Pre-Race Checklist

Checking this list the night before the event and again before departing from home should be a part of your pre-race ritual.

• League Number Plate (you will receive at the first race)

• Forms signed by parents (if needed)

• Driving directions to the race (don't assume someone else has them)

• Cycling Shoes

• Cycling Socks

• Helmet

• Eyewear / Sunglasses (with multiple lenses for different conditions)

• Shorts

• Race Bibs

• Short Sleeve Jersey

• Leg Warmers

• Knee Warmers

• Arm Warmers

• Windbreaker

• Raincoat

• Short Finger Gloves

• Long Finger Gloves

• Pre/Post Ride Clothing (Woodcreek MTB Logo'd)

• Sun Block

• Full Water Bottles/CamelBak (fill it up at home)

• Multitool (has the basic allen keys, a screwdriver, and spoke wrench)

• Chain Breaker (don't let a broken chain stop you from finishing the race)

• Spare tube and pump/air (race ready to fix your own flat)

• Towels (good for cleaning up afterwards or for protecting the car seats)

• Small Tarp (or similar, for placing under the bike in the hotel room)

• Plastic bag to put dirty/wet clothes into for the drive home (esp. for places with Poison Oak/Ivy)

• Energy bars, Gu, Bloks, etc. (extra in case the race is late, longer, or further from food than expected)

• Poison Oak/Ivy prevention and/or treatment (Teknu)

• A jug of water is also great for washing after the race!

• Garden Hose, Soap, Sponges and other cleaning tools to wash your bike after the pre-ride. Don't take your bike into the hotel room dirty.

• Shoe Dryer - If your shoes get wet on the pre-ride, they will still be wet the next morning.

• COFFEE

• Chairs to sit on while waiting to watch your kid come around so you can cheer for 10 seconds per kid

• Cow Bell - So the kids can hear you cheer. "Go Woodcreek"