Elena Novikova
Woman endurance cyclist from Ukraine
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Elena Volodymyrivna Novikova (born 14 January 1984) is a Ukrainian road cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Team Servetto–Piumate–Beltrami TSA.[1] She represented her nation at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships and 2009 UCI Road World Championships.[2]
(Олена Володимирівна Новікова)
14 January 1984
- Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Elena Novikova's eleven new world records | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Lemona |
| Born | Elena Volodymyrivna Novikova (Олена Володимирівна Новікова) 14 January 1984
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| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Endurance |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015 | TreColli–Forno d'Asolo |
| 2017 | Giusta Pro Records |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014 | Forno d'Asolo–Astute |
| 2016 | Servetto Footon |
| 2018 | Health Mate–Cyclelive Team |
| 2018–2019 | Servetto–Stradalli Cycle–Alurecycling |
She lives in Italy. She won 15 mtb and road 24 hours races in the category solo. She won 2 times 24 hours road race in Le Mans in France. Novikova won 3 times hardest in Italy mtb 24 hours solo race of Finale Ligure. In 2015, she won a title of European Champion of mtb 24 hours solo races. In 2016, she finished the second hardest mtb stage race in the World, Ironbike. In October 2015, she made a Record of Gavia mountain going up and down 9 times during 19 hours.
Career
World records
On 17 September 2017 she achieved 11 world records during the successful attempt to overcome the previous 24-hour record. All these records are Indoor Track – Solo – Standard – Women 18–49.
Records are:
- 6 Hours = 222.024 Km – 137.959 Miles
- 12 Hours = 421.347 Km – 261.812 Miles
- 24 Hours = 781.638 Km – 485.687 Miles
- 100 Km = 2h 37' 35"
- 200 Km = 5h 23' 30"
- 300 Km = 8h 18' 13"
- 500 Km = 14h 29' 59"
- 100 Miles = 4h 18' 00"
- 200 Miles = 8h 55' 13"
- 300 Miles = 13h 57' 23"
- 500 Miles = 24h 46' 26"
Personal life
Novikova was in a domestic relationship with Chilean politician Gaspar Rivas, who she met via Facebook during the War in Donbass in 2014.[3][4]
