Traffic diversions announced as L’Étape Mysuru event set to draw hundreds of cyclists

With hundreds of cyclists expected to descend on Mysuru for the Indian edition of L’Étape Mysuru, a world-renowned cycling series, the Mysuru City Police have issued a traffic advisory ahead of the event on Sunday.

Organised by NEB Sports in association with the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports and Karnataka Tourism, the cycling event will be flagged off from the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple near the North Gate of the iconic Mysuru Palace at 6 a.m.

As the event will pass through several roads in and around the city between 6 a.m. and 10.30 a.m., the City Police have advised motorists to avoid the race route and use alternative roads wherever possible.

According to a note issued by Assistant Director, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Mysuru, Bhaskar Nayak, the cyclists will proceed from Mysuru Palace through D. Devaraj Urs Road, JLB Road, Ramaswamy Circle, 100 Feet Road, Gun House Circle, Nanjangud Road, Rajahamsa Junction, Lorry Terminal, Chamappaji Road, CAR Junction, Tavarekatte, Chamundi Hill Road, Uttanahalli, Hosahundi Ring Road, T. Narasipura Ring Road Junction, T. Narasipura, Suttur, Varuna and Hoshahalli.