Originally Posted by
botto
was just reading this
post, which leads to the following advice.
After your race 101 (the bike racer/french/cowboy shower).
Once your race is over, and you have finished your cool down, it's time to get out of your cycling clothes.
If you've traveled to your race, and plan on sticking around, and have no access to showers, make sure to bring:
1. a small towel.
2. a bottle of water.
3. a bottle of eau de cologne.
pour some water on the towel, and wash your face/neck.
pour some water, and a little of the eau de cologne on the towel, and wipe your armpits, legs, and lastly, but most importantly: your crotch. make sure to have a fresh dose of the eau de cologne for that.
put on clean clothes.
the end.
Thinking back to my teen racing years, I had no sense of hygeine when it came to cycling. I would wear my bibs/skinsuit after the race and the whole drive home. I actually thought I looked cool with my skinsuit top hanging around my jeans as I lounged around MacDonalds/Taco Bell/etc. after the race. I thought it was ok to wear shorts and jerseys 2 or 3 times before washing them, and never washed gloves. Some of my shorts were hand-me-downs from strangers (yeah I washed them first, but wow, what was I thinking?).