Ben Hermans
.jpg) Hermans at the 2008 Belgian National Time Trial Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Hermans |
| Born |
8 June 1986 Hasselt, Belgium |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | BMC Racing Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2005–2006 | Beveren 2000 |
| 2007–2008 | Davo |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2009 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2010–2011 | Team RadioShack |
| 2012–2013 | RadioShack–Nissan[1] |
| 2014– | BMC Racing Team |
| Major wins | |
|
Infobox last updated on 15 April 2015 | |
Ben Hermans (born 8 June 1986) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTour team, BMC Racing Team.[2]
Career
Hermans was born in Hasselt, and turned professional in 2009 with Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator.[3]
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.[4] A couple 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.[5] He also finished sixth overall in the race.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2004
- 1st
Junior National Time Trial Championships - 2006
- 4th U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2007
- 10th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 10th U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2008
- 1st Circuit du Hainaut
- 2009
- 2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 6th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 7th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 9th Vlaamse Pijl
- 2010
- 6th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 5
- 9th Overall Critérium International
- 9th Overall Tour of Austria
- 2011
- 1st Trofeo Inca
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 6th Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 6th Binche–Tournai–Binche
- 8th Amstel Gold Race
- 9th Overall Eneco Tour
- 2012
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 10th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 10th Paris–Bourges
- 73rd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2013
- 5th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2014
- 7th GP Ouest-France
- 9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 9th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge[6]
- 2015
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 2nd Overall Tour of Austria
- 3rd Overall Tour de Pologne
- 6th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 1st Stage 3
- 8th Overall Tour of Oman[7]
- 9th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st Stage 3
- 2016
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 5th Vuelta a Murcia
- 7th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
73 | — | 72 | — | — |
 Tour |
— | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta |
— | 61 | — | — | 14 |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- 1 2 "BMC Racing Team Signs Ben Hermans". BMC Racing Team. BMC Trading. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ Ben Hermans Profile
- ↑ "Hermans holds off pack for Brabantse Pijl win". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Emil Axelgaard (3 May 2015). "Hermans and Nordhaug share the spoils in Yorkshire". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ Malach, Pat (24 August 2014). "Howes wins USA Pro Challenge stage in Denver". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ O'Shea, Sadhbh (22 February 2015). "Brändle wins final stage of Tour of Oman". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
External links
Media related to Ben Hermans at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Ben Hermans on Twitter
- Ben Hermans profile at ProCyclingStats
- Ben Hermans profile at Cycling Archives