Krists Neilands

Krists Neilands (born 18 August 1994) is a Latvian cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam .

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. He finished the race 73rd overall. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.

Neilands competed in the 2023 Tour de France. 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, eventually finishing in fourth position behind Pello Bilbao, Georg Zimmermann and Ben O'Connor.

Major results Source:

2011 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships 2012

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

8th Memoriał Henryka Łasaka 2015 National Road Championships

2nd Road race 1st Stage 3 Tour of Borneo 5th Overall Podlasie Tour

5th Overall Tour of Hainan 5th Overall GP Liberty Seguros 8th Velothon Wales 2016 National Road Championships

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

3rd Time trial 1st Stage 5 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan 6th Overall Okolo Slovenska 8th Overall Baltic Chain Tour 10th Overall Volta a Portugal

2018 (2) National Road Championships

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

4th Road race

1st Stages 2 & 4 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias 3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway

2020

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

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish NH Not held