I let the train take the strain for the trip to Cornwall. The hotel is literally around the corner from the train station so no taxi needed. 3 of the other riders were on the train so I got to meet Stefan, Paul and Mark coming out of the station. Darren was in the hotel to meet us as was Grant. It was great to finally meet him and talk about the training plan he’d put together for me. He gave me some interesting advice about watching my heart rate. If it goes up and doesn’t come down then I’m likely dehydrated and need to drink more; conversely if it’s low and doesn’t go up then it’s a sign I’m overly fatigued and need an easy day.

We had our first briefing of the trip this evening. Lots of common sense advice as well as some good tips (turn off auto-reroute on our Garmins).

We also got given our Pedal Britain cycling jerseys. I should know not to pay too much attention to the sizing guides for cycling kit. My M jersey was absolutely tiny; thankfully I’ll be able to exchange it in the morning.