"I don’t know if I will ever have this chance again" - Krists Neilands comes close to victory on stage 10
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Krists Neilands was one of the protagonists of Tuesday's stage of Tour de France. The Latvian was on attack multiple times throghout the stage, but his decisive move came with 30 km to go. Neilands quickly built up to 40 seconds of advantage, but the group behind him cooperated well and caught the Israel - Premier Tech rider with 3 km left, grounding Neilands to 4th place on the day.
"I feel disappointed because I had never been this close to winning a stage in the Tour de France, and I don’t know at all if I will ever have this chance again. I have no regrets because we deployed some excellent teamwork to catch the breakaway, and it went well," Neilands shared at race's website.
"As the peloton began closing in, I told myself that if I wanted to break away on my own I’d better do it at the foot of some climb. It worked, as I could hear on the radio how the riders were starting to get dropped from the chasing group behind me. I build a decent gap, but it was not enough."
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