| Anastasiya Niftontova | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | 19 January 1979 Washington, D.C. |
| Championships | FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship (women) |
| Wins | 2015, 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]
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- ^ "Anastasiya Nifontova". fim-women.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship / Women (RallyGP Clase 1) (5 events)". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Dakar Historic book. 1979-2019" (PDF). A.S.O.
- ^ "Российская мотогонщица Нифонтова стала первой женщиной, прошедшей "Дакар" без техподдержки" (in Russian). Eurosport. 2019-01-17.
- ^ "что мы знаем об Анастасии Нифонтовой". Spletnik.ru. Retrieved 10 December 2021.