My advice is. Wake up late, eat good breakfast, go for a ride late at about twelve. Come back at about 4 o'clock. When you take a shower it will be 5 o'clock, so you will be able to eat last time at abou 5.30. You will see the results immediately.
There are very cheap glasses with rx insert. One brand is "accent". I bought them for 20 euros plus 20 euros for the +4.25 insert. So 40 euros altogether. I cycled using them the whole winter in Poland and the whole cycling season with UCI races. Another brand is oktos. I saw them in my local...
Voted for Gilbert not only bceause of his results, but also because of the fact that he is a resent guy. If you consider only the results I think that Merckx is a way ahead of everybody