Tamara Novikova Explained

Tamara Novikova
Fullname:Tamara Novikova
Birth Date:6 June 1932
Discipline:Road & Track
Role:Rider
Majorwins:1955 Female world record for 1 hour, 38.473 km

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureuruitslagenfiche.php?coureurid=28411 The Cycling Website - Results for Tamara Navikova
  2. http://www.bicyclesusa.com/record.html Bicycles USA - World 1 hour record
  3. http://torelli.com/billsblog.html Torrelli Cycles - Article about Alfonsina Strada at the 1924 Giro d'Italia
  4. https://www.angelfire.com/nt2/wielerranglijst/vrouwen.html Women's Cycle Rankings