Race details | |
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Date | May or June |
Region | Basque Country, Spain |
Discipline | Road race |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Iurreta Txirrindulari Elkartea |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1988 |
Editions | 32 |
Final edition | 2019 |
First winner | Imma De Carlos (ESP) |
Most wins |
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Final winner | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
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.[1]