Wild camping, politely
Ask at the farm. Nine times out of ten the answer is yes, the tenth time someone points you to a better field with a tap.
Paper maps still win
The phone battery dies in the cold and the screen is useless in rain. A folded regional map in a bag on the handlebar never needs charging.
Headwind days
Some days the river valley funnels the wind straight at you for eighty kilometres. Lower gear, shorter stages, more bakeries. Fighting it only makes tomorrow worse.