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Don't think anyone is mad enough to do this (Mikko perhaps), but I just checked the rules and controls don't need to be visited in order; just within the time limits (Vukovar by end of 3rd August).
Someone could choose to do the Bari -> Bar/Dubrovnik ferry, visit the control (4) at Lovcen and then go up to Vukovar (control 3) before plodding on to the finish.
The hills between Vukovar and Lovcen need to be done either way, so it becomes a question of whether the far greater mileage is worth it for the flatter terrain between Vukovar and Istanbul (compared to the route from Lovcen to Istanbul, which has the added problem of Kosovo being in the direct route and not very friendly - most people avoided it last year by going South through Greece).