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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

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• July 25: Overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark follows Levi Leipheimer, of the U.S., as they climb the Aubisque pass during the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Orthez and Aubisque pass.
• July 25: Overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark, right, is followed by Alberto Contador of Spain and Levi Leipheimer of the U.S., left, as they climb the Aubisque pass during the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race. Rasmussen won the stage, Leipheimer placed second and Contador finished third.
• July 25: Gendarmes escort Christian Moreni of Italy after the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Orthez and Aubisque pass. Moreni failed a doping test for testosterone, a senior French doping official said Wednesday.
• July 25: Levi Leipheimer of the U.S. strains as he climbs the ascent of the Aubisque pass during the 16th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Christian Moreni of Italy gets into a gendarme vehicle after the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race Moreni failed a doping test for testosterone, a senior French doping official said Wednesday.
• July 25: Best young rider Alberto Contador of Spain throws a bunch of flowers on the podium after the 16th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Stage winner and overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark waves from the podium after the 16th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark, left, climbs the ascent of the Aubisque pass ahead of Levi Leipheimer of the U.S., right, and Alberto Contador of Spain, left, during the 16th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Levi Leipheimer of the U.S. speeds as he crosses the finish line to place second of the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Riders gather at the start line while a gendarme looks on prior to the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race. Moments before Tour de France riders demonstrated their anger over repeated doping scandals by staging a silent protest.
• July 25: Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme gestures from his car as he is about to give the official start of the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark, left, talks to Robert Hunter of South Africa during a procession prior to the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Unidentified riders stage a protest in Orthez prior to the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark, center, waits for the start of the stage while other riders (unseen) stage a protest in Orthez prior to the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race.
• July 25: Team manager of the Astana cycling team Marc Biver, center, of Luxembourg, leaves his hotel in Pau, southern France, after his team pulled out of the Tour de France cycling race. Leader of the Astana team Alexandre Vinokourov tested positive for a banned blood transfusion after winning last weekend's time trial, prompting his Astana team to pull out of the race, a team spokeswoman said Tuesday. The positive test of the Kazakh rider, a one-time favorite to win cycling's premier event, dealt a heavy blow to a sport already reeling from a spate of doping scandals. The woman on right is unidentified.