Interestingly, when we went to Brittany in Summer 2019 to 'shake out' the equipment I had a whole new carefully selected wardrobe to provide many options and minimal weight, but David just hunted out a selection of his existing clothes - I really don't understand this man's priorities!

So clothing items have been selected after assessment against a number of criteria:

• Wherever possible an item should have more than one use e.g. underwear black, opaque, robust enough to double up as a  bikini.
• Should be light and compact but still sturdy
• Should wash easily and dry quickly

We have been advised that if you are not wearing everything on the coldest day - you have taken too much. We have born this in mind but I think we might have a little more than this. We will be experiencing a range of temperatures from below freezing to 30+degreesC. The solution we hope will be layers. We will have two cycling outfits and a hot and a cooler non-cycling outfit option.

Julia's Wardrobe

• 2 x Cycling Shorts - Assos and Rapha
• 1 x Cycling Shirt - Rapha Brevet
• 1 x Merino Wool t-Shirt (doubles as base layer and cycling shirt) - Findra
• 1 x Merino Wool long sleeved top (doubles as base layer or mid layer) - Findra
• 2 x cycling socks
• 1 x cycling shoes
• 1 x Merino wool vest (doubles as base layer or cycling shirt on really hot days)- Findra
• 1 x Lightweight walking trousers (can be used as over trousers to cycle shorts if very cold) - Rohan
• 1 x Skort (my smarter option!)
• 1 x Merino tights (use with Skort or trousers for cooler nights off bike, use in bed for really cold nights!) - Rohan
• Flip Flops
• Training Shoes (need something for walking on those days off)- North Face
• 1 long sleeved shirt (with insect repellant) - Rohan
• and the black bra and knickers (also the bikini) - Sloggi
• 2 light sports bras - Sloggi

David's wardrobe

• 2 x Cycling Shorts - Rapha
• 2 of Cycling Shirt or technical T-shirts for cycling (not yet fully decided / identified)
• 1 x Merino Wool short sleeve base layer
• 1 x Merino Wool long sleeved top (doubles as base layer or mid layer)
• 2 x cycling socks
• 1 x cycling shoes
• 1 x Lightweight walking trousers (can be used as over trousers to cycle shorts if very cold)
• 1 x Shorts for off the bike (lightweight pair still to be sourced)
• 1 x bib tights (for cold days on the bike and to use in bed for really cold nights!)
• Flip Flops
• Training Shoes (need something for walking on those days off)
• 1 smarter polo shirt
• boxer shorts