# Enervit Becomes Nutrition Partner of UAE Team Emirates

> Enervit becomes official nutrition partner of UAE Team Emirates in 2020. Tadej Pogacar, the best rider of his generation, has been riding with Enervit gels in his jersey pocket ever since.

- Published: 2020-01-15

Gorka Prieto-Bellver is a nutritionist at [**UAE Team Emirates**](https://www.uaeteamemirates.com/uae-team-emirates-teams-enervit-2020/). He has been working directly with Enervit's R&D team since 2020. Not just a logo business: the Italian manufacturer sends developers to the front line. Together, they define the protocols — from the warm-up phase to the finish.

Enervit is no newcomer to this business. The company was founded in Italy in 1954 and has been running Equipe Enervit, its own R&D team of sports scientists and doctors, since 1976. Two production plants near Lake Como enable short distances between the laboratory and the race kitchen — recipes can be adapted quickly as soon as the data from the race demands it.

This collaboration, together with the partnership with Lidl-Trek that was launched at the same time, resulted in the C2:1PRO product line: carbohydrate mix in a ratio of 2:1 (maltodextrin to fructose), designed for maximum absorption rate in the intestine.

## Pogacar Rides by the Numbers

The best-known rider who has been working with [Enervit products](https://www.enervit.com/en/uae-team-emirates) ever since is Tadej Pogacar. His stage nutrition follows clear guidelines: 60 to 120 g of carbohydrates per hour, depending on the route profile. He has Isocarb C2:1PRO in his bidon — 60 g of carbohydrates per bottle. Carbo Gel C2:1PRO is also added.

This supply strategy accompanied Pogacar through four Grand Tour victories: Tour de France 2020 (his first overall win), Tour de France 2021, Giro d'Italia 2024 and Tour de France 2024. Four titles in five years, all on an Enervit basis.

## What the Partnership Achieves

Prieto-Bellver's direct involvement in everyday racing is the decisive factor. Nutrition plans are not created in advance on paper and then transferred to the race. They are adapted during the race: weather, course conditions, form on the day. Enervit supplies the substrates for this and, thanks to in-house production, can react flexibly if the team needs different concentrations or flavor profiles.

For the retail trade, this means that what Pogacar carries in his jersey pocket is the same product line that is available in stores. No special batch, no professional-only product.

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