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.

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