Louis Meintjes and Daryl Impey will be the vanguard of a four-strong group of South Africans who will compete in the Tour de France when it starts in Düsseldorf, Germany, on Saturday. Jaco Venter, who will be making his Tour debut, and South African champion Reinardt Janse van Rensburg have been included in Team Dimension Data’s squad, which once again features British sprinter Mark Cavendish, who has struggled with illness. Janse van Rensburg will form part of Cavendish’s lead-out train as the Isle of Man star seeks to break the record for the most stage wins at the Tour. Of the four, Meintjes will be the one to watch in his third Tour de France. He is regarded as a favourite to take the white jersey for riders under-25 and, after a strong showing at the recent Critérium du Dauphiné, is targeting podiums and a possible stage win. Meintjes, who rides for UAE-Team Emirates, was second in the youth category and eighth overall at 2016’s Tour. His second place in the youth category, and...
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