MTN-Qhubeka has named Louis Meintjes, Natnael Berhane and Tour de France stage winner Steve Cummings in its line-up for the Vuelta a España, which begins in Marbella on August 22.
Berhane missed out on selection for his debut Tour de France in July but has been in fine form over the summer, placing 5th overall at the Tour of Austria and 7th at the Tour of Utah. The Eritrean champion will be at the forefront of MTN-Qhubeka’s bid for stage wins.
“I am happy to start my second La Vuelta. As Eritrean champion I will have the chance to represent my country and Africa. I hope to ride a good race and to continue where I left off in Utah,” said Berhane, in his first year at MTN-Qhubeka after joining from Europcar.
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Cummings, such an impressive victory at Mende during the Tour, already has a Vuelta stage win to his name from his time at BMC, the Briton is one of just two non-African riders in the MTN-Qhubeka roster, along with Italian Kristian Sbaragli.
Meintjes lines up at the Vuelta eager to build on a mixed Tour de France debut that saw him perform so impressively at Plateau de Beille only to be forced out of the race through illness in the final week. The youngster is one of five South Africans in the team along with Jaco Venter, Johann Van Zyl, Songezo Jim and Jay Thomson.
Algeria’s Youcef Reguigui, winner of the Tour de Langkawi this season, is also included, and he is one of three Grand Tour debutants in the squad, along with Jim and Van Zyl.
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