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What do I need to take with ?

It is best to limit your backpack to have a total weight of about 7 kg. Considering that I will start each day with 2 Litres of water in the camel pack in the backpack I can carry 5 kg of equipment clothes and padkos. After creating the list below I am not sure if it will be possible to take all of this considering the back pack limits 5 kg and 19 litres.

Bike and Equipment

  • Bike Cube Stereo SLT (12 kg)

  • Spare tube

  • Tubeless Milk (100ml)

  • Pump

  • Multitool

  • Pliers

  • Chain oil

  • Bike lock

  • Brake pads

  • Tyre levers

  • 350/400 ml Drinking bottle

  • Camel Pack Bladder

  • Backpack (19 litre)

  • Cable ties

Electronics

  • Garmin Edge 530 GPS

  • Smartphone

  • USB charger

  • Smartphone USB cable

  • Garmin USB cable

  • Powerbank

  • GoPro

  • Maybe a Garmin InReach Sat tracking

Clothing

  • Short sleeve cycle shirt

  • Long sleeve cycle shirt

  • Cycling Shorts

  • 2 Cycling padded shorts inserts

  • 2 Pairs of socks

  • Light fleece jacket

  • Raincoat,Rain Shorts, Shoe rain covers

  • Pair of Gloves

  • Buff

  • Pair of underpants

  • Casual trousers (zip offs)

  • T-Shirt

  • Small Towel

  • Swimming Costume

  • Pair of slops

  • Pair of cycling arm warmers

  • Pair of cycling leg warmers

  • Cycling glasses

  • Helmet

  • Cycling shoes

General

  • Travel clothes washing soap 

  • First aid kit

  • iLon Protect cream (not only the chain needs lubrication

  • Sunscreen cream

  • Shampoo

  • Toothpaste

  • Shower gel

  • toothbrush

  • Money and bank cards

  • Medical aid and emergency cards

  • Train Ticket to start point (including Bike)

Padkos

  • 2 energy bars per day

  • 1 energy drink tablet per day

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