Emakumeen Euskal Bira
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| Race details | |
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| Date | Mid June |
| Region | Basque, Spain |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Iurreta Txirrindulari Elkartea |
| History | |
| First edition | 1988 |
| Editions | 27 (as of 2014) |
| First winner |
 Imma De Carlos |
| Most wins |
 Hanka Kupfernagel3 times |
| Most recent |
 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot |
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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 |
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| 1988 | Imma De Carlos (ESP) |
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| 1989 | Maria Mora (ESP) |
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| 1990 | Josune Gorostidi (ESP) |
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| 1991 | Joane Somarriba (ESP) |
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| 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) |
Zinayda Stahurskaya (UKR) |
| 2001 | Joane Somarriba (ESP) |
 Daniela Veronesi (SMR) |
Fany Lecourtois (FRA) |
| 2002 |  Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) |
Eneritz Iturriaga (ESP) |
Zinayda 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-Prevot (FRA) |
Marianne Vos (NED) |
Anna van der Breggen (NED) |