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Full name | Joane Somarriba Arrola | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gernika, Spain | 11 August 1972|||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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