The powerhouse from Reykjavik. Kristijan started bike racing with 16 due to the issue it´s not that popular in Iceland. Since than he rode down the south coast day by day after school, but not in a club how it would be expected. With 17 he joined the local club in Akranes. He got quickly a well respected part of their team. The problem for him was, the important races in Iceland are mostly inside the island, so that means climbing for days. With his 2 meters of length and 92kg he fell of quickly then, it became disappointing for him.
After a year without racing for the club, he gave himself another go. One year of training down the south of Iceland should lead him to new racing confidence. He lost 5kg to deliver on the mountains of the national road race. At the time trial was without any chances on the hilly parcour, but in the road race he felt very good after half of the race. The flat rough road on the Vatnajökull fit him perfectly, so he decided to attack the big riders. He went away by a minute with only 20 km to go when he reached the final climb, having the big volcano Grimsvötn already in his view. Climbing up the now better road, his legts gave up. With a lack of power he finished eleven minutes down on the best; he saw them batteling for victory and passing by when the climb was just 2 km on.
This was a crack for him, no bike riding for him for a month, then he went to train again. With his unzipped Vacansoleil jersey in every climate, cold or really cold, rainy or snowy or even sunny. Weather is no issue for him. He started watching bike races by the time he started racing himself, and his effort to start up again was inspired mostly by his Vacansoleil jersey. The victory of Thomas de Gendt at Stage 20 of the Giro 2012, was his moment, something he would work for day after day after day. He rode some races with now better results, and got his first victory on the Icelandic Road Rice series on a criterium around Keflavik with a Finesseur attack.
Icelands national management saw him there and gave him a chance to show his power - maybe only because of his young age - at he Arctic Tour of Norway. He was the first time out of Iceland with his bike, and that´s why he was maybe the only man who felt really warm there. It was an amazing experience for him, 2 times he could bring his captain to the final kilometers for sprinting near the top 20 riders.
This races lighted up a fire in his eyes. Team Sparebanken Sor offered him the chance to ride there until the end of the season. By the time he did better and better, and the season ended with a victory of Sondre Enger lead out by Kristjan in a one day race of the Norwegian National Tour.
It was an amazing experience to ride with such a great talent like Sondre, so when he came back to Iceland in winter time he started to request for a place at a CT, PCT or even WT team.

Croatia14 wrote:
Neo-Pro-Diary of Kristjan Palmarsson

So the new season starts soon, and in comparison to many other young riders I won´t go for cyclocross races. My decision is made due to the risks of injuries and form buiding for the main season...After the resting time at home in the amazing south of Reykjavik, I could ride my first km for the new year together with current national champion Ingvar Omarsson and David Sigurdsson.