Emakumeen Euskal Bira
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May/June |
| Region | Basque, Spain |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Iurreta Txirrindulari Elkartea |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1988 |
| Editions | 32 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  Imma De Carlos (ESP) |
| Most wins |  Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)(3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
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The Emakumeen Euskal Bira is a women's cycling race held in the Basque region of Spain. It has been held annually since 1988, starting out as a two-stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stages is always a double stage. It was rated a 2.1 category race from 1988 to 2017 and a 2.WWT event from 2018.
The name of the race changed during the years, from 1988 to 2007 it was called Emakumeen Bira and from 2008 to 2011 Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira.
Winners
Multiple winners
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Joane Somarriba (ESP) |
1991, 2000, 2004 |
| Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) |
1997, 1998, 1999 | |
| 2 |  Elena Barillová (SVK) |
1993, 1994 |
 Marianne Vos (NED) |
2008, 2011 | |
| Judith Arndt (GER) |
2009, 2012 | |
 Emma Johansson (SWE) |
2013, 2016 |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 7 | Spain
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| 6 | Germany
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| 4 | Netherlands
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| 3 | Slovakia, Sweden
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| 2 |  France, Italy
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| 1 |  Australia,  Lithuania,  Poland,  Russia,  South Africa
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External links
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