Tour of Oman #4: Louis Meintjes takes over white young rider jersey!
The Queen stage of the Tour of Oman saw a great battle on Green Mountain with Rafael Valls (Lampre – Merida) taking an impressive win ahead of Tejay van Gaarderen (BMC Racing) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar). Jacques Janse van Rensburg and Louis Meintjes both impressed for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung on the 4th Tour of […]
Tour of Oman #2: Jacques Janse van Rensburg and Louis Meintjes perform solidly
Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) won the 2nd stage of the Tour of Oman ahead of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) from a small bunch sprint. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had both Jacques Janse van Rensburg and Louis Meintjes finish as part of the select front group. The 2nd stage of […]
Green and gold podium on final day of African Champs
With some respite from the blisteringly hot weather that Wartburg has been experiencing over the past week the Elite and Under 23 men took to the Wartburg Road Race course on Saturday and it was Team South Africa that showed their class as they claimed the top three places in the Elite Men’s podium as […]
Impey wins SA time trail champs, MTN-Qhubeka get silver and bronze
With a bright and early start, the South African time trial championships took place around the Mbombela Stadium streets this morning. Defending champion Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) was successfully able to defend his title from last year, clocking the fastest time of 53’23” on the day. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had Reinardt Janse van Rensburg, Louis […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka to SA National Championships
This week the South African National Road Championships get underway in Mbombela (previously known as Nelspruit). The Men’s elite time trial will take place on Thursday 5th of February while the road race is on Saturday 7th of February. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will send a strong quartet of riders to defend our national road […]
International cycling stars flock to SA’s richest cycling race
On Saturday some of the biggest names in international and local cycling will take to the streets of Pretoria to show unity for Mandela. None other than South African president Jacob Zuma will be firing the start gun to signal the start of what is to be an iconic example of what can be achieved […]
Meintjes, Thomson & Dougall look ahead to the 2015 season with MTN-Qhubeka
After announcing the arrival of a number of new riders for the 2015 cycling season, Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung riders, Louis Meintjes, Jay Thomson & Nicolas Dougall shared their thoughts and excitement on continuing their careers with the African Pro-Continental team. All three South African riders have existing contracts which extend into the 2015 season. […]
Eighth for Meintjes at World Champs in Spain
While South Africans all over the world celebrate their heritage today, South Africa’s national road cycling squad will enjoy the rest day at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, currently underway in Ponferrada, Spain, from 21-28 September. Louis Meintjes during the ITT at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, currently underway in Ponferrada, Spain, from […]
Meintjes Shines on 20th Vuelta Stage
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) seemed to seal the GC at the Vuelta a Espana by winning the penultimate stage ahead of Chris Froome (Team Sky). Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) came home in 3rd position. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were delighted by the performance of Louis Meintjes once again, Meintjes was our highest placed finisher in 18th place. […]
Meintjes excels on La Vuelta queen stage
The 16th stage of the Vuelta a Espana would be the defining stage in terms of the General Classification. The severity of the course made sure it was a very select group of favourites that arrived at the base of the final 16km climb to Lagos de Somiedo. Among the big names in the GC […]
Cycle Talk SA: Tyler Hamilton Apologises to Chris Froome, SA Road Champs and more
Cycling has a very checkered past. Even years after the Lance Armstrong era everytime a dominant performance gets put in on the world stage the cynics are the first to comment about doping and drugs. On this week’s Cycle Talk SA, Brad Brown caught up with Chris Froome about how his life has changed following […]
Meintjes Wins The South African Elite Road Championships
In what was an exhilarating race around the streets of Westiville, KwaZulu-Natal today. The South African Road Race Championships saw Louis Meintjes come away with the national jersey. Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) took the silver with defending champion, Jay Thomson taking the bronze medal. The days racing was hard and fast from the gun, with numerous […]