Right now I have 4 complete sets of bike cloths. Shorts, socks & jersey. After wearing a set I do not wear them until I have washed them. I wash them after all 4 sets are dirty.
My wife has a maytag front load washer, the Neptune, that I use to wash my bike cloths. As it is brand new & has not been used to wash my bike cloths yet I do not know if I'll have to switch detergents. When we had our old top load machine liquid Wool-Lite worked best.
Like our old dryer I imagine with the new Neptune it will be low heat.
As far as what load setting, temp. setting & type of detergent you will have to use to get the best results I say experiment until you get the result you'll be happy with but also follow the wash tag instructions.