2017 Emakumeen Euskal Bira Explained

2018 Emakumeen Euskal Bira
Date:	17 – 21 May 2017
Series:	2017 UCI Women's Europe Tour
Stages:	5
Distance:	371
Unit:	km
Time:	10h 10' 54"
First:	Ashleigh Moolman
First Nat:	RSA
Second:	Annemiek van Vleuten
Second Nat:	NED
Third:	Katrin Garfoot
Third Nat:	AUS
Previous:	2016
Next:	2018

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.^[1]

Teams

Twenty-one teams participated in the race:

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2] ^[3]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance
1	17 May	Iurreta to Iurreta	50km (30miles)	Flat stage
2	18 May	Markina-Xemein to Markina-Xemein	90.2km (56miles)	Flat stage
3	19 May	Antzuola to Antzuola	77.6km (48.2miles)	Flat stage
4	20 May	Etxarri-Aranatz to Etxarri-Aranatz	58km (36miles)	Medium mountain stage
5	21 May	Errenteria to Errenteria	95km (59miles)	Medium mountain stage

Results

Stage 1

Stage 1 result^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 1

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 8"
6			+ 9"
7			+ 10"
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 26"
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 2

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 22"
4			+ 28"
5			+ 32"
6			+ 34"
7			+ 35"
8			s.t.
9			+ 36"
10			s.t.

Stage 3

Stage 3 result^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 34"
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 3

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 12"
3			+ 17"
4			+ 40"
5			+ 44"
6			s.t.
7			+ 47"
8			+ 48"
9			+ 50"
10			+ 53"

Stage 4

Stage 4 result^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			+ 6"
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			+ 24"
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 4

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 28"
3			+ 30"
4			+ 34"
5			+ 35"
6			s.t.
7			+ 50"
8			+ 53"
9			+ 1' 00"
10			s.t.

Stage 5

Stage 5 result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 13"
3			+ 38"
4			+ 50"
5			+ 1' 21"
6			+ 1' 32"
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			+ 1' 41"

General classification after Stage 5

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 10"
3			+ 12"
4			+ 1' 21"
5			+ 1' 40"
6			+ 1' 43"
7			+ 2' 00"
8			+ 2' 10"
9			+ 2' 19"
10			s.t.

Notes and References

Web site: Moolman-Pasio wins Emakumeen Bira. South African takes out final stage, overall with solo move. Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. 16 April 2018.
Web site: Cycling - Emakumeen XXX. Bira - 2017 - Detailed results. TheSports.org. 10 March 2019.
Web site: Emakumeen XXX. Bira 2017. Cycling News. 10 March 2019.
Web site: Bastianelli wins Emakumeen Bira opening stage. Cycling News. 19 March 2019.
Web site: Spratt gets away to take Emakumeen Bira stage, overall lead. Cycling News. 19 March 2019.
Web site: Garfoot goes solo in Emakumeen Bira. Cycling News. 19 March 2019.
Web site: Van Vleuten wins stage 4 of Emakumeen Bira. Cycling News. 19 March 2019.