UAE Team Emirates XRG Extends Partnership with Ultrahuman

UAE Team Emirates XRG is proud to announce it has extended its partnership with Ultrahuman, a pioneer in health optimisation. The collaboration aims to further enhance the team’s training, recovery, and performance, leveraging Ultrahuman’s technology to unlock new levels of efficiency and athletic potential.

At the heart of this partnership is the Ultrahuman Ring, the world’s lightest sleep tracking wearable. This ultra-light design ensures it fits effortlessly into the team’s rigorous training regime.

The needs of cyclists rely heavily on precise training and recovery to be at their peak and to push their limits. Training is metered to the level of recovery of the cyclist and can also benefit from detecting early signs of fatigue, illness and stress.

Designed for performance and recovery tracking, the Ring AIR provides detailed insights into fueling, recovery, and endurance metrics through multisensor data streams. This data is leveraged by the UAE Team Emirates XRG coaches via a coaching dashboard to access crucial bio-insights. The coaches remotely access rider biomarkers, and use the insights to make informed decisions about the cyclists’ training and competition.

These insights include granular analysis of essential sleep phases — awake, REM and NREM, stress rhythm and cardio-tone for the cyclists which are critical to tailor precise recovery protocols.

“We are excited to extend our partnership with one of the world’s most successful pro-cycling teams, UAE Team Emirates.” said Mohit Kumar, Founder and CEO of Ultrahuman. “The Ultrahuman Ring’s advanced biomarker insights will continue to empower the team, helping them understand each rider’s unique training, sleep and recovery needs, and optimise them based on evidence-backed insights.”

By leveraging this technology, UAE Team Emirates gains a competitive edge through enhanced physical endurance, sustained energy levels, and sharper cognitive performance during races.

Mauro Gianetti, Team Principal & CEO at UAE Team Emirates XRG. “We are very pleased to renew our partnership together with Ultrahuman. Professional cycling is becoming more and more data driven and insights which Ultrahuman technology provides are invaluable when it comes to tailoring training programmes for our athletes. Not only is the Ultrahuman Ring a key tool for performance but also, crucially, to monitor the overall health of our athletes.”

The Ultrahuman Ring AIR integrates seamlessly with the team’s dashboard, giving access to crucial biomarkers, such as heart rate, heart rate variability, stress, temperature, VO2 max, and oxygen saturation, ensuring precision in training and recovery planning. In simple terms – heart rate and heart rate variability give an insight into athlete recovery, stress and temperature provide a window into the athlete’s ability to cope with the training demands, and VO2 max coupled with O2 saturation reflects endurance.