Louis Meintjes’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro South African cyclist
Is Athlete
Sport cyclist
From South Africa
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

21 February 1992, Pretoria

Age 28 years
Star sign Pisces

Louis Meintjes (born February 21, 1992) is a South African cyclist riding for UAE Abu Dhabi.

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 5th place on stage 14. In March 2015, Meintjes won the final stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, securing him the overall victory as well. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France. He finished fifth on the mountain stage to Plateau de Beille before exiting the Tour due to illness. He rode the 2015 Vuelta a España and finished 10th overall doing a solid ride. During the Vuelta in September, he announced that he would be joining Lampre–Merida on a two-year contract from 2016.

2016 Season

He started the 2016 season riding the Tour Down Under and finished 16th Overall, and 5th in the white jersey competition. Meintjes however, first showed his great form from last year in the Criterium du Dauphine by finishing 9th Overall and placing 5th on the stage to Méribel. Then he rode the Tour de France where he showed incredible form taking 8th place Overall and 2nd place Overall in the white jersey competition. He was sitting in 9th place Overall after the 10th stage, however, on the 11th stage, he lost time due to the crosswind. He recovered very well though and did an amazing mountain time trial on Stage 18 securing his 9th Place back. On the following stage to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, Meintjes finished fourth sprinting with Rodriguez and Valverde. He finished with the favorites for the next stage getting him 8th place in Paris. Meintjes’ next race was the Men’s Road Race at the Olympic Games. He finished in 7th place having being dropped before the last climb, however bridging the gap before sprinting to 7th place at the Copacabana Beach.

Career achievements

Major results

Source:

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
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
8th Overall Giro del Trentino

1st Young rider classification
10th Overall Vuelta a España
2016
7th Road Race, Olympic Games
8th Overall Tour de France
9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016
Giro — — —
Tour — WD 8
Vuelta 55 10 40
Legend
DSQ Disqualified
IP In progress
WD Withdrew
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