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The phrase 'stick to the main road' was something which I repeated to myself many times!
I did some sections where using a few back roads saved me like 5 m of climbing or 200m of distance but it would have been loads faster to stay on the main road, given traffic counts and lack of junctions, and better surfaces.
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I love maps, too, and these days usually study the route intently before I go on a new one, but I think if I ever did this (which I won't), I'd stick to main roads wherever possible, to absolutely minimise the risk of any unintentional off-roading.