Supersapiens and Team SD Worx have announced a 2022 race season partnership. Leveraging Abbott’s Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, Supersapiens will deliver fuelling insights to help Team SD Worx riders optimize their glucose levels for training and recovery.
The Dutch squad closed out the 2021 season as the world’s number one women’s pro team with victories throughout the Classics and a podium sweep at the Giro d’Italia Donne.
“Team SD Worx is simply one of the best teams in cycling,” said Phil Southerland, CEO and Founder of Supersapiens.
“They are committed to developing and supporting the fastest women in the sport. They’ve built the number one program by pairing together the greatest talent and the greatest technology. Supersapiens is honoured to partner with an organization that has such a clear vision on winning. We are dedicated to helping them become better as individuals and as a team.”
The Supersapiens and Team SD Worx partnership arose after Olympic gold medallist and two-time UCI World Road Champion Anna van der Breggen became an early adopter of glucose monitoring technology.
The former pro, who retired at the end of 2021, now serves as a Sport Director and a key part of Team SD Worx’s technical staff. Team SD Worx has kicked off the 2022 season with a roster featuring Chantal van den Broek-Blaak, Lotte Kopecky, Marlen Reusser, Blanka Vas, and Demi Vollering.
“Team SD Worx takes a hands-on, individual approach to developing each rider’s skillset and build them into the best athlete they can be,” continued Phil Southerland. “At Supersapiens, we recognize that each athlete’s needs are unique.
“With the Supersapiens system and the power of real-time glucose visibility, Team SD Worx will be able to provide their athletes with innovative insights around fuelling and nutrition to help unlock stronger performance and faster recovery.”
‘Supersapiens, powered by Abbott’s Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, helps athletes optimize the timing and amount of carbohydrate intake to maximize the stability of their glucose levels, promoting metabolic efficiency and sustained energy.’
Because optimal fuelling can be different for individuals, and glucose levels are affected not only by food, but also by factors such as stress, excitement or altitude, the company adds that effective energy management is nearly impossible without real-time glucose visibility.
With Supersapiens, Team SD Worx athletes can better understand their body’s fuelling requirements on a personal level and discover the most stable and sustainable fuel sources, and the optimal timing and amount of fuel, for their individual needs. Outside of competition, glucose management can also help these athletes improve recovery and sleep.
“Supersapiens is helping us develop the best nutrition strategy possible,” said Anna van der Breggen.
“You can train as much as you like, but it’s all for none if nutrition is not right. Supersapiens is playing a pivotal role in assisting athletes become the best possible versions of themselves.”
Now nearly halfway through the 2022 season, Team SD Worx kicked off the year in commanding fashion and has already notched 11 victories and 23 podiums.
The Dutch team balances experience with youth, and a highlight for the 2022 season will be the first edition of Le Tour Femmes, which will cover more than 1,000km over eight stages and kicks off on July 24th at the Eiffel Tour in Paris.
Supersapiens launched to the public in September 2020; and the Supersapiens system, including Abbott’s Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, allows athletes to automatically receive their glucose levels every minute to the Supersapiens app via Bluetooth.
This data can be viewed on Supersapiens’ app or its wearable device, the Supersapiens Energy Band, which is the first and only performance wearable that is capable of reading glucose data directly from the Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor.
The Supersapiens system powered by Abbott’s Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor is now available in Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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