Krists Neilands

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

Krists Neilands

Neilands in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Krists Neilands
Born	(1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30) Kuldīga, Latvia[1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team	Israel–Premier Tech
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2013–2015	Rietumu–Delfin
2016	Axeon–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)

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 Tour	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	73	100	—	DNF	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	85	—	79	50
Vuelta a España	Has not contested during his career

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish
NH	Not held