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Everyone got different conditions depending on their pace. Some people suffered in the Swiss Alps but it was fine for me, others got wind in Croatia but I was in Greece when I had windy conditions. Depends on route choice and timing. Perhaps in future long races I'll do more weather checking but that would require a working internet connection... wouldn't it Three Mobile?
hippy-
Yes, I think I was lucky overall with the weather. Avoided most of Switzerland where lots of people got wet. Just missed the rain at the top of the Giau. And only had significant rain on one day - a storm in Italy in the afternoon and another in Croatia that night.
The wind in Croatia was tough, but one bit that you mentioned in your Croatia section was the bit where the road was being re-done. In the dark and lashing rain, it was really hard to work out which bit was actually the road.
frank9755
Sounds like you had a rough time of it in Macedonia. At least when I was there I had decent weather - slightly too hot for a couple of hours but I had a nap in a field in the worst of it. It was still utterly shite, but not as bad as when you were there.