Emakumeen Euskal Bira
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.
Race details | |
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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) |
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 |
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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 |
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