Louis Meintjes wants to be selected on merit in bolstered MTN-Qhubeka team

Louis Meintjes striving to be selected for MTN-Qhubeka's big races because he's earned it, not because he's African

Louis Meintjes

(Image credit: Gregor Brown)

MTN-Qhubeka signed Edvald Boasson Hagen, Tyler Farrar and Matt Goss, making it easy to overlook several home-grown gems like South African Louis Meintjes. The 22-year-old national champion placed fifth in the Giro del Trentino behind Cadel Evans and debuted in his first Grand Tour, the Vuelta a España, in 2014.

His international season will begin in the Tour of Oman in February with cyclists like Vincenzo Nibali, Tejay van Garderen and Joaquím Rodríguez, and in an ideal scenario, it will peak with him supporting the South African team in its Tour de France debut.

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