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The Zarautz cycling club Jirabira overhauled its women’s structure, the Eulen-Amenabar team, for the 2027 season, El Diario Vasco reported.
After sixteen years managing an amateur men’s squad and building its women’s program, the Basque organization enters a transition phase driven by a twelve-rider roster and new technical staff.
The overhaul follows a productive campaign that saw three riders step up to the professional ranks: Maite Urteaga, Maier Olano, and Olympia Norrid-Mortensen.
Jirabira Appoints New Leadership Following Coaching Departures
Team directors David Etxebarria and Mikel Usandizaga departed to take on new roles for 2027, joining the amateur squad Surne Bilbao and the professional women’s team Laboral Kutxa-Euskadi, respectively.
To fill those vacancies, Jirabira appointed Ana Usabiaga as first sports director, backed by 46 state titles in track and cyclo-cross. Iker Sanchez joins as second sports director following stints with the Igamo-Packaging team and the Basque national selection.
Ion Etxarri, who previously directed the women’s team and helped found the club, shifted to the role of general coordinator.
The club retained its local leadership core with Ismael Etxarri as president, Jexux Aramendi as vice president, former cyclists Jon, Eñaut, and Iñigo Eizagirre as mechanics, and Jose Luis Laburu as auxiliary staff.
Eulen-Amenabar Assembles Twelve-Cyclist Roster with Returning Riders
The Eulen-Amenabar management assembled a twelve-cyclist roster for the upcoming campaign. Three returning riders form the team’s backbone: Ane Berastegi in her second amateur year, Naya Mangas entering the elite category, and Claudia San Justo returning for her second season after winning a race in Orereta and claiming the Cantabria title.
Two medalists from the under-23 state time trial championship in Sabiñánigo join the squad. Goretti Sesma joins as a primary reference after winning the under-23 time trial bronze and competing on the UCI calendar, alongside under-23 state time trial runner-up Nahia Imaz.
Young talent fills out the remaining spots through the arrival of three junior riders born in 2008: current junior cyclo-cross state champion Mirari Gotxi Olartekoetxea, fifth-place junior road finisher Naia Torrent del Cid, and Elena Cuenca Anabitarte.
Itxaso Askasibar Belar, Naia Martin Normand, Ziortza Ortiz, and Oneka Sanchez complete the twelve-rider lineup.
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