# Emakumeen Euskal Bira

The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country, Spain. It was held annually from 1988 to 2019, starting out as a two-stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stages was always a double stage. It was rated a 2.1 category race from 2005 to 2017 and a 2.WWT event in 2018 and 2019.
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. The race ended after its 2019 edition.

## 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) | Élisabeth Chevanne 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 (RSA) | Emma Johansson (SWE) |
| 2016 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Megan Guarnier (USA) | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) |
| 2017 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) |
| 2018 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Anna van der Breggen (NED) |
| 2019 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Soraya Paladin (ITA) |

### Multiple winners

| Wins | Rider | Editions |
| 3 | Joane Somarriba (ESP) | 1991, 2000, 2004 |
| 3 | Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| 2 | Elena Barillová (SVK) | 1993, 1994 |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | 2008, 2011 |
| 2 | Judith Arndt (GER) | 2009, 2012 |
| 2 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | 2013, 2016 |

### Wins per country

| Wins | Country |
| 7 | Spain |
| 6 | Germany |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 3 | Slovakia, Sweden |
| 2 | France, Italy |
| 1 | Australia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, South Africa |