Essential JOGLE kit

No13: Reboots Go recovery boots set, £824, reboots.de

While the pros can look forward to daily massages from their soigneurs after an arduous day on the bike, the rest of us aren’t so lucky. However, on my JOGLE ride I had the next best thing.

These recovery compression boots from Reboots are like giant socks that slip over your entire leg and use a variety of different air pockets that inflate in order, controlled via computer. The sensation is like a gliding massage that helps to eliminate lactic acid and other waste products in your legs, helping you to recover faster and get back on the bike quicker.

Are they worth it? Well, they’re not cheap, but I did feel that they really helped to speed up recovery. At the very least, they forced me to sit and do nothing, which is no bad thing after eight hours in the saddle.