Burgos-Rundfahrt
Meintjes returned to his former team, , for the 2018 season. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia. 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.