Porridge, pasta and protein: The chef fuelling Team Sky to their fourth Tour de France win

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When you take a look at Henrik Orre’s resume it is perhaps no surprise that he’s is now head chef for the most successful cycling team in the world. Henrik has grown up in a world of competitive cycling and a culinary world that is just as competitive.

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The son of a Norwegian road race champion, and brother of a national champion, Henrik was surrounded by bike racing during his childhood and would spend his weekends and summers following his family to various bike races.

As a former World Culinary Champion, Henrik has managed to combine these two passions by following the black and blue Team Sky convoy through Normandy, the Pyrenees, all the way across the Alps and on to Paris. — and he wants this yellow jersey as much as Chris Froome, you can take our word for it.

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At 16, Henrik began his career as a chef and went onto college to learn to cook. By 2011, he was head chef at a two-star Michelin restaurant in Stockholm. Henrik was also part of the Norwegian team that won the World Culinary Championships in both 2005 and 2006. It is fair to say the Orre family don’t do half measures.

During this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné in June, BikeRadar sat down for a coffee with Henrik on the Team Sky ‘Kitchen Truck’ to learn more about his role in the team and what three weeks in July chasing Team Sky’s fourth yellow jersey entails.

Life on the road

Following the 2012 Tour, Team Sky had begun dominating the sport and I became quite interested in what they were doing

Marginal gains

Team Sky is always looking for that something extra and that is the environment I want to be in

Breakfast:

• Bowl of porridge with coconut oil
• Omelette with rice or pasta
• Fresh fruit smoothie
• A glass of fruit and vegetable juice
• A few slices of bread or toast with jams or almond butter

On the bus to the stage start:

• More fruit
• Protein bars
• Coffee
• Snack

During the race:

• Every 30 minutes consume 75-90 grams of carbohydrates (700ml of sports drink, rice cake and gel)

Post race:

• Protein shake
• Fresh fruit smoothie
• Cooked protein (chicken or fish) with rice/pasta

Dinner:

• Two protein options (meat or fish)
• 3-4 carbohydrate options (rice, pasta, quinoa and potatoes)
• LOTS of vegetables
• Homemade fruit and vegetable juice
• Dessert

Enjoying his passions

Henrik rides a custom Passoni titanium bike, which was hand-built in Italy — Henrik’s passion and eye for detail doesn’t stop at work.

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