be Grand Prix de Wallonie Dames
WorldTeam Women 17 sep '25
1/1 Soiron › Namur 128km
sk Okolo Slovenska / Tour de Slovaquie
WorldTeam Men 17 sep '25 - 21 sep '25
1/5 Bardejov › Bardejov 141km
2/5 Svidník › Košice 169km
3/5 Kežmarok › Banská Bystrica 191km
be Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
WorldTeam Men 19 sep '25
1/1 Koolskamp › Koolskamp 180km
ca Tour de Gatineau
WorldTeam Women 20 sep '25
1/1 Gatineau › Gatineau 122km
be SUPER 8 Classic
WorldTeam Men 20 sep '25
1/1 Brakel › Haacht 200km
rw World Championships ME - ITT
WorldTeam Women 21 sep '25
1/1 Kigali › Kigali 40km
rw World Championships WE - ITT
WorldTeam Women 21 sep '25
1/1 Kigali › Kigali 31km
fr Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais
WorldTeam Men 21 sep '25
1/1 Isbergues › Isbergues 201km

#FoodFriday: Breakfast Business

This weekend, the riders will have breakfast together before heading to this weekend’s races. Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s nutrition specialist Marcel Hesseling decides what the riders eat and has made an extensive list of all the products that can be used, and their exact nutritional values. Before each race, a soigneur is chosen who is responsible for breakfast. Based on Marcel Hesseling’s advice, he fills the breakfast box.

Half an hour before the first riders goes towards the breakfast table, the soigneurs set up everything. All products recommended by Marcel Hesseling are placed on the table. When the riders are seated, the soigneurs communicate whether an omelet, rice, pancakes or pasta should be made, and if this should include ham or not. Maarten Tjallingii doesn’t eat meat, so he will always receive his omelets without ham. When team chef Jesper Boom is present for a race, he prepares the omelets, oatmeal and pancakes. He knows all the riders’ wishes and needs. When Jesper isn’t present, breakfast is arranged with the hotel’s kitchen. The responsible soigneur of the day, communicates with the kitchen, checks whether the riders have everything they want and need during breakfast and makes sure products are replaced when, for example, a jar is empty. 

So what’s on the breakfast table?
While loading up the truck before each race, the team makes sure that all the necessary products are delivered by the Jumbo. The following products can be found on the breakfast table: Peanut butter, pure chocolate sprinkles, hazelnut spread, almond spread, nuts, three types of breakfast cereals (granola, muesli and oatmeal), apple butter, honey, ‘ontbijtkoek’ (a Dutch spiced cake), omelets, pancakes, rice, pasta and olive oil. 

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