25 July 2015 102nd Tour de France Stage 20 : Modane Valfrejus - Alpe d'Huez BAK Lars Ytting (DEN) Lotto - Soudal, at Col de la Croix de Fer Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA
The 2015 Tour de France will be remembered as a hard-fought edition of the race that felt like an entire season of racing packed into three weeks.
Baking hot sun, torrential rain, time trials, cobbles, hills and mountains all left their mark on the 2015 Tour - as did the opening week's crashes, which saw two leaders prematurely forced out of the race while in the yellow jersey.
As ever, the varied French scenery - this year augmented with a Grand Depart in the Netherlands and a stage in Belgium - meant that the race has a backdrop like no other sporting event. A constantly changing arena in which the toughest and most prestigious cycling event is played out.
Here we present a selection of images from Yuzuru Sunada, a renowned cycling photographer with over two decades of experience capturing the sport.
Video: best of the 2015 Tour de France
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