1001 Miglia Italia - My Packing List

This is my packing list for 1001 Miglia Italia 2024. I am planning to pack everything into 2 bags (seat pack and frame pack). Additionally, I’ll carry 2 food pouches on my handlebar. I will carry a sleeping bag with me that allows me to sleep wherever and whenever I want. Besides I will prepare for the 2 bag drops that are offered by the organizers after 600 and 1000km.

Clothing

• Bike shoes
• Socks (2 pairs)
• Cycling bibs, short (1 for cycling, 2 in my bag drops)
• Jersey (3, 1 for cycling and 2 in my bag drops)
• Armlets
• Leg warmers
• Fleece jacket with hoodie
• Rain Jacket
• Wind Jacket
• I will put my rain pants in the 1st bag drop, in case it turns out to be a bad decision to leave them at home
• Same with my overshoes
• Reflective vest
• Helmet
• Thin scarf to catch the sweat in my face
• Sun glasses (with additional transparent glasses for the night)

Bags

• Ortlieb seat pack 16.5l
• Apidura frame pack
• 2 Apidura food pouches for quickly accessing my camera & drinking bottle

Lighting

• Lupine Pico for the front
• 2 Lupine batteries 6.9 AH
• 1 Lupine battery 3.3 AH
• Lupine charger
• Lupine Redlight
• 2 Spare rear lights (USB chargeable)
• Lupine extender cable (to be able to put my battery in the frame pack)

Tools

• Multi-tool (Torx, Inbus, chain tool)
• Tire levers (4)
• Patches
• Valve key (to remove the valve and refill tubeless sealant)
• Tubeless sealant
• 3 spare tubes (1 on the bike, 2 in bag drops)
• Pump
• Spare spokes (mind different lengths for front / rear / left / right)
• Bunch of cable ties
• Duct tape
• Chain lube
• Chain link

Electronics

• Smartphone
• Cycling computer (Wahoo Elemnt)
• 3 power banks (1 on the bike, 2 in the bag drops)
• 2 micro USB charging cables (lights, powerbank, cycling computer)
• 2 USB chargers (Apple)
• 1 iPhone charging cable
• Camera (Sony RX100)
• 2nd battery for camera
• GPX tracks downloaded on cycling computer & smartphone (for backup)
• Headphones
• Tracking app installed on my smartphone as required by the organizers

Hygiene

• Sunscreen (50+)
• Tooth brush & tooth paste
• Shower Soap (in each bag drop)
• Small towel (in each bag drop)
• Bepanthen creme
• Wet wipes
• Tissues
• Ear plugs

Sleeping

• Sleeping bag (micro fibre, ultralight)

Money & IDs

• Debit card
• 200 EUR in cash
• Health insurance card
• Passport / ID

Misc

• 2 bottles for drinking (800ml each, 1 on the frame, 1 in the food pouch)
• 1 bottle for drinking powder (on the frame)
• 4 plastic bags (wet feet, protect cycling computer)
• Print out of the timetable
• 2 bags for the bag drops
• First aid kit (rescue blanket!!!)
• Pen for the brevet card

Bag Drops

There will be 2 bag drops along the route:

• CASTELNUOVO BER.GA - 614 km
• MATASSINO - REGGELLO - 994 km

CASTELNUOVO

• 1 Jersey
• 1 Cycling bib
• Some sweets
• Salted Peanuts
• Shower soap
• Towel
• Powerbank
• Rain pants
• Overshoes
• Spare tube
• Iso drink (Isostar drink powder)

MATASSINO - REGGELLO

• 1 Jersey
• 1 Cycling bib
• Some sweets
• Salted Peanuts
• Shower soap
• Towel
• Powerbank
• Spare tube
• Iso drink (Isostar drink powder)

Bike setup

• Simplon Pavo Granfondo Disc
• 34 - 50 crank
• 11 - 34 cassette
• Continental Grand Prix 5000 TR 32 mm (tubeless)
• Shimano XTR SPD pedals
• Zipp Vuka Clip Aero Bars with 110 Extension and 50 mm riser
• SQLab 611 saddle