Krists Neilands

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Krists Neilands
Neilands in 2016
Personal information
Full nameKrists Neilands
Born (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 29)
Kuldīga, Latvia[1]
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamIsrael–Premier Tech
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2013–2015Rietumu–Delfin
2016Axeon–Hagens Berman
2017–Israel Cycling Academy[2][3]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships
(2017, 2018)
National Time Trial Championships (2019)

Krists Neilands (born 18 August 1994) is a Latvian cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[4]

Career[edit]

Israel Cycling Academy (2017–present)[edit]

In 2017, Kuldīga-born Neilands won the Latvian National Road Race Championships, and stage 5 at the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan. At the 2018 Milan–San Remo, Neilands attacked on the famous Poggio di San Remo climb. He got a small gap to the peloton with Vincenzo Nibali; however, Neilands could not keep up with Nibali, who later won the race, while Neilands finished 23rd. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.[5] He finished the race 73rd overall. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[6]

Neilands competed in the 2023 Tour de France.[7] On Stage 10, he found himself in a breakaway consisting of 14 riders, which he attacked solo 54 kilometres from the finish. He was caught with 3 kilometres left in the stage,[8] eventually finishing in fourth position behind Pello Bilbao, Georg Zimmermann and Ben O'Connor.[9]

Major results[edit]

Source: [10]

2011
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2012
1st Overall Tour de la Région de Lódz
1st Stage 2
National Junior Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
2013
National Road Championships
3rd Under-23 road race
5th Road race
2014
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
8th Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
2015
National Road Championships
1st Under-23 road race
1st Under-23 time trial
2nd Road race
1st Stage 3 Tour of Borneo
5th Overall Podlasie Tour
1st Young rider classification
5th Overall Tour of Hainan
5th Overall GP Liberty Seguros
8th Velothon Wales
2016
National Road Championships
1st Under-23 time trial
5th Road race
5th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
5th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
8th Overall Baltic Chain Tour
10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
2017 (2 pro wins)
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Stage 5 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
6th Overall Okolo Slovenska
8th Overall Baltic Chain Tour
10th Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Young rider classification
2018 (2)
National Road Championships
1st Road race
4th Time trial
1st Dwars door het Hageland
3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
7th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
9th Overall Herald Sun Tour
2019 (5)
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
4th Road race
1st Overall Tour de Hongrie
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st Young rider classification
2020
Combativity award Stage 4 Tour de France
2021
6th GP Miguel Induráin
2022
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Overall Tour de Hongrie
2023
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
5th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[edit]

Grand Tour 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 73 100 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France 85 79 50
A red jersey Vuelta a España Has not contested during his career
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not held

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Krists Neilands". Latvian Olympic Committee (in Latvian). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. ^ "110th Tour de France: Startlists". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ Davidson, Tom (11 July 2023). "Tour de France stage 10 as it happened: Pello Bilbao wins as breakaway has its day". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  9. ^ Davidson, Tom (11 July 2023). "Pello Bilbao reignites GC bid with Tour de France stage 10 victory". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Krists Neilands". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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