Izabela Yankova

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Izabela Yankova
Personal information
Born (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 18)
Team information
DisciplineDownhill
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Val di Sole Junior downhill

Izabela Yankova (born 23 June 2004) [1] is a Bulgarian downhill mountain biker. Yankova won the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in the Junior Women's category. [2] She is the first Bulgarian cyclist to win a World Championship event. Yankova competed in the Women's High Performance Sport category at the IXS European Downhill Cup, clinching the series overall at the final in Maribor, Slovenia. [3]

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References

  1. "Izabela YANKOVA". uci.org. UCI . Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. "UCI MTB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Women Junior Downhill". UCI Mountain Bike World Championships . Tissot Timing. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021. YANKOVA Izabela
  3. "YANKOVA AND BOTTERAM WIN THE OVERALL". IXS Downhill Cup. Retrieved 2021-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)