Ben Hermans
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.jpg) Hermans at the 2008 Belgian National Time Trial Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1986 Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1998–2000 | Sport en Steun Leopoldsburg |
| 2001–2003 | KZLWC Sint-Truiden |
| 2004 | Avia |
| 2005–2006 | Beveren 2000 |
| 2007–2008 | Davo |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2010–2011 | Team RadioShack |
| 2012–2013 | RadioShack–Nissan[1] |
| 2014–2017 | BMC Racing Team[2] |
| 2018–2023 | Israel Cycling Academy[3][4][5] |
| 2024 | Cofidis[6] |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Ben Hermans (born 8 June 1986) is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024.
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]
