# Krists Neilands

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

## 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 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 | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |