Joane Somarriba Explained

Joane Somarriba
Fullname:	Joane Somarriba Arrola
Birth Date:	11 August 1972
Birth Place:	Gernika, Spain
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider

Joane Somarriba Arrola (born 11 August 1972 in Gernika, Biscay) is a former Spanish cyclist.^[1]

She won the Grande Boucle in 2000, 2001 and 2003. She achieved a time trial victory at the 2003 World Championships in Hamilton, Canada. Additionally, she was a time trial silver medallist at the 2005 World Championships in Madrid and took a road race bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships in Zolder/Hasselt, Belgium.^[2] ^[3]

She retired from cycling in 2005.

Major results

1987

1st National Road Race Championship (Juniors)

1988

1st National Road Race Championship (Juniors)

3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira

1st Prologue

1989

2nd National Road Race Championship

1991

1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira

1st Stages 2 & 3

1993

3rd National Road Race Championship

1994

1st National Road Race Championship

1996

1st National Time Trial Championship

3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira

3rd National Road Race Championship

1997

2nd National Time Trial Championship

3rd National Road Race Championship

1998

2nd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira

3rd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - Südtirol

1999

1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile

1st Stage 10b

2000

1st Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale

1st Stages 4 & 6

1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile

1st Stage 6b

2001

1st Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale

1st Stages 1a, 2 & 10

1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira

2002

1st Emakumen Saria

3rd World Championship Road Race

2003

1st World Time Trial Championship

1st Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale

1st Stages 2 & 13

1st Emakumen Saria

3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile

3rd National Road Race Championship

2004

1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira

1st Stages 2, 3a & 3b

1st Emakumen Saria

7th Olympic Games Road Race

7th Olympic Games Time Trial

2005

1st Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin

1st Stage 3

2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile

2nd World Championship Time Trial

Notes and References

Web site: Joane Somarriba: Biography and Olympic Results . sports-reference.com . 25 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110519185949/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/joane-somarriba-1.html . 19 May 2011 .
Web site: Joane Somarriba . procyclingwomen.com . 25 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715120235/http://www.procyclingwomen.com/Joane-Somarriba.html . 15 July 2011.
Web site: Biografia de Joane Somarriba . biografiasyvidas.com . 25 September 2010.