MTN–Qhubeka (2013–2015)

Meintjes announced himself to the cycling world in September 2013, when he earned the silver medal in the under-23 road race at the UCI Road World Championships. Meintjes had an impressive 2014 season where he rode his first grand tour, the Vuelta a España. His best result at the Vuelta a España was 5th place on stage 14.^[4]

In March 2015, Meintjes won the final stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, securing him the overall victory as well.^[5] He was named in the start list for the Tour de France.^[6] He finished fifth on the mountain stage to Plateau de Beille before exiting the Tour due to illness. He was 10th in the Vuelta a España.

Lampre–Merida (2016–2017)

Team Dimension Data (2018–2020)

Meintjes returned to his former team, Team Dimension Data, for the 2018 season.^[9] He was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.^[10] However he struggled with his form throughout the spring, and was not consistent at all, and abandoned the race in the third week. His best result of the season came at his final preparation race for the Vuelta a España, the Vuelta a Burgos, where he finished 9th overall. Meintjes struggled once again at the Vuelta a España, and he would go on to finish 58th overall.

Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux

In November 2020, Meintjes signed a one-year contract with the Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux team.^[11]

Meintjes finished in 6th place in the 2022 Critérium du Dauphiné, his best result in a stage race in five years. During the Tour de France he rode at the front of the race up Alpe d'Huez and was in contention of winning before being dropped by Tom Pidcock. He climbed to 13th place overall after this stage and two days later he got involved in another breakaway; finishing over +11:00 ahead of the GC favourites and moving into 7th place overall, jumping ahead of Gaudu, Pidcock and Enric Mas.^[12] He survived the finishes at Peyragudes and Hautacam as the race crossed the Pyrenees; and had a realistic chance at finishing top 5 overall going into the final time trial. He ended up 8th after having a tough day in the ITT, this made for the third time in his career he finished top 10, all of them 8th place, and the first since 2017.

At the 2022 Vuelta a España, Meintjes won Stage 9, which was his first ever Grand Tour stage win.^[13]

General classification results timeline

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Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	DNF	—	36	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	DNF	8	8	—	—	—	14	7	DNF
Vuelta a España	55	10	40	12	58	51	—	DNF	11
Major stage race general classification results
Race	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Paris–Nice	—	—	22	—	—	DNF	—	23	—	—
Tirreno–Adriatico	—	39	—	—	17	—	12	—	—	—
Volta a Catalunya	—	—	DNF	35	52	—	NH	DNF	46	DNF
Tour of the Basque Country	—	—	DNF	6	—	—		—	—	—
Tour de Romandie	—	—	DNF	20	—	34		20	32	19
Critérium du Dauphiné	—	52	9	8	—	—	49	17	6	7
Tour de Suisse	26	—	—	—	—	—	NH	—	—	—

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