With the Tour de France now just over one week away, the process of planning how to fuel our riders through the world's biggest race is well under way.
This is why Soudal Quick-Step were today delighted to receive the keys to their brand-new kitchen truck, which has been kitted out with state-of-the art STOOF kitchen equipment by our partners at Lafosse. It was at the Lafosse showroom in Wevelgem where General Manager Benjamin Vandorpe handed over the truck to Soudal Quick-Step CEO Patrick Lefevere.
Nutrition has long been part of Soudal Quick-Step’s strategy to be one of the leading teams in professional cycling, with our nutritionists and chefs, working closely with our riders to ensure that they are suitably fuelled to take on some of the world’s hardest races. Earlier in the year we announced that we would be supplied with ingredients from Alce Nero, but they still need to be prepared properly. This is why we are delighted that Lafosse were able to kit our truck with market leading STOOF equipment, allowing our chefs to make nutritious and delicious meals for our riders. The truck has also been fitted with Quick-Step vinyl Terrazzo multicolour flooring.
Speaking on receipt of the keys to the new vehicle, Lefevere said ‘We know how important nutrition is to athletes, with more research and understanding being made all the time. As we know, what is good for you doesn’t always mean that it tastes the best, so we need to provide our chefs and nutritionists with a space where they can be creative. That is why we are delighted that our truck has been fitted with the kind of state-of-the-art equipment that you would find in a top restaurant, and we would like to thank Lafosse for their time and expertise in helping to put this together.’
The riders of Soudal Quick-Step are top performers, that’s why it is important their food is prepared with a constant quality, independent of the location they are staying at. “We are proud that we at Lafosse could work closely together with the chefs and nutritionists of the team to develop a complete cutting-edge mobile kitchen including a made-to-measure STOOF specific to their needs and wishes”, according to Benjamin Vandorpe.
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