Northwestern Mutual is a financial planning, investment, and life insurance company that has been serving its clients for over 160 years. They focus on creating financial security for families and businesses based on each individual’s priorities and goals. Northwestern Mutual’s experts work to put people first and help them achieve their life and financial goals. Through leadership, inclusion, and community service, Northwestern Mutual creates lifelong relationships and exceptional financial strength for the people and businesses they serve.

Precision Hydration is a sports nutrition company that produces fueling products for endurance athletes in the form of carbohydrate drink mixes, gels, and chews. Precision Hydration emphasizes individualizing sodium intake during training and racing as individual needs vary greatly. Their products can be used to adjust the concentration of carbohydrates, sodium, and fluid intake to match the demands of any session or race.

Julbo is a sports equipment company that specializes in sunglasses, helmets, and accessories. They are trusted by many endurance athletes in the sports of cycling, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, running, and more.

Garmin is a company that engineers GPS wearable technology for endurance sports of all types. They are well known in the fitness and cycling world for their smartwatches, bike computers, and bike lights. Garmin’s fitness products facilitate high-quality day-to-day training and many endurance athletes use their bike technology to collect training data and to analyze fitness trends.

Core is a company that makes core body temperature sensors. It is a small device that attaches to an athlete’s heart rate monitor and uses a thermal energy transfer sensor to record the amount of heat coming in and out of the body. Understanding core body temperature during training for endurance sports is beneficial to developing pacing strategies and learning how different temperatures affect core body temperature.

ESI Grips are the lightest grips on the market for cross-country mountain biking. They make various types of grips to suit the needs of different riders and various cycling disciplines. Their foam design makes them lightweight, easy to install, comfortable, and cost-effective. ESI Grips was established in 1999 and their products are made in the USA.

Neal Burton is a cycling coach who is motivated to help athletes find the next level. I started working with Neal after finding myself in a deep rut, struggling to get the most out of myself as an athlete. Neal’s training approach is based on experience and knowledge of how to intelligently train for endurance sports. He has taken my performance to levels I could not have imagined in an engaging yet enjoyable way. Neal is not afraid to work hard, but not at the cost of working smart.

Endurance Werx is a bike fitting studio based in Westchester NY and New York City. Chad and John work together with their combined 15+ years of experience and education in the field of exercise science to serve the cycling community by providing bike fitting and coaching services. By utilizing the Retul fitting technology, they can address each individual’s unique needs for an efficient and comfortable fit.

Chenango Point Cycles is a bike shop located in Binghamton New York. The shop is equipped with a wide variety of bikes to meet the needs of any rider, experienced mechanics to solve any issue, and excellent knowledge about all things bikes. Chenango Point is involved in the local community in which they engage in local group rides, support local racers, and host races throughout the year.

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