| 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]