Bikesoup.cc is known for reviewing the best gear out there to help readers determine their very own ride ingredients to make every ride a great one. And guess what one of their favorite ride ingredients is? Nuun! You can check out the whole story here – as well as reviews on other must have gear – but the short of it is that we’ve been given two thumbs up on hydration, flavor options, and an all-around great product. Thanks Bike Soup!  

Next month we’re partnering with Strava – the social fitness site – to inspire and motivate cyclists to go the distance in May. While some cyclists are gearing up for the AMGEN Tour of California, you can put yourself to the physical and hydration test with Nuun’s Twice the Tour challenge. Ride twice the distance that Tour riders will race between May 1 and May 31 – 1,479 miles total – and earn your challenge Finisher’s badge. Check out Strava’s

We always love to hear about our athletes’ many and great successes. It’s inspiring to hear about the culmination of so much hard work, and equally fun are the photos of them in action. Receiving stories, notes, and pictures from the athletes we serve reminds us that not only is hydration important, but that it’s a key component and contributor to performance. Jeff Dicky of the Scott Pro Mountain Bike Team sent us his tale of the Scott Pro Mountain Bike

The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, more commonly referred to as RAGBRAI, is the oldest, largest and longest seven-day bicycle ride in the world, weaving from the west of Iowa, to the great Mississippi River on the eastern side. RAGBRAI takes 9,000 riders through eight host towns, each providing camping, entertainment, food and beer! This summer I witnessed this spectacle and each of the seven days, as the cyclists traveled from town to town (average daily distance of 68 miles per day), I