cyclists to press so it knows you're there.

    As the service road doesn't seem to be advertised as open, the traffic seems a lot lighter than when the tunnel was open.
  • alex222
    alex222 Posts: 598
    JZed wrote:
    The road is fine, nice smooth tarmac. There's a button on the lights for cyclists to press so it knows you're there.

    As the service road doesn't seem to be advertised as open, the traffic seems a lot lighter than when the tunnel was open.
    Missed the button, damn
  • harry-s
    harry-s Posts: 295
    I rode on it at the weekend.
    Yep, the tarmac is the usual Gallic quality, nice and smooth with very few joints. The alignment of the road itself is a little tortuous, it's quite narrow and there's a lot of concrete barriers on the edges. But fine really, no reason at all to avoid it.
  • Tjm208
    Tjm208 Posts: 14
    Super, thanks!

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