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Joane Somarriba Arrola (born 11 August 1972 in Gernika,
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) is a former Spanish
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. She won the Grande Boucle in 2000, 2001 and 2003. She achieved a
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victory at the 2003
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in
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, Canada. Additionally, she was a time trial silver medallist at the 2005 World Championships in
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and took a road race bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships in
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, Belgium. 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 The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community), 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 ...
::1st Prologue ;1989 :2nd National Road Race Championship ;1991 :1st Overall
Emakumeen Euskal Bira The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community), 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 ...
: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 The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community), 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 ...
:3rd National Road Race Championship ;1997 :2nd National Time Trial Championship :3rd National Road Race Championship ;1998 :2nd Overall
Emakumeen Euskal Bira The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community), 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 ...
:3rd Overall
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;1999 :1st Overall
Giro d'Italia Femminile The is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously ...
::1st Stage 10b ;2000 :1st Overall
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::1st Stages 4 & 6 :1st Overall
Giro d'Italia Femminile The is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously ...
::1st Stage 6b ;2001 :1st Overall
Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale Various professional women's cycle stage races across France have been held as an equivalent to the Tour de France for women, with the first of these races staged as a one off in 1955. From 1984, a women's Tour de France was staged consistently, ...
::1st Stages 1a, 2 & 10 :1st Overall
Emakumeen Euskal Bira The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community), 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 ...
;2002 :1st Emakumen Saria :3rd World Championship Road Race ;2003 :1st World Time Trial Championship :1st Overall
Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale Various professional women's cycle stage races across France have been held as an equivalent to the Tour de France for women, with the first of these races staged as a one off in 1955. From 1984, a women's Tour de France was staged consistently, ...
::1st Stages 2 & 13 :1st Emakumen Saria :3rd Overall
Giro d'Italia Femminile The is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously ...
:3rd National Road Race Championship ;2004 :1st Overall
Emakumeen Euskal Bira The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community), 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 ...
::1st Stages 2, 3a & 3b :1st Emakumen Saria :7th Olympic Games Road Race :7th Olympic Games Time Trial ;2005 :1st Overall
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::1st Stage 3 :2nd Overall
Giro d'Italia Femminile The is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously ...
:2nd World Championship Time Trial


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Somarriba, Joane 1972 births Living people Spanish female cyclists Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Spain UCI Road World Champions (women) People from Guernica Cyclists from Biscay 20th-century Spanish sportswomen