And then (as is not unusual) I slept poorly. When my alarm went off at 2 AM I had to face the fact that I was in no condition to drive. I turned off the alarm and went back to sleep.
This is my problem is well. A lot of times, ride starts at 5-6am, I have to wake up at 2am or earlier for a 2-3 hour drive, try to get as much sleep as possible during the day and not getting much of it, probably because my mind and/or body isn't used to sleeping at those hours. And then the ride suffers as a result, forcing me to take a lot of stops and catnaps along the route (at least for 400k or longer rides). And then the long drive back home is also impacted as a result.