Credit: CJ Farquharson

Credit: CJ Farquharson

Credit: CJ Farquharson

Credit: CJ Farquharson

Credit: CJ Farquharson

 

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Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Mettmann, Germany) 33

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

2008 Victories

• Two stage wins and over all Raboster "Zeeuwsche Eilanden"
  
• Two victories Triple Crown
• Winner of Allen Town Classic and Reading Classic 
• Winner of Triple Crown
• Two stage wins in Tour de l'Aude 2008
• Stage wins in Giro d'Italia 2008
• Stage wins in Trophee d'Or 2008
• Stage wins in Geelong and New Zealand Tour 2008
• 1st place Central Valley Classic
• 1st place Visalia
• 1st place Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
• Stage 5 win Gracia Orlova
• 3 stage wins Tour de l'Aude
  

Career Highlights

• 3rd place overall ranking World Cup 2007
• 2nd place World Cup Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt 2007
• Stage wins Giro della Toscana 2007
• 1st place World Cup Rotterdam 2006 and 2005
• Stage win Geelong womens Tour 2006
• 1st place World Cup Geelong 2006
• won stage wins Tour of Wellington 2006
• stage win Drenthe Tour 2006
• two stage wins Holland Ladies Tour 2006
• stage win Krasna Lipa 2006
• 1st place Bank of America 2005
• Stage win Tour of Holland 2003
• 1st place Liberty Classic
• ten time German National Champion
• three time Junior World Champion
• Member of German Olympic Team 2000
• 6 stage wins Tour de France
• 11 stage wins Tour de L'Aude
• 5 stage wins Hewlett Packard Women's Challenge

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.