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]

Izabela Yankova
Personal information
Born (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 19)
Team information
DisciplineDownhill
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Val di Sole Junior downhill

References edit

  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.