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I'm still over 4000k and 44,000m
That's what you said before the start. I remember being surprised how hilly it was!
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Right. So, similar distance but you had 5000m less climbing. Where was the reduced climbing though? I did Italy which was (just checked again) almost 2000m extra climbing (Mont Cenis) to lose 66k compared to my Swiss option.
There were a couple of road closures which would've added to my climb too.
Remember I spent fuck all time optimising my route. I can't sit in front of a PC all day and then again all night staring at maps.
In hingsight I should've gone with the flatter options but I'd basically committed to Italy in my head before the start.
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I'm still over 4000k and 44,000m
I might still detour Sofia which will bump both those up I think but I'm not bothering the front end of the race so a 'touring' option isn't such a bad thing.