Anastasiya Nifontova will be allowed to take part in the 2017 Dakar Rally following her doping case and provisional suspension, as the FIM has opted to grant her a one-event license. Nifontova, 37, had been gearing up for her first Dakar participation, but her debut came under threat when traces of “non-specified substance” meldonium were found in her urine sample during the Moroccan round of the Cross-Country Rallies World Championship. However, the Russian rider worked to assemble documents in order to reverse the suspension, and her efforts eventually paid off. In a statement regarding its ruling, the FIM wrote: “The exceptional decision has been taken after important facts...
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