Belgian Klaas De Gruyter, an elite rider with Soenens Germond Ingelmunster, will become a stagiaire with MrBookmaker.com later this year. De Gruyter is a university graduate and a talented rider to boot. He finished 4th overall in Triptyque Ardennais and Gent-Ieper and has numerous top 10 finishes in other big Belgian races. In 2004, he was 4th in the Belgian championships for Elite zonder contract.
