Actually, now it seems that at least one other rider has detoured that section.
Yes, Marcel Graber. He started his detour earlier and took a different route around it. He and Kraig Pauli are the only ones so far.
It looks like a really lovely stretch of route.
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Actually, now it seems that at least one other rider has detoured that section.