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The Tour will be providing each rider (and full week volunteer) with a standard gear / duffel bag with the Tour Du Rouge Logo. Red Cross Volunteers will be loading /unloading and transporting each rider’s gear bag every day, so please limit your personal items to fit within this one bag. Maximum weight of your gear bag is 40 lbs.

Clothing: (suggestions, you can add more or less)

• Plan on washing your Cycling clothes each day, probably in the motel sink and airdrying.
• Bring extra 1-2 days of ride clothes in case they don’t completely dry overnight. There may be some laundry machines at the motels, but don’t count on it, especially with 80-100 riders.
• Be sure to mark your name on all your clothing items as these can easily get mixed together in the SAG Vehicles, rest stops, drop bags, etc.
• Bring an extra Sharpie marker

Bike Clothing

• 1 ANSI/SNEL approved HELMET (required)
• 3 pr Cycling shorts
• 3 Jerseys (Tour Du Rouge Jersey to be worn on Day 1 and Day 6 – Start / Finish)
• Waterproof rain jacket
• Arm Warmers
• Leg Warmers
• Extra “On the Bike” Clothing Layers (t-shirt, sweatshirt, long sleeve shirt, jacket, vest, etc.) Expect temperatures to be in the 60’s in the morning, warming to 80’s in the afternoon (typical May days, not counting cold fronts or storm systems).
• Bandanas or Sweat bands
• 2 pr Cycling Gloves
• 3 pr Cycling Socks
• Cycling Shoes
• Sunglasses
• Spare Cleats (if needed)
• Zip lock storage bags to protect cell phone and other items if raining while on the bike.

The tour will have a large mesh bag at the rest stops and SAG Vehicles to drop your excess clothing during the ride day. Please retrieve these items at the motel at the end of the day.

You will keep your bike in your motel room overnight.

Start the ride with a clean, lubed bike with new tubes and tires. Replace any significantly worn parts. Remember, you will be riding over 500 miles in 6 days.

Carry With You on Bike

• Small billfold with minimal cash, credit card, identification and medical insurance cards.
• Cell phone – emergency numbers will be on the cue sheets.
• If you have any special nutritional food or supplements, be sure to pack this with you.
• Let the ride director know if you need special handling for food / nutritional products.
• Seat Bag – (on bike) with
  • Standard tire repair
    • Tire Levers
    • At least 1 spare tube
    • Patch kit
    • CO2 inflator and CO2, or frame pump

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