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Anastasiya Niftontova
NationalityRussian
Born (1979-01-19) 19 January 1979 (age 45)
Washington, D.C.
ChampionshipsFIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship (women)
Wins2015, 2021

Anastasiya Nikolayevna Nifontova (Russian: Анастасия Николаевна Нифонтова; born 19 January 1979) is a Russian rally raid motorcycle rider.

Niftontova won the FIM Women's Cross-Country Rallies World Cup in 2015[1][2] and 2021.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Nifontova has been married twice and has two children, Maria and Timofey.[6][7]

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. ^ "FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship / Women (RallyGP Clase 1) (5 events)". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  4. ^ "Dakar Historic book. 1979-2019" (PDF). A.S.O.
  5. ^ "Российская мотогонщица Нифонтова стала первой женщиной, прошедшей "Дакар" без техподдержки" (in Russian). Eurosport. 2019-01-17.
  6. ^ "что мы знаем об Анастасии Нифонтовой". Spletnik.ru. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ ""The husband asked with hope:" Maybe you can take a rest from the motorcycle? "". www.tellerreport.com. 10 December 2021.
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