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gillies-
This year I was at 10 for a stretch goal, 12 for realistic estimate and I'd quit if I wasn't going to make the finisher's party.
I nailed the 12 which was good because the missus had booked tickets to surprise me at the finish months beforehand and they arrived bang on time, just before I did.
This year I'm racing TABR and hope to get an entry in TCR and will likely ride it anyway with my own tracker even if I don't and will be aiming for similar times but with only a month (maybe) recovery, who knows?
hippy
Depends. In theory you could get an entry and then consciously go for DFL, taking 2 months and self-validating while staying only in 5-star hotels.