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| Dates | 7–10 June 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 320.4 km (199.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8h 30' 59" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Emakumeen Euskal Bira was the 25th edition of the Emakumeen Bira, a women's cycling stage race in Spain. It was rated by the UCI as category 2.1, and was held between 7 and 10 June 2012.
Stage 1 result
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Stage 2 result
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Stage 3 result
| General classification after stage 3
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Stage 4 result
| General classification after stage 4
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| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  Judith Arndt (GER) | GreenEDGE–AIS | 8h 30' 59" |
| 2 |  Emma Johansson (SWE) | Hitec Products–Mistral Home Cycling Team | + 7" |
| 3 |  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Rabobank Women Cycling Team | + 14" |
| 4 |  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | BePink | + 39" |
| 5 |  Sharon Laws (GBR) | AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 42" |
| 6 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 55" |
| 7 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Team Specialized–lululemon | + 1' 21" |
| 8 | Emma Pooley (GBR) | AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 1' 50" |
| 9 |  Anna Sanchis Chafer (ESP) | Bizkaia–Durango | + 2' 05" |
| 10 | Claudia Häusler (GER) | GreenEDGE–AIS | + 2' 30" |
Source: [5]
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