Mathieu Hermans

Mathieu Hermans (born 9 January 1963 in Goirle) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. Mathieu Hermans was the Lanterne rouge of the Tour de France twice, in 1987 and 1989. He won a stage in the 1989 Tour de France. Hermans was more successful in the Vuelta a España, where he won 9 stages in total.

Major results

 * 1981
 * 1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland


 * 1983
 * 1st Stages 1 & 3 Triptyque Ardennais


 * 1984
 * 1st Ziklokross Igorre


 * 1985
 * 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León
 * 2nd Circuito de Getxo


 * 1986
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour de Romandie
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragón
 * 1st Stages 2 & 7
 * 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía


 * 1987
 * 1st Paris–Camembert
 * 1st Stages 1, 2 & 6 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 3rd Trofeo Masferrer
 * 4th Overall Ronde van Nederland
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 5th Scheldeprijs
 * 5th Omloop van het Leiedal


 * 1988
 * 1st Profronde van Maastricht
 * 1st Profronde van Oostvoorne
 * 1st Trofeo Masferrer
 * Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stages 3, 5, 6, 9, 15 & 20
 * 1st GP San Froilan Lugo
 * 1st GP Albacete
 * 1st Stage 1, 2a & 2b Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
 * 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4 Vuelta a Murcia
 * 1st Stages 3 & 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 4 Ronde van Nederland
 * 4th E3-Prijs Harelbeke


 * 1989
 * 1st Trofeo Luis Puig
 * 1st Profronde van Pijnacker
 * 1st Stage 11 Tour de France
 * Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stages 12, 13 & 18
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg
 * 1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya
 * 3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal
 * 3rd Overall Tour de l'Oise
 * 5th Tour of Flanders
 * 8th Ronde van Limburg
 * 9th E3-Prijs Harelbeke
 * 9th Grand Prix Cerami


 * 1990
 * 1st Stage 2 Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 5 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
 * 1st Stage 6 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana


 * 1991
 * 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Asturias
 * 1st Stage 5 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme


 * 1992
 * 1st Circuito de Getxo
 * 1st Clasica de Sabiñanigo
 * 1st Stage 2a Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
 * 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Murcia
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour of Galicia
 * 2nd Trofeo Masferrer


 * 1993
 * 7th Binche–Tournai–Binche