The Tour de France will go up L'Alpe D'Huez this year. How long before the race do they close the roads?

Question

I will be in a motorhome and want to get onto the mountain. Will I have to be there a day or more before to drive and park on the mountain?

Answer 1

Road Map here:

http://www.itv.com/Sport/tourdefrance/de...

Answer 2

The crowds will start gathering on L'Alpe D'Huez several days, possibly a week before the stage comes through. If you want a good "seat", get there as many days ahead as you can.

Answer 3

I followed the mountain stages in 2003 by bicycle, sometimes riding ahead of the tour, and only once did I run into a problem with the route being closed -- to all traffic, including bicycles.  That took place about 3 hours before the riders were due to come through.  They run it sort of like a rolling advance road block, so the entire route is not shut down for the day, just a few hours before the field is expected.

Answer 4

download route map from here

(pdf)

http://www.letour.fr/2008/TDF/img/tourPa...