Glucose monitoring specialist Supersapiens has confirmed a partnership with ZAAF Cycling Team for the 2023 season.
The Spanish women’s road cycling was founded in 2022. New to the pro peloton, ZAAF Cycling Team boasts Audrey Ragot Cordon, Nikola Noskova, and Maggie Coles Lyster as riders. The Spanish-registered team kicked off the 2023 season by finishing in the top 10 overall at the Santos Tour Down Under.
“As a high-performance sports team, we rely on science to guide performance decisions,” said ZAAF Cycling Team Sponsorship & Operations Manager Ladi Demko.
“The data and research provided by Supersapiens is extremely valuable in our 2023 pursuit of countless podiums. Our performance staff has taken a systematic approach as we introduce Supersapiens to the riders.
“To begin, we are focusing on nutrition before training, fuelling during races, and optimizing recovery; and we are relying on Supersapiens’ data to guide these rider-specific nutrition strategies.”
Supersapiens CEO and Founder Phil Southerland said “The first time I met Ladi, his commitment and passion for cycling were palpable and I was inspired by his drive to push forward women’s cycling.
“When he presented the ZAAF Cycling Team, it was clear that this is a long-term project with the vision to achieve parity in pay and access to top-level performance support for female athletes. Supersapiens looks forward to providing a data-driven, individual approach to empower athletes with innovative insights around fuelling and nutrition to optimize their energy as means to maximize their performance and recovery.”
The Supersapiens ecosystem consists of the Supersapiens app, Supersapiens Energy Band, and Supersapiens Data Dashboard. In October, Supersapiens announced an integration with Wahoo’s New ELEMNT ROAM and BOLT that allows for real-time glucose visibility where the Abbott Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor connects directly with the most recent Wahoo devices, no longer requiring a phone to serve as the bridge.
Supersapiens also integrates with select Garmin devices, Nolio app, Apple Health, and more.
While ZAAF Cycling Team is new to the women’s pro peloton, the team’s history goes back more than 70 years. The team is a tribute to Algerian cycling legend Abdel-Kader Zaaf who raced in four Tour de Frances (1948, 1950-1952).
The trailblazer helped break down barriers around racism and was known for launching an attack that ended Fauso Coppi’s bid for yellow at the 1952 Tour. Zaaf’s great-grandson is the owner of the squad.
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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