Krists Neilands Explained

Krists Neilands
Fullname:Krists Neilands
Birth Date:18 August 1994
Birth Place:Kuldīga, Latvia[1]
Height:1.89m (06.2feet)
Weight:69kg (152lb)
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2013–2015
Proyears2:2016
Proyears3:2017–
Proteam3:[2] [3]
Majorwins: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 .[4]

Career

Israel Cycling Academy (2017–present)

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

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

    Grand Tour201820192020202120222023
    Giro d'Italia73100—DNF——
    Tour de France——85—7950
    Vuelta a EspañaHas not contested during his career
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish
    NHNot held

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Krists Neilands. Latvian. Latvian Olympic Committee. 17 April 2023.
    2. News: Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2018. 20 January 2019.
    3. News: Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons. Daniel. Ostanek. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 December 2019. 2 January 2020.
    4. Web site: Israel Start-Up Nation. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101175258/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15242/2003421/279. 1 January 2021.
    5. Web site: 2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List . 3 May 2018 . ProCyclingStats.
    6. Web site: 107th Tour de France: Startlist . ProCyclingStats . 27 August 2020.
    7. Web site: 110th Tour de France: Startlists . ProCyclingStats . 12 July 2023.
    8. Web site: Davidson . Tom . Tour de France stage 10 as it happened: Pello Bilbao wins as breakaway has its day . Cycling Weekly . 11 July 2023 . 12 July 2023.
    9. Web site: Davidson . Tom . Pello Bilbao reignites GC bid with Tour de France stage 10 victory . Cycling Weekly . 12 July 2023 . 11 July 2023.
    10. Web site: Krists Neilands. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 17 April 2023.

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