Tamara Novikova
Cyclist
1932 –
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Who is Tamara Novikova?
Tamara Novikova is a former female cyclist from the Soviet Union.
Novikova broke the women's World Record for 1 hour on July 7, 1955 when she covered 38.473 km, breaking the mark of Italian Alfonsina Strada that had stood for 26 years.
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.
On the 'Cycling Rankings 1958 - 2006' she was ranked 45th.
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