Inga Thompson 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 road race and finished 21st. Her career ran from 1984 to 1993. She competed in two more Olympics(1988,1992), won national championships (1987,1988,1991,1993), and finished second in two world championships (1990,1991).
She was recognizable by her long braid which she clipped to her uniform.
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