Anastasiya Nifontova

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Anastasiya Niftontova
NationalityRussian
Born (1979-01-19) 19 January 1979 (age 42)
Washington, D.C.
ChampionshipsFIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship (women)
Wins2015

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[]

  1. ^ "2015 FIM Women's Cross-Country Rallies World Cup". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ "Anastasiya Nifontova". fim-women.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. ^ "Dakar Historic book. 1979-2019" (PDF). A.S.O.
  4. ^ Российская мотогонщица Нифонтова стала первой женщиной, прошедшей «Дакар» без техподдержки. Eurosport. 2019-01-17.
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