Last checked at 11 Sep 2017 07:00
For release Monday 11th September
SCIENCE IN SPORT PLC
("SiS" or the "Company")
THREE MORE YEARS FOR SiS AND TEAM SKY
Science in Sport plc (AIM: SIS), a leading sports nutrition company that develops, manufactures and markets sports nutrition products for professional athletes and sports enthusiasts, is pleased to announce it has renewed its agreement with Team Sky.
Endurance sports nutrition pioneers, Science in Sport (SiS), have renewed their agreement through to 2020 as Official Sports Nutrition Partner to Team Sky.
The 5 times Tour de France and 2017 Vuelta Espana winners will continue to work with SiS and its team of sports nutrition experts, to create bespoke products and provide support and advice to fuel their world-class athletes including Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and Michal Kwiatkowski.
Team Sky tailor nutritional plans for each individual athlete that will include a wide range of SiS products, from its patented GO Isotonic Energy Gels to the co-developed REGO Rapid Recovery Plus.
Since 1992, SiS has supplied endurance nutrition products to Olympic and world champions, Tour de France winners and amateur athletes. Britain's most decorated Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, is also an elite consultant for the company along with Mark Cavendish MBE.
Stephen Moon, CEO for SiS, commented:
"We proudly supply innovative, science-based nutrition products to professional and Olympic athletes and teams around the world. Team Sky is one of our key relationships and we enjoy collaborating closely with them to deliver performance improvements through our industry leading science and new product team. We are looking forward to another three years working with Team Sky, supporting their world-class racing programme and in turn seeing products developed with them filter down to our whole customer base."
David Brailsford, Team Principal for Team Sky, commented:
"Nutrition and fuelling are key factors in our success. Getting these elements right is absolutely crucial to enabling Team Sky riders to perform at their best - both in training and on race day. As a team, it is an area we place importance on - not just with the nutritional support provided to riders, but also in terms of innovation, research and rider education. We seek to be supported by the best. Science in Sport understand and share our commitment to continuous improvement, and that makes them a key partner of Team Sky and we're looking forward to achieving more with them over the next 3 years"
SiS products are manufactured in the UK at the company's Innovation Centre in Lancashire. All SiS products are Informed-Sport tested and accredited; SiS worked closely with the HFL anti-doping laboratory to develop a world class evolved three-pronged testing system to minimise the risk of product contamination.
For further information:
Science in Sport PLC | +44 (0) 20 7400 3700 |
Stephen Moon, CEO | |
Elizabeth Lake, Finance Director | |
Cenkos Securities - NOMAD and Broker |
+44 (0) 20 7397 8900 |
Bobbie Hilliam | |
About Science in Sport plc
Science in Sport plc is a leading sports nutrition company that develops, manufactures and markets sports nutrition products for professional athletes and sports enthusiasts. SiS is a strong brand in the elite athlete community - in the 2016 Rio Olympics, 34 medal-winning athletes or teams used SiS products (compared with 24 medals in 2012).
The SiS core product ranges include: SiS GO, comprising energy powders, isotonic gels, energy bars and hydration tablets; and SiS REGO, including protein-based recovery powders and bars; and SiS Protein, products specifically designed to contribute to athletes' lean muscle mass growth and maintenance. SiS products are sold in a range of retail channels, including specialist sport retailers, major grocers, high street retailers and e-commerce websites.
SiS is currently the official sports nutrition partner to professional cycling team Team SKY, British Cycling, Cycling Australia, USA Cycling and British Triathlon. SiS is also the official sports nutrition partner to Celtic FC and Aston Villa FC and has supplies over 40 clubs including four national teams and seven Premiership teams. In addition, Olympians Sir Chris Hoy MBE, and Katarina Johnson-Thompson are Brand Ambassadors and Mark Cavendish MBE is an Elite Sports Consultant to the brand.
SiS was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hatton Garden, London. Its manufacturing facility is in Nelson, Lancashire.
SiS shares are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SIS.
For further information, please visit www.scienceinsport.com