UCI Approves Nix Biosensors’ Personalized Hydration Monitoring Technology for Use in Competition

January 15, 2025

The approval of Nix’s innovative technology signifies a greater understanding of the need for real-time hydration monitoring in professional sport for the performance and safety of athletes.

BOSTON, MASS – January 15, 2024 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Nix Biosensors, the leading provider of cutting-edge hydration monitoring technology is thrilled to announce its approval from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for use in competitive cycling events, effective from the 2025 season onwards.

This milestone marks a significant achievement for Nix Biosensors, as UCI teams are now permitted to integrate the Nix Biosensor and corresponding Nix Pro app into their hydration strategies during UCI races, whereas previously it was only permitted in training. This is a critical advantage, as race conditions can significantly differ from training conditions, giving rise to dramatically different biomarker values. Real-time hydration data empowers early intervention, allowing for adjustments to be made before performance-impairing levels of dehydration set in. This is even more valuable in staged races, where short recovery times and cumulative effects of dehydration from one day to the next can potentially derail an athlete’s performance, showcasing how staying ahead of hydration and ensuring quicker recovery times can offer a competitive advantage.

The importance of such real-time monitoring was underscored by multiple dehydration-related incidents during the record-breaking heat of the 2024 Tour de France. Several athletes including Mark Cavendish, Michele Gazzoli and Alexis Vuillermoz had to drop out of stages due to heat exhaustion and dehydration, highlighting the urgent need for effective hydration management strategies during high-stakes competitions.

Dr. Kevin Sprouse, the Director of Sports Science at EF Pro Cycling, shared his positive experience training with Nix Pro during the 2024 season, stating, “EF Pro Cycling places great importance on hydration to ensure peak performance. We have tested several hydration sensors in recent years, and have found Nix’s platform to be very accurate and easy to use. Our excitement about the technology led us to roll it out for all athletes across both the men’s and women’s teams in our continual effort to gain every edge we can for EF Pro Cycling.”

Nix Biosensors has been at the forefront of revolutionizing hydration monitoring in sports, supporting teams like EF Pro Cycling with advanced technology that provides real-time insights into fluid losses, electrolyte levels, and hydration status. Nix Pro empowers coaches by providing real-time insights and alerts on individual hydration status in a single dashboard, allowing for proactive intervention to prevent performance loss and heat-related injury. The platform also performs trend and correlation analysis across different environments, exertion types and intensities to elucidate key patterns and differences day to day, or subject to subject. Using these data, Nix Pro delivers accurate and personalized recommendations for optimal electrolyte and fluid intake required for future sessions to maintain safety and performance across the full team.

Nix Biosensors is committed to empowering athletes with the tools they need to optimize their performance, and the UCI approval signifies a new era of enhanced hydration management in competitive cycling.

For more information on how Nix Pro can benefit UCI teams and cyclists, visit Nix Biosensors.

For team inquiries or further information, please contact tim@nixbiosensors.com.

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About Nix Biosensors:

Nix is changing the way humans manage health by empowering consumers to access, understand, and act on their personal biology in real time. Nix’s first consumer product is a sweat patch that provides athletes, soldiers, and laborers with hydration data in real-time, helping them optimize safety and performance. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Nix is founded by CEO Meridith Cass, a graduate of Harvard Business School, former VC, and 9-time marathoner. Advisors include Tom Fowler, Former President of Polar; Dr. Bob Murray, Founder and former Director of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute; Shalane Flanagan, 4x Olympian, Silver Medalist, and 2017 NYC Marathon Champion; and Tatyana McFadden, the 5x Olympian and 17x Medalist. Learn more at nixbiosensors.com.