Inga Thompson
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| Full name | Kristin Inga Thompson | ||||||||||||
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January 27, 1964 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | ||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
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United States National Road Race Championships
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Inga Thompson (born January 27, 1964) is a road bicycle racing professional from Reno, Nevada. She started professional cycling at 20, in 1984. That year she rode the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics[1][2] road race and finished 21st. Her career ran from 1984 to 1993. She competed in two more Olympics(1988,1992),[3] won 10 National Championships (1987,1988,1991,1993),[4][5] and finished second in three world championships (1987,1990,1991).[6]
She was recognizable by her long braid which she clipped to her uniform.
Major results
- 1984
- 21st - 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
- 1985
- 13th - World Championships (Road Race)
- 1986
- 3rd - Grande Boucle (Tour de France Feminine)2 Stage Wins Individual Time Trial
- 1987
- 1st - National Championships (Road Race)
- 1st - National Championships (Individual Time Trial)
- 1st - National Championships (Team Time Trial)
- 2nd - World Championships (Team Time Trial)
- 2nd - Pan American Games (Road Race)
- 1988
- 1st - National Championships (Road Race)
- 1st - USCF Olympic Trials (Road Race)
- 8th - 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1st - Coors Classic Overall G.C.
- 1989
- 1st - National Championships (Time Trials)
- 3rd - Grande Boucle (Tour de France Feminine)
- 1990
- 2nd - World Championships (Team Time Trial)
- 1st - National Championships (Team Time Trials)
- 1st - National Championships (Individual Time Trial)
- 1st - Ore-Ida Women's Challenge, Overall G.C., Longest Women's Stage Race in the World
- 1991
- 1st - National Championships (Road Race)
- 1st - National Championships (Time Trials)(National Record)
- 2nd - World Championships (Road Race)
- 1992
- 26th - 1992 Barcelona Olympics
- 2nd - National Championships (Road Race)
- 1st - Olympic Trails (Road Race)
- 1st - US National Rankings.
- 1993
- 1st - National Championships (Road Race)
References
- ↑ "Inga Thompson Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "All-Time Olympic Results". USA Cycling.
- ↑ "All-Time Olympic Results". USA Cycling.
- ↑ "A Time Of Trials". [sports illustrated]. 1992-06-29. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (1993-12-26). "THE YEAR IN REVIEW -- 1993; The Year's Champions". [NY Times]. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "Road World Championships Results". USA Cycling.
External links
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