A SPORTS nutrition firm has signed a deal to work with Cycling Australia through to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games in Tokyo.

The agreement with Nelson-based Science in Sport will run for four years and will see bespoke nutritional strategies to fuel the country’s world-class athletes.

The comes after the company teamed up in January with British Cycling in a similar deal.

Since it was established in 1992, the business has worked with a variety of Olympian and world champion athletes, including Sir Chris Hoy and Mark Cavendish.

It also supplies heptathlon athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Team Sky, USA Cycling and Liverpool Football Club.

Chief executive Stephen Moon said: “We are delighted to have signed this agreement with the Australian Cycling Team in the lead up to Tokyo 2020.

“Signing such an agreement with a well-established cycling body, I believe only underpins the strength and best in class nature of our sports nutrition products.

“As we continue to expand our footprint in the attractive and fast-growing Australian sports nutrition market, we are excited to have the opportunity to work with the substantial Cycling Australia membership of circa 50,000 cyclists as they seek to achieve their personal goals, and improve their fitness and wellbeing.”

Nutrition plans will be tailored for each individual athlete and will include a wide range of Science in Sport products, including the company’s isotonic GO Gels for energy, REGO Rapid Recovery to aid recovery after exercise and innovative WHEY20 protein product.

Cycling Australia’s chief operating officer, Nicholas Green, said: “We are pleased to confirm this partnership with industry leaders SiS.

“Nutrition is an integral and critical component of every athlete’s success and the SiS world-renowned experts ensure our national teams are in great hands.

“With our elite riders having the opportunity to work alongside SiS staff to tailor their own plans, and all our members having access to the SiS expertise, we look forward to seeing all our cyclists achieve their very best.”

In addition to the Australian cycling team, the broader Cycling Australia membership of 50,000 cyclists will benefit from exclusive offers from Science in Sport as well as nutritional guidance throughout each year of the deal.