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Towel - micro fleece or smallest normal towel you can get away with.
flip flops and swimming trunks - Definitely needed. Both are light and small so no prob anyhow.
Jeans and hoody - while nice these are both bulky and heavy. Is there not another top and / or trousers which you like casual style? I go with some light cargo / walking style trousers personally, I find them lighter, quick drying. Ideally if you could have a top that doubled up as a top for cycling if it is ever cold, but I suppose a hoddy can do that but it is just so bulky when packed away.
Shoes - If you don't want to walk around in cycling shoes I'd use toe clips. Fuck carrying around a spare pair of shoes. That is supper heavy and bulky. Ideally you want as many items as possible to have two of more functions.
Cycling cloths - I'd say two shorts and two tops and pair of legwarmers. Wear one, wash / rinse at the end of the day dry over night and during the next day wear the others. You could get away with one of each, washed / rinsed in the evening and dried over night, that's a personal one though.
All this plus a small tent and sleeping bag plus small cook kit can easily fit into one pair or rear panniers. I would not get too worried but the shoes are a real biggy wast of space / weight.