Emakumeen Euskal Bira

Emakumeen Bira

Race details
Date	Mid June
Region	Basque, Spain
Discipline	Road race
Type	Stage race
Organiser	Iurreta Txirrindulari Elkartea
Web site	www.birawwt.eus
History
First edition	1988 (1988)
Editions	29 (as of 2016)
First winner	Imma De Carlos
Most wins	Hanka Kupfernagel 3 times
Most recent	Emma Johansson

The race in 2010

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 stage is always a double stage. It is rated a 2.1 event according to UCI race classifications.

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.

Past winners

Year	First	Second	Third
1988	Imma De Carlos (ESP)
1989	Maria Mora (ESP)
1990	Josune Gorostidi (ESP)
1991	Joane Somarriba (ESP)
1992	Lenka Ilavská (SVK)	Elena Barillová (CZE)	Teodora Ruano (ESP)
1993	Elena Barillová (CZE)	Lenka Ilavská (SVK)	Ildiko Paczová (CZE)
1994	Elena Barillová (CZE)	Elisabeth Brunel (FRA)	Maria Tsal (RUS)
1995	Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA)	Lenka Ilavská (SVK)	Tatjana Kaveriná (CZE)
1996	Teodora Ruano (ESP)	Lenka Ilavská (SVK)	Joane Somarriba (ESP)
1997	Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)	Alessandra Cappellotto (ITA)	Diana Rast (SUI)
1998	Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)	Lenka Ilavská (SVK)	Ita Kryjanovskaya (RUS)
1999	Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)	Joane Somarriba (ESP)	Valentina Gerasimova (RUS)
2000	Leontien van Moorsel (NED)	Tatyana Stiaykyna (UKR)	Zinaida Stahurskaya (UKR)
2001	Joane Somarriba (ESP)	Daniela Veronesi (SMR)	Fany Lecourtois (FRA)
2002	Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)	Eneritz Iturriaga (ESP)	Zinaida Stahurskaya (UKR)
2003	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	Olga Sliossareva (RUS)	Jolanta Polikevičiūtė (LTU)
2004	Joane Somarriba (ESP)	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	Fabiana Luperini (ITA)
2005	Svetlana Bubnenkova (RUS)	Trixi Worrack (GER)	Mirjam Melchers (NED)
2006	Fabiana Luperini (ITA)	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)	Nicole Brändli (SUI)
2007	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)	Marianne Vos (NED)	Nicole Brändli (SUI)
2008	Marianne Vos (NED)	Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)	Louise Keller (GER)
2009	Judith Arndt (GER)	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Mara Abbott (USA)
2010	Claudia Häusler (GER)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Judith Arndt (GER)
2011	Marianne Vos (NED)	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Judith Arndt (GER)
2012	Judith Arndt (GER)	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
2013	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Evelyn Stevens (USA)
2014	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Marianne Vos (NED)	Anna van der Breggen (NED)
2015	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA)	Emma Johansson (SWE)
2016	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Megan Guarnier (USA)	Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA)

External links

• Official website