Belgian cyclist (born 1986)
Ben Hermans (born 8 June 1986) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[6]
Career
Hermans was born in Hasselt, Flanders, and he turned professional in 2009 with Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator.[7]
Hermans left RadioShack–Leopard at the end of the 2013 season, and joined the BMC Racing Team for the 2014 season.[2] In April 2015, he won the Belgian classic Brabantse Pijl with a late attack and resisted to the return of the peloton by a few seconds to cross the line solo.[8] A couple of weeks later, he went on to win the third stage of the Tour de Yorkshire in solo fashion, attacking the leading group with twelve kilometers remaining.[9] He also finished sixth overall in the race.
In 2017 he won the Tour of Oman. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[10]
Major results
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend
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Did not compete
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DNF
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Did not finish
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References
External links
Media related to Ben Hermans at Wikimedia Commons