When you ride, you chafe your buttocks and thighs, creating marvelous open doors for bacteria. And cycle shorts are a Garden of Eden for bacteria. And your feet can become a perfect swamp for bacterial growth. Saddle sores, infected pores, yech.

I wash my clothes every night, right after I get in the hotel room and before I do anything else. Get some biodegradable liquid soap. Go as polyester as you possibly can. Cycling shorts, jerseys, and thin polyester socks will dry out overnight in the room. Other stuff will either dry out during the next day's ride or will dry out during the next night.

If you're camping in dry weather, you ought to be able to find a faucet and wash your clothes there.

If you're riding and camping in wet weather . . . I'd be interested in hearing what the more experienced people have to say.