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Louis Meintjes finished fifth on the final stage to complete a successful Tour of Korea for MTN-Qhubeka, which included the victory in the team category, on Sunday.
The first African Professional Continental team featured prominently in all eight stages of the UCI 2.2-rated tour.
MTN-Qhubeka’s Dennis van Niekerk and Louis Meintjes finished sixth and ninth overall, while their Italian team-mate Kristian Sbaragli, who took his first pro win on the opening stage, rounded out the top 10.
“This has been a great tour for our team. We’ve had some bad luck at the worst moments, but the team has never stopped trying,” said sport director Kevin Campbell, who also led the team to success at the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia.
“Every rider has learnt a lot and, as a team of developing world-class riders, I am satisfied that we will end this tour stronger for this experience.”
The overall title went to Briton Michael Cumming, nine seconds ahead of Chinese rider Kinglok Cheung and Spaniard Constanino Zaballa Gutierrez (+1.13).
Meintjes was rewarded for his outstanding race with second place in the young rider ranking, while Sbaragli was also second in the sprint ranking.
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