Hermans shocked at being left off Intermarché Tour de France roster

Quinten Hermans won a stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour this month
Quinten Hermans won a stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour this month (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Quinten Hermans, fresh off a victory in the Baloise Belgium Tour and with a second place in Liège-Bastogne-Liège this season, was so sure of his inclusion in Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert's roster for the Tour de France that he already had his flight booked. In a surprise move, the team opted not to bring the Belgian.

According to Sporza.be, Hermans only learned of his exclusion just before the team's roster was announced Monday evening.

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