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Voeckler wins Tour de France 16th stage over 4 climbs in Pyrenees

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Thomas Voeckler of France, front right, and Sandy Casar of France, front left, lead the breakaway group with Fredrik Kessiakoff of Sweden, wearing the best climber\'s dotted jersey, as they climb Aubisque pass during the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 197 kilometers (122.4 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Bagneres-de-Luchon, France, Wednesday July 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – France’s Thomas Voeckler has won the 16th stage of the Tour de France over four huge climbs in the Pyrenees.

Bradley Wiggins, trailing several minutes behind, was keeping pace with his main rivals and appeared set to retain the yellow jersey for a 10th straight day.

The Tour was riding under a new doping cloud after RadioShack team leader Frank Schleck was expelled from the race on Tuesday after testing positive for a banned diuretic.

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