Krists Neilands (born 18 August 1994) is a Latvian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[3]
_(cropped).JPG) Neilands in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Krists Neilands |
| Born | 18 August 1994 Ventspils, Latvia |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| 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[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
| |
CareerEdit
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.[4] He finished the race 73rd overall. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[5]
Major resultsEdit
- 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
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Borneo
- 5th Overall Podlasie Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 5th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
- 5th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 8th Overall Baltic Chain Tour
- 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
- 6th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 8th Overall Baltic Chain Tour
- 10th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2018
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- 3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 7th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 9th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2019
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour de Hongrie
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st
- 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 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
- 5th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
General classification results timelineEdit
| Grand Tour general classification results | |||||
| Grand Tour | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
73 | 100 | — | DNF | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 85 | — | 79 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Major stage race general classification results | |||||
| Race | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Paris–Nice
|
— | — | DNF | 21 | — |
 Tirreno–Adriatico
|
93 | 93 | — | — | 64 |
 Volta a Catalunya
|
— | — | NH | — | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country
|
— | — | 69 | — | |
| Tour de Romandie
|
— | — | — | 80 | |
 Critérium du Dauphiné
|
— | — | 60 | — | — |
| Tour de Suisse
|
— | — | NH | — | 37 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krists Neilands.
- Krists Neilands at UCI
- Krists Neilands at Cycling Archives
- Krists Neilands at ProCyclingStats
- Krists Neilands at CQ Ranking
