Louis Meintjes
 Meintjes in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 21, 1992 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lampre–Merida |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2011 | UC Seraing Crabbé Performance |
| 2012 | Lotto Belisol U23 |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2013-2015 | MTN–Qhubeka |
| 2016- | Lampre–Merida |
| Major wins | |
Medal record
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Infobox last updated on 24 April 2015 | |
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Louis Meintjes (born February 21, 1992) is a South African cyclist riding for Lampre–Merida.
Career
Louis announced himself to the cycling world in September 2013, when he earned the silver medal in the World Under 23 Road Race Championships. Louis had an impressive 2014 season where he rode his first grand tour, the Vuelta a Espana. His best result at the Spanish race was a 5th place on stage 14.[1] In March 2015, Meintjes won the final stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, securing him the overall victory as well.[2] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.[3] In September 2015, during his participation in the 2015 Vuelta a España, Meintjes announced that he would be joining Lampre–Merida on a two-year contract from 2016.[4]
Palmarès
- 2010
- 1st
National Junior Time Trial Championships - 1st National Junior Road Race Championships
- 2011
- 1st Stage 3 Triptyque Ardennaise
- 2nd National U23 Championship Road Race Championships
- 2nd African Continental Team Time Trial Championships
- 2nd African Continental Time Trial Championships
- 3rd Sint-Lambrechts-Herk
- 4th Overall Anatomic Jock Race
- 5th Walhain Road Race
- 2012
- 1st National U23 Time Trial Championships
- 1st Fast One
- 2nd National U23 Road Race Championships
- 3rd Aubel (Liege)
- 5th Overall Sea Otter Classic
- 6th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
- 7th National Time Trial Championships
- 10th National Road Race Championships
- 2013
- 1st National U23 Road Race Championships
- 1st National U23 Time Trial Championships
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2nd World U23 Road Race Championship
- 2nd Overall Tour of Rwanda
- 4th National Time Trial Championships
- 4th Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 9th Overall Tour de Korea
- 1st Stage 5 (TTT)
- 10th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 2014
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st National U23 Time Trial Championships
- 1st National U23 Road Race Championships
- 2nd Overall Mzansi Tour
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Youth classification
- 1st Mountains classification
- 5th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2015
- 1st Overall
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st African Road Race Championships
- 1st
Mountains Classification Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - 2nd African Team Time Trial Championships
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 4th African Time Trial Championships
- 6th Overall Tour of Oman
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 8th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 10th Overall Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — |
 Tour |
— | WD |
 Vuelta |
55 | 10 |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| IP | In progress |
| WD | Withdrew |
References
- ↑ "Excellent team performance allows Meintjes to climb to 5th". 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ "Meintjes wins finale stage 4 and overall title at Coppi e Bartali". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ Benson, Daniel (3 September 2015). "Louis Meintjes signs for Lampre-Merida". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=64908
- ↑ http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?=&id=136334&season=2014
External links
- Louis Meintjes profile at Cycling Archives
- Team Lampre–Merida Profile
- Official website
- Louis Meintjes on Twitter
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