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 Meintjes in Espelette, 2024 Itzulia. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 1992 Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Intermarché–Wanty | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Climber | ||||||||||||||
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| 2011 | UC Seraing Crabbé Performance | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Lotto–Belisol U23 | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | MTN–Qhubeka | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Lampre–Merida | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Team Dimension Data[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | ||||||||||||||
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Louis Meintjes (born 21 February 1992) is a South African cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[3] He won the South African National Road Race Championships in 2014, and has finished 8th overall in the Tour de France, on 3 occasions in 2016, 2017 and 2022. He has also finished 10th overall at the 2015 Vuelta a España, and won a stage at the 2022 Vuelta a España.
He is widely known for his unorthodox climbing style, as he very often takes the last place of the peloton way before the pace gets hard for him, and overtakes riders as they drop throughout the climb, often remaining with the leaders' group until late in the stages.[4] This has earned him the nickname "El Revisor" (The Ticket Inspector) amongst spanish commentators, as he conducts his roll call in the hardest climbs.
- ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Louis Meintjes y el Poder de la Invisibilidad". 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.