Tamara Novikova

Tamara Novikova
Personal information
Full name	Tamara Novikova
Born	6 June 1932; Soviet Union
Team information
Discipline	Road & Track
Role	Rider
Major wins
	1955 Female world record for 1 hour, 38.473 km
Representing Soviet Union
Women’s Cycling
UCI Road World Championships

Tamara Novikova (born June 6, 1932 at Irkutsk, USSR) is a former female cyclist from the Soviet Union.[1]

Novikova broke the women's World Record for 1 hour on July 7, 1955 when she covered 38.473 km,[1][2] breaking the mark of Italian Alfonsina Strada that had stood for 26 years.[3]

Novikova took the silver medal in the first UCI Road World Championships - Women's Road Race at Reims, France in 1958. She finished behind Elsy Jacobs of Luxembourg.[1]

On the 'Cycling Rankings 1958 - 2006' she was ranked 45th.[4]

References

The Cycling Website - Results for Tamara Navikova Archived 2012-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
Bicycles USA - World 1 hour record
Torrelli Cycles - Article about Alfonsina Strada at the 1924 Giro d'Italia Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
Women's Cycle Rankings

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[CycWeb-1] The Cycling Website - Results for Tamara Navikova Archived 2012-10-03 at the Wayback Machine

[BicUSA-2] Bicycles USA - World 1 hour record

[Torelli-3] Torrelli Cycles - Article about Alfonsina Strada at the 1924 Giro d'Italia Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Women's Cycle Rankings