The 2021 Stagecoach 400 starts on Friday, April 9 from the alpine town of Idyllwild. Participants will be pedaling for nearly 400 miles with 30,000 feet of elevation gain on singletrack, fire roads, tarmac, and gravel through wilderness, backwoods and coastal landscapes. The weather forecast calls for just above freezing in the mountains and very hot across the Anza-Borrego Desert. The Grand Depart is Friday at 8 am. Below we’ve added this year’s route, along with a rider gear list provided by Matteo Pistono.

Gravelstoke Dev Team rider Matteo Pistono will be taking on the challenge for his 3rd consecutive year. Matteo will be on a Santa Cruz Chameleon hardtail equipped with the Apidura Backcountry Series. To watch the in-real-time dots on Spot Tracking, here is the link: http://trackleaders.com/stagecoach21

Matteo’s Stagecoach 400 Gear List

BIKE & BAGS

• Santa Cruz MTB 29” x 2.2 Maxis Ikon on Spinergy GXMax Wheels

• Apidura Back Country Series: 2.5L frame, 11L front, 6L saddle, front and rear top tube, 2 feedbags

• Apidura ultralight ruck

NAVIGATION SYSTEM

• Wahoo Bolt

• Paper copy of cue sheet

• iPhone

• SPOT tracker + extra AAA batteries

• Sunglasses & Regular glasses

• Glass case

• Whistle (for Anza mastiffs)

LIGHT SYSTEM

• Niterider 1000 lum. front headlight

• Niterider 800 lum. helmet light

• Rear Nite Rider Red light

SLEEP SYSTEM

• Big Agnes 37 degree sleeping bag w/ Sea2Summit compression bag

• Thermarest ¾ sleeping pad

• Big Agnes Copper Creek Bike packing tent

• Puncture kit

POWER/CORDS (tape the bending points) in H2O-proof bag

• iPhone cord

• Headphones

• 2 USB cords for lights & Wahoo

• Wall socket charger

• Battery pack  (10,000mah)

HYDRATION SYSTEM

• 1.5 L. Apidura H2O bladder—prototype 

• 1.7 liter Nalgene

• 27 oz H2O bottle

NUTRITION SYSTEM (at departure)

• 5 parmesan rice cakes

• Patagonia Provisions Fruit Bars

• 5 powdered Coffee sachets

• 8 Skratch hydration salts

• 4 pre-portioned baggies of protein powder (evening)

CLOTHING SYSTEM

• Giro Synthe Helmet

• Gravelstoke Cycling cap

• Eliel Buff

• 2 Patagonia merino socks

• Specialized mtn bike shoes

• Eliel knee covers

• Eliel cargo bibs—prototype

• Eliel Merino base layer—prototype  

• Eliel Palomar vest

• Eliel Arm warmers

• Roark X Gravelstoke Polartec Tee

• Patagonia Houdini Air ultralight layer

• Patagonia Nano puff jacket

• Rapha ultralight merino beanie

• Dakine Full finger gloves

• Eliel mitts

PERSONAL

• Cash +  Credit Cards + Driver’s License

• Rite in the Rain small notebook

• Pen wrapped in duck tape

TOILETRIES

• Cactus comb

• Tweezers

• Sunblock stick

• Poo kit

• Toothbrush

• Toothpaste

• floss

• Clean wipes with alcohol

• Docs chamois cream

• CBD/THC cream

REPAIR KIT

• 1 spare tube

• STANS 2 oz sealant

• 1 GUP

• Sewing kit with curved needle and waxed line

• Dyno plugs 4 large 4 small

• Lezyne Tire pump

• 1 CO2 + Inflator

• Tire levers

• Patch kit

• 2 Tire boots

• Lube

• Chain breaker

• Master link x3

• Electrical tape

• Duct tape

• Zip ties

• Crank Bro’s Multi tool

• Wolf tooth plier with SRAM powerlinks

• Rag

• Tubeless valve and spare core

• Zip ties

• Bag of assorted spare bolts

• Valve core remover

• Leatherman

MEDICAL SYSTEM

• 2 4x4 inch gauze sponges

• 3 2x2 inch gauze pads

• 1 sterile combine pad

• 2 3x4 inch non-adherent pad

• Assortment of band-aids

• ¼ Roll athletic tape

• Antiseptic pads

• Hydrocortisone ointment

• Moleskine

• Triple antibiotic ointment

• Claritin

• Tylenol

• Tourniquet

• Quick clot bleed control roll

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