Ben Hermans is leaving Topsport Vlaanderen to join Team RadioShack. The young Belgian called the transfer “a dream”.
The first-year-pro is a gifted climber, but also a good time trialist. This season he wore the leader's jersey for one stage in the Vuelta a Burgos and finished second in the GP Kanton Argau – Gippingen.
Hermans, 22, had a contract with Belgian squad Topsport Vlaanderen through 2010, but was able to buy out the contract. “With this transfer to RadioShack, a dream comes true,” he said, according to Het Nieuwsblad. Reportedly, Hermans only has a verbal agreement with the newly formed US team, with the two-year contract yet to be signed.
