Meintjes keeps an eye on the future as he heads for his third Tour de France
In February, just a few days before he turned 25, Louis Meintjes was asked just how far he thought he could go in his cycling career. "I feel like I am just starting," Meintjes told Velo News. "If you want to be the best bike rider in the world that means winning the Tour de France, and that is not so easy." Tomorrow, Meintjes, Pretoria born, Rustenburg raised and riding for Italian outfit UAE Team Emirates, will take part in his third Tour de France with an eye on the future and his head in the present. He is being touted as a strong favourite to win the white jersey for the highest-finishing under-25 rider in what will be his last year of qualification for the category. He was second in the white jersey competition last year behind Adam Yates, the Englishman who also finished fourth overall with Meintjes eighth. The South African has been on an upward curve since he made his Tour debut in 2015. Last year he managed to hang tough when Chris Froome and the big guns hit hard in the m...
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