Anastasiya Nifontova
Anastasiya Niftontova | |
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Nationality | Russian |
Born | Washington, D.C. | 19 January 1979
Championships | FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship (women) |
Wins | 2015 |
Anastasiya Nifontova (born 19 January 1979) is a Russian rally racing motorcycle rider.
Niftontova won the 2015 FIM Women's Cross-Country Rallies World Cup.[1][2] She was the first Russian woman to take part in the Dakar Rally in the motorcycle category, finishing second among female motorcycle racers in the 2017.[3] She became the first woman to finish in this rally-raid in the Original by Motul category, in which the participants compete without technical support.[4]
References[]
- ^ "2015 FIM Women's Cross-Country Rallies World Cup". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "Anastasiya Nifontova". fim-women.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "Dakar Historic book. 1979-2019" (PDF). A.S.O.
- ^ Российская мотогонщица Нифонтова стала первой женщиной, прошедшей «Дакар» без техподдержки. Eurosport. 2019-01-17.
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Russian motorcycle racers
- Enduro riders
- Sportspeople from Washington, D.C.
- Off-road motorcycle racers
- Dakar Rally motorcyclists
- Female motorcycle racers