A dad from Suffolk will compete for the champion title as best chef in one of TV's biggest competitions.
Chris, who lives with his wife and son in Walpole but is from Ipswich, will star in Masterchef: The Professionals in an episode which will air on BBC on Tuesday at 8pm.
The stay-at-home dad will be judged by culinary legend Marcus Wareing, renowned chef Monica Galetti and new judge Matt Tebbutt.
The competition puts chefs to the test by testing their skill, creativity and culinary knowledge with cooking challenges.
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Chris said he struggled with a 9am-5pm job after he stopped cycling and missed the physicality and pressure of racing.
Speaking ahead of the show, he said: "I hoped I could find that same adrenaline rush in the kitchen, and I did.
"Cooking is the best job in the world.
"I’d say I’m still finding my way. I was obsessed with the science of cooking for most of my career, but later realised that you don’t need to understand the science to appreciate or make beautiful food.
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"Now I combine both—curiosity about why we find things delicious, and the joy of flavour for its own sake.
"I’m fascinated by perceived complexity and how to achieve it."
He added that he learnt everything on the job, from working at Lyle's in Shoreditch to Meaowsweet and then working with Heston Blumenthal in France.
Chris said he wanted to take part in the competition to feel the pressure and adrenaline of service again, "to be uncomfortable."
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