Packing List
Each rider is allowed 2 pieces of luggage with each weighing under 25 lbs. Use the luggage tags from your Rider Number Packet and attach to each piece. Be sure to include a personal tag as well with name and cell phone.
En Route
• Helmet – REQUIRED
• Rider Numbers and wristband – REQUIRED
• Padded bike shorts and jersey
• Cycling gloves and shoes
• Sunglasses, lip balm and sunscreen
• Tire patch kit, spare tubes and tire pump
• Identification (driver’s license)
• Emergency cash and credit card
• Water bottles/hydration pack
• Jacket/rain poncho
• Camera and film
In Overnight Bag
• Tent (optional)
• Sleeping bag and pillow
• Travel alarm clock
• Towel for shower
• Toiletries, including medications, soap and shampoo
• Change of clothes for Saturday evening
• Plastic cover for bike seat on Saturday night
• Riding clothes for Sunday
• Change of clothes for bus trip home
• Comfortable shoes
Free Luggage Transportation Service
On Day 1 simply drop your bags off at one of our official baggage trucks at one of the official starts. Then pick them up at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in La Grange at the Luggage Depot near the Entertainment Plaza.
Then on Day 2, drop your bags off at the Luggage Depot near the Entertainment Plaza at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in La Grange. They'll be transported to Austin and left at the Austin Luggage Depot next to the Shower Trucks. If you purchased transportation from Austin to Houston, YOU MUST load your luggage on the appropriate Passenger Transportation Bus.