Hope everyone has a great ride - especially the first-timers, for whom staring into a bowl of thin 'soup' at the Carhaix control at 3 in the morning will be a new experience to savour.
Ill health prevented me from qualifying in 2019 and GCSE results coming on Thursday ruled out my being absent from home this year, but I sincerely hope to clock up my fourth PBP in 2027, when I suspect I will be among the genuine 'ancients' taking part!