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hippy
Good to carry more stuff on the training rides than you will on the real thing.
I'd defo keep the down jacket. It could be a lifesaver. I wore mine loads on TCR and IPWR. I actually brought it in to work with me today, as I'm out tonight and it is meant to get cold this evening.
Mine is a really thin one from Uniqlo which I got for £19 in a sale just before TCR and isn't too warm to wear when I'm riding at pathetic power levels (as is often the case!).
With bivvies, I found my Alpkit one that I used on the TCR to be good. But the OR Helium I bought for IPWR (because someone told me I needed one with a bug net, which I didn't as they all disappear at night!) was horrible because it wasn't breathable enough - so I woke up shivering even on warm night as I was damp from sweat. If I was doing another one, I would look at the SOL one that is meant to be breathable