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The Tour of the Basque Country (Spanish: Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco Basque: Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual cycling stage race held in the Basque Country Spain in April.The first race was held in 1924 but between 1935 and 1969 the race was not held. However between 1939 and 1969 similar races were organised. The race is mentioned and described in Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises.