
The Tour de France has it all: extremes of ego, temperature & terrain; grazes, bruises & streaks; wrecks, wheels & winding paths. Now, in celebration of 100 years of the Tour's infamous mountain section, comes the ultimate tribute to cycling's greatest race. World-renowned sports photographer Mike Powell has spent 25 years photographing the greatest sports contests around the globe, & has now devoted 2 years to creating the most epic photographic celebration of the Tour de France ever published: vibrant, compelling & gritty images of the competitors, support crew & spectators beautifully juxtaposed against the breathtaking settings of the Pyrenees, the Alps & the French countryside. An introduction by Lewis Blackwell, author of 2009's best-selling The Life & Love of Trees, details the history of the tour & incorporates a pertinent selection of historical images. The Greatest Race is an epic & stunning tribute to, indeed 'the greatest race'.