Meintjes keen to restart after season blighted by crashes

Louis Meintjes (Dimension Data) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Louis Meintjes (Dimension Data) is bringing the curtain down on something of a season to forget at the Tour of Guangxi. At the start of stage 5 in Liuzhou, the South African lamented the loss of two months of his season due to two separate crashes and admitted that he's looking forward to putting 2019 behind him.

The climber was one of multiple riders to crash out of Paris-Nice on a crosswind-hit stage 2, sustaining a groin injury that kept him out of action until the Tour de Romandie. Then, just ten race days after returning, he was caught up in a late crash on stage 4 of the Tour of California.

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Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.