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Vranje to the alps
Yeah, that was pretty flat but other than heading into Sofia I didn't think the roads were as busy as some of the ones I'd been on in previous editions. I'd need to see a side-by-side of our routes to see where we both went. I think my route was a similar distance to yours with maybe a bit more climbing. I think it was the second hardest route on paper but probably the hardest in practice due to my wonderful ability to find all the stormy weather.
hippy
Depends on your route!
You saved some distance with hilly options but I had 1000km of flat TTing all the way from Vranje to the alps. Unfortunately my neck wasn't up to it. I also had planned another long, flat bit across Switzerland, and my route across France was selected for flatness.
The parcours were hard but my total climbing was just over 38,500 metres, with 4050 total kms. For people who planned it that way, this was one of the flattest TCRs, so very disappointed to have missed out!