Inga Thompson

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]

Inga Thompson
Personal information
Full nameKristin Inga Thompson
Born (1964-01-27) January 27, 1964
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Team information
Current teamRetired
RoleRider
Major wins
United States National Road Race Championships
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1991
  • 1993

She was recognizable by her long braid which she clipped to her uniform.

After retiring from competitive riding she now lives on a farm in Halfway, Oregon with her husband and son.[7]

Inga has made recent news in late 2019 when she "condemned the participation of transgender people in women's bike races" in the state of Oregon.[8]

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 (17 stages, 663 miles (1,067 km)[9][10]
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 Trials (Road Race)
  • 1st - US National Rankings.
1993
  • 1st - National Championships (Road Race)

References
  1. "Inga Thompson Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  2. "All-Time Olympic Results". USA Cycling.
  3. "All-Time Olympic Results". USA Cycling.
  4. "A Time Of Trials". [sports illustrated]. June 29, 1992. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  5. Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 26, 1993). "THE YEAR IN REVIEW -- 1993; The Year's Champions". [NY Times]. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  6. "Road World Championships Results". USA Cycling.
  7. Retired bike racers have new pursuits in Pine Valley; - Baker City Herald Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  8. "Oregon Bicycling Racing Association Reverses Course, Asks Controversial Board Member to Resign". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  9. "Thompson wins Ore-Ida". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 9, 1990. p. 2B.
  10. "Thompson wins Ore-Ida race". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. July 9, 1990. p. 3B.


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