Louis Meintjes Louis Meintjes Louis Meintjes (born February 21, 1992) is a South African cyclist riding for . He won the South African National Road Race Championships in 2014, and has finished 8th overall in the Tour de France, on 2 occasions in 2016 & 2017. He has also finished 10th overall at the 2015 Vuelta a Espana. Meintjes announced himself to the cycling world in September 2013, when he earned the silver medal in the World Under 23 Road Race Championships. Meintjes had an impressive 2014 season where he rode his first grand tour, the Vuelta a Espana. His best result
1970 Vuelta a España 1970 Vuelta a España The 1970 Vuelta a España was the 25th Vuelta a España, taking place from 23 April to 12 May 1970. It consisted of 19 stages over , ridden at an average speed of . The race revealed Augustín Tamames as a contender for the future at the Vuelta as Tamames riding in his first Vuelta held in the final week the race lead until the final individual time trial when Luis Ocaña time trialled himself into the lead. Ocaña had finished runner up in the previous edition of the race and won the two time trials