I'm out. Recent low mood and longer term low cycling mojo means I just CBA with qualifying. I'm OK riding for an hour or so, then I just want to go home.
Pulling out of this and associated events comes with a massive sense of relief, so clearly I didn't have the mental oomph to do it anyway, and it had become one of the circular subjects of dread that cycle round my head in the bitter watches of the night.
Disappointed? Well - I still like the idea of long-distance cycling, but have come to hate the reality, so no - not really.