Ina-Yoko is a rider with a huge amount of experience and a fiery personality. She started racing when she was 6 years old because she didn't want to miss out on anything her older brothers did and from a young age she was beating the older and bigger boys. Her strength is in the sprints, but her preference is to make the race as hard as possible and win out of a break.

In the last few years she has won multiple World Cup races and over the years she has won 11 stages of Tour de l'Aude, 6 stages of the women's Tour de France and stage wins in all other major tours around the world. In 2008 and 2009 she was the winningest rider in the team with 24 wins each year. She is current German Road Champion.

When not winning races she is a dedicated team worker and is often seen dragging the bunch for miles.

2010 Victories

• San Dimas Overall and criterium
  
• Merced Criterium, California
• Merced Road Race, California
• Merced TTT, California
  

2009 Victories

• Stage win at Holland Ladies Tour
• 2 stage wins at Route de France 2009
• Stage win at Giro d'Italia Femminile 2009
• German National Road Champion 2009
• Liberty Classic 2009
• 3 stage wins at Tour de L'Aude
  
• Ronde Van Gelderland 2009
  
• Gracia Orlova 2009
  
• Drenthe 8 Van Dwingeloo
  
• Ronde Van Vlaanderen (World Cup #2)
  
• Stage 2 and 3 plus overall win at Redlands Classic
  
• Stage 2 and 3 plus overall win at San Dimas Tour
• Merced Criterium, California
• Merced Road Race, California
  

2008 Victories:

• Two stage wins Tour of Toscana 2008
• Three stage wins Tour of Holland 2008
• Three stage wins Route de France 2008
• Four stage wins Giro Donne 2008
• Two stage wins and over all Raboster "Zeeuwsche Eilanden" 2008
• Winner of Triple Crown 2008
• Winner of Allen Town Classic and Reading Classic 2008
• Two stage wins in Tour de l'Aude 2008
• Stage wins in Geelong and New Zealand Tour 2008
• 1st place Central Valley Classic 2008
• 1st place Visalia 2008

I love the traveling part of cycling. I have been all over the world, have friends all over and I would have never been able to see what is out there if I would have not been a cyclist. The lifestyle is hard once in a while but there are always destinations and people out there that make it worth it.

• What are you doing when you're not cycling?

Walking my dog and going to the coffee shop.

• What do you like about riding for Team Columbia-HTC?

Great group of girls and all the support we need to win races

• What is your greatest childhood memory on 2 wheels?

Winning my first National Title.

• How did you get into cycling?

My big brothers did it so I ‘had' to do it too!

• What has been your biggest challenge as a pro cyclist?

Being away from home is the hardest part.

• Share a memorable pro career moment:

02 in Idaho, the whole team put the field in gutter and dropped everybody and our 2 GC riders went to take the yellow jersey. Us other ones just made time cut!