Joane Somarriba Arrola (born August 11, 1972 in Gernika, Biscay

Biscay

Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...

) is a former Spanish

Spain

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 cyclist.

She won the Grande Boucle

Grande Boucle

The Grande Boucle, formerly known as the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin, is one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races. Grande Boucle means "great loop" and describes the individual stages which form a circuit around France....

, at the time the most prestigious stage race for women, in 2000, 2001 and 2003. She also achieved a time trial

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

 victory at the 2003 World Championships

World Championship of Road Cycling (women)

The UCI Road World Championships is an annual event that is recognized as the world championship for road race and time trial events for women. The event is held in conjunction with the men's event.-History:...

 in Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, Canada. Additionally, she was a time trial silver medallist at the 2005 World Championships in Madrid

Madrid

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 and took a road race bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships in Zolder

Heusden-Zolder

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/Hasselt

Hasselt

Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...

, Belgium.

She retired from cycling in 2005.

Major results

1996

• Emakumeen Bira
  Emakumeen Bira
  The Emakumeen Bira is a women's cycling race held in the Basque region of Spain. It has been held annually since 1992, starting out as a two stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stage is always a double stage.-Past winners:...
  
   - 3rd place GC

1999

• UCI Points list - 11th place

2000

• UCI Points list - 6th place
• Olympic Games (Aus) Time Trial - 5th place
• Grande Boucle
  Grande Boucle
  The Grande Boucle, formerly known as the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin, is one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races. Grande Boucle means "great loop" and describes the individual stages which form a circuit around France....
  
   (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
• Trophee International (cat. 1) - 3rd place
• Giro d'Italia Femminile
  Giro d'Italia Femminile
  The Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...
  
   (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, stage victory
• Vuelta Internacional a Mallorca Feminas (cat. 2) - 5th place GC
• Vuelta Navarra Feminas - 4th place GC

2001

• UCI Points List - 19th place
• Grande Boucle
  Grande Boucle
  The Grande Boucle, formerly known as the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin, is one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races. Grande Boucle means "great loop" and describes the individual stages which form a circuit around France....
  
   Feminine (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 3 stage victories
• Giro d'Italia Femminile
  Giro d'Italia Femminile
  The Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...
  
   (cat. 1) - 5th place GC

2002

• UCI Points List - 9th place
• World Time Trial Championships - 4th place
• World Road Race Championships - 3rd place
• GP de Plouay (Fra) World Cup - 7th place
• Grande Boucle
  Grande Boucle
  The Grande Boucle, formerly known as the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin, is one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races. Grande Boucle means "great loop" and describes the individual stages which form a circuit around France....
  
   Feminine (cat. 1) - 3rd place GC
• Giro del Trentino (2.9.1) - 6th place GC

2003

• UCI Points list - 7th place
• World Time Trial Championships - 1st place
• GP de Plouay (Fra) World Cup - 4th place
• Grande Boucle
  Grande Boucle
  The Grande Boucle, formerly known as the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin, is one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races. Grande Boucle means "great loop" and describes the individual stages which form a circuit around France....
  
   (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
• Giro d'Italia Femminile
  Giro d'Italia Femminile
  The Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...
  
   (cat. 1) - 3rd place GC
• Emakumeen Bira
  Emakumeen Bira
  The Emakumeen Bira is a women's cycling race held in the Basque region of Spain. It has been held annually since 1992, starting out as a two stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stage is always a double stage.-Past winners:...
  
   (cat. 1) - 2nd place GC
• Emakumeen Saria (cat. 2) - 1st place

2004

• UCI Points list - 10th place
• World Road Race Championships - 7th place
• World Time Trial Championships - 4th place
• Olympic Games Time Trial - 7th place
• Olympic Games Road Race - 7th place
• Emakumeen Bira
  Emakumeen Bira
  The Emakumeen Bira is a women's cycling race held in the Basque region of Spain. It has been held annually since 1992, starting out as a two stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stage is always a double stage.-Past winners:...
  
   (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 3 stage victories

2005

• UCI Points list - 18th place
• World Time Trial Championships - 2nd place
• Chrono des Nations TT - 5th place
• Trophee d'Or (cat. 2) - 1st place GC, stage victory
• Giro d'Italia Femminile
  Giro d'Italia Femminile
  The Giro d'Italia Femminile is one of the Grand Tours in women's cycle road racing. It is currently called the Giro Donne. The Giro Donne is a 10-stage event taking place in Italy in early July each year, which means that it generally competes for attention with the men's Tour de France.With the...
  
   (cat. 1) - 2nd place GC
• Emakumeen Bira
  Emakumeen Bira
  The Emakumeen Bira is a women's cycling race held in the Basque region of Spain. It has been held annually since 1992, starting out as a two stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stage is always a double stage.-Past winners:...
  
  (cat. 1) - 8th place GC
• Castilla y Leon (Spa) World Cup - 8th place