Hippy dropped out of the alps around Milan IIRC so skipped a lot of the hills. I can imagine her turning left past Bolzano and rejoining the more popular route, I don't think heading much further south would make much sense.
I find it hard to see how she can make things easier for herself that way, but she must have some reason.
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Hippy dropped out of the alps around Milan IIRC so skipped a lot of the hills. I can imagine her turning left past Bolzano and rejoining the more popular route, I don't think heading much further south would make much sense.