Riding the brevet series, I learned about peeing. (On an MTB, you can almost always find convenient cover- road biking is way different!) First of all, if you're starting out in a big peloton you don't want to get dropped from, when the guys stop for their first break, usually as soon as they are decently out in the country- they just care about finding a fence line. So- I just back up to the fence and go- and I'm as fast as a lot of the guys.

Next, when you're trying to hold it, to get to a convenicnce store Control- what if the rest room is out of order? It's happened to me, and I've had to go out back and find either some woods or any sort of cover. It's just not possible to hold it till the next control which could be 30 mile away.

So it's a lifesaver to have wipes or tissue with you, and more balm to apply later, or, if worst comes to worst, it's better, I think, to dry off with the back of a glove rather than risk getting rubbed raw from left over sweat/pee. (Good reason to carry spare gloves on a super long ride!)

Nanci