# 2017 Emakumeen Euskal Bira

The 30th running of the Emakumeen Euskal Bira was held from 17 to 21 May 2017. Raced over five stages in the Basque Country, Spain, it had a total distance of 37 km. South African rider Ashleigh Moolman won the event after she won the final stage to Errenteria.

## Teams

Twenty-one teams participated in the race:
Professional women's teams
* Alé–Cipollini
* Bizkaia–Durango
* FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
* Orica–Scott
* Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
* Aromitalia Vaiano
* Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
* Giusfredi–Bianchi
* Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil
* Bepink–Cogeas
* Drops
* Lointek
* S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
* Team WNT
* Team VéloCONCEPT
National teams
* Spain
* Russia
Women's amateur teams
* Edosof
* Sportpublic
* Global-Podium
* Jurado Técnico

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 17 May | Iurreta to Iurreta | 50 km (31 mi) | Flat stage | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) |
| 2 | 18 May | Markina-Xemein to Markina-Xemein | 90.2 km (56.0 mi) | Flat stage | Amanda Spratt (AUS) |
| 3 | 19 May | Antzuola to Antzuola | 77.6 km (48.2 mi) | Flat stage | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) |
| 4 | 20 May | Etxarri-Aranatz to Etxarri-Aranatz | 58 km (36 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| 5 | 21 May | Errenteria to Errenteria | 95 km (59 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) |

## Results
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | 1h 17' 38" |
| 2 | Katie Archibald (GBR) | Team WNT | s.t. |
| 3 | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 4 | Christina Siggaard (DEN) | Team VéloCONCEPT | s.t. |
| 5 | Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) | Aromitalia Vaiano | s.t. |
| 6 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 7 | Eva Buurman (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | s.t. |
| 8 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 9 | Michela Balducci (ITA) | Giusfredi–Bianchi | s.t. |
| 10 | Alicia González Blanco (ESP) | Lointek | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | 1h 17' 28" |
| 2 | Katie Archibald (GBR) | Team WNT | + 4" |
| 3 | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 6" |
| 4 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 7" |
| 5 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 8" |
| 6 | Ane Santesteban (ESP) | Alé–Cipollini | + 9" |
| 7 | Christina Siggaard (DEN) | Team VéloCONCEPT | + 10" |
| 8 | Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) | Aromitalia Vaiano | s.t. |
| 9 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 10 | Eva Buurman (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | s.t. |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 2h 28' 12" |
| 2 | Ane Santesteban (ESP) | Alé–Cipollini | + 2" |
| 3 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 26" |
| 4 | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 5 | Eva Buurman (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | s.t. |
| 6 | Katie Archibald (GBR) | Team WNT | s.t. |
| 7 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 8 | Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) | Aromitalia Vaiano | s.t. |
| 9 | Abi Van Twisk (GBR) | Drops | s.t. |
| 10 | Hanna Solovey (UKR) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 3h 45' 40" |
| 2 | Ane Santesteban (ESP) | Alé–Cipollini | + 5" |
| 3 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 22" |
| 4 | Katie Archibald (GBR) | Team WNT | + 28" |
| 5 | Gracie Elvin (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 32" |
| 6 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 34" |
| 7 | Soraya Paladin (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 35" |
| 8 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 9 | Eva Buurman (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | + 36" |
| 10 | Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) | Aromitalia Vaiano | s.t. |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 2h 01' 04" |
| 2 | Soraya Paladin (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 34" |
| 3 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 4 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 5 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 6 | Nikola Nosková (CZE) | Bepink–Cogeas | s.t. |
| 7 | Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) | Drops | s.t. |
| 8 | Susanna Zorzi (ITA) | Drops | s.t. |
| 9 | Elise Maes (LUX) | Team WNT | s.t. |
| 10 | Asja Paladin (ITA) | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 5h 47' 06" |
| 2 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 12" |
| 3 | Ane Santesteban (ESP) | Alé–Cipollini | + 17" |
| 4 | Soraya Paladin (ITA) | Alé–Cipollini | + 40" |
| 5 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 44" |
| 6 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 7 | Nikola Nosková (CZE) | Bepink–Cogeas | + 47" |
| 8 | Hanna Solovey (UKR) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | + 48" |
| 9 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 50" |
| 10 | Elise Maes (LUX) | Team WNT | + 53" |

### Stage 4

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Orica–Scott | 1h 50' 47" |
| 2 | Nikola Nosková (CZE) | Bepink–Cogeas | s.t. |
| 3 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 4 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | + 6" |
| 5 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 6 | Hayley Simmonds (GBR) | Team WNT | s.t. |
| 7 | Eider Merino Cortazar (ESP) | Lointek | s.t. |
| 8 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 9 | Shara Gillow (AUS) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 24" |
| 10 | Hanna Solovey (UKR) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Orica–Scott | 7h 37' 59" |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Orica–Scott | + 28" |
| 3 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 30" |
| 4 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 34" |
| 5 | Nikola Nosková (CZE) | Bepink–Cogeas | + 35" |
| 6 | Ane Santesteban (ESP) | Alé–Cipollini | s.t. |
| 7 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 50" |
| 8 | Eider Merino Cortazar (ESP) | Lointek | + 53" |
| 9 | Hayley Simmonds (GBR) | Team WNT | + 1' 00" |
| 10 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | s.t. |

### Stage 5

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 2h 32' 33" |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Orica–Scott | + 13" |
| 3 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 38" |
| 4 | Eider Merino Cortazar (ESP) | Lointek | + 50" |
| 5 | Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) | Drops | + 1' 21" |
| 6 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 1' 32" |
| 7 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–Scott | s.t. |
| 8 | Nikola Nosková (CZE) | Bepink–Cogeas | s.t. |
| 9 | Shara Gillow (AUS) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | s.t. |
| 10 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | + 1' 41" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | 10h 10' 54" |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Orica–Scott | + 10" |
| 3 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 12" |
| 4 | Eider Merino Cortazar (ESP) | Lointek | + 1' 21" |
| 5 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Orica–Scott | + 1' 40" |
| 6 | Nikola Nosková (CZE) | Bepink–Cogeas | + 1' 43" |
| 7 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 2' 00" |
| 8 | Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) | Drops | + 2' 10" |
| 9 | Hayley Simmonds (GBR) | Team WNT | + 2' 19" |
| 10 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil | s.t. |