Tour de France 2012: Stage 16 – in pictures

Following Tuesday's news that Radioshack's Franck Schleck had tested positive for a banned substance (the diuretic Xipamide), there was a busy start to the day for Radioshack's Press Officer Philippe Maerten Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA On a brighter note, it's Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday today and there's a poster celebrating his birthday at the start of the stage in Pau Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters The peloton, with Bradley Wiggins wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides under palm trees as the riders head off on 122.4 miles to Bagnères-de-Luchon Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP As the riders head into the Pyrenees there's a breakaway pack Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images The Peloton makes it's way up the Col d'Aubisque Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Vicenzo Nibali, center left, and Bradley Wiggins, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, climb towards Aubisque pass Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP Bradley Wiggins heads downhill with a group of riders Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters It's a dangerous business as Katusha Team rider Vladimir Gusev finds out after a fall Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters Bradley Wiggins leads team-mate Chris Froome up the Col du Tourmalet Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Fans cheer on Cadel Evans as he climbs Peyresourde pass after he got distanced from the group with overall leader Bradley Wiggins Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP Plenty of fans' winnebagoes line the route of the Col du Tourmalet Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Riders stream downhill Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images The riders must focus and not be distracted Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images Riders descend Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images Thomas Voeckler is finding it hard work Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters Thomas Voeckler takes a bottle of water from a fan Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images He seems to have got a second wind and he pulls away from Wiggins and Froome Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images The Europcar rider crosses the line to win the stage and take the red spotted jersey Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images