The obligation to raise a minimum amount for the BHF may be gone, but we still intend to keep trying to get to our £ target. I should make it clear that although the BHF are not now going to arrange the ride until (maybe) next year we are going to go ahead and do it anyway. The peloton is taking a bit of shape although still somewhat threadbare and we need to sign up some more riders. The good news is that without a minimum sponsorhip requirement riders can come for as much or as little of the event as they want to, the more the better. There are various airports we go past in France and Spain that can break things up - for riders and support crew (whoever they are).

Training is best glossed over as not much is going on - still worried about peaking too early - though conversely the carbohydrate loading is traditionally left a little later than my current practice. Will be OK on the night (?).