Heavy Weather Keeps Riders at the Limit at TransRockies
By Paul Done
published Rocky Mountain solo to another win in nasty conditions
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After four straight years with almost unbroken sunshine, it was inevitable that the Rocky Mountains would demand a little payback from the TransRockies. The riders of the 2009 have been hit with three straight days of unseasonably cold and wet weather that has added an extra level of epic effort to each long day in the mountains.
Stage 6 Preview: Elkford – Crowsnest Pass (101km)
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1 | Stefan Widmer & Marty Lazarski (Rocky Mtn Factory Team) | 4:36:07 |
2 | João Marinho & José Silva (Team Amarante Bike Zone - Onbike) | 0:08:50 |
3 | Ray Adams & Ryan Leech (visitPA.com) | 0:16:35 |
4 | Ryan Correy & Brian Bain (Bow Cycle / Specialized) | 0:45:13 |
5 | Tom Smets & Tom Luyten (Green Force - T2) | 0:59:03 |
6 | Dean Etienne & Jeremy Trask (Gears & Beers) | 1:00:11 |
7 | Johan Erl&sson & Per Andreas Norseng (Rye) | 1:02:39 |
8 | Andrew Fairhurst & Jeff Smith (Team Crowsnest Pass) | 1:12:02 |
9 | Pascal De Meulenaer & Ives Verbruggen (Born2bike Team) | 1:17:33 |
10 | Per Oskar Jr. Ternsten & Jan Erik Søvig (Midlife Madness) | 1:21:40 |
11 | Netzer Quan & Carlos Sanchez (elretodelquetzal.com) | 1:22:57 |
12 | Ryan Leibel & Shane MacNaughton (Biking Skillz or Stapleford Billz) | 1:32:28 |
13 | Nicholas Ringwood & Philip Richmond (Team Hayl&) | 1:33:45 |
14 | Westley Richards & Roger Violette (Tonik Cycling) | 1:34:27 |
15 | Pierre Boivin & David Gauvreau (Couloir Racing) | 1:43:26 |
16 | Javier Lopez & Luciano Sanchez (Caribbean Motors Kia Puerto Rico) | 1:44:40 |
17 | Rob Russell & Matt Russell (DOA) | 1:51:13 |
18 | Paul Cockshott & Bart Hallmark (The Pom & Limey) | 1:54:36 |
19 | Peter Reijmer & Raymond Brummelhuis (Kooyman Techniek 2) | 2:02:49 |
20 | Ross Farrell & Trevor Innes (Tasmania) | 2:11:30 |
21 | Patrick Stewart & Shaun Stewart (The Pigs Back) | 2:19:11 |
22 | Chris Smith & David Warren (Wrecsam Tri) | 2:22:33 |
23 | Stuart Dewar & Robert Cameron (Chemical Crew) | 2:28:31 |
24 | Luis Manuel Gonzalez & Rene Lopez (Dominican Republic) | 2:31:13 |
25 | Mark Crook & Daniel Flynn (Tally Ho) | 2:38:31 |
26 | Jan Hnizdo & Wayne Brunyee (RSA 1) | 2:38:55 |
27 | Schalk Greyling & Johannes Koen (Maplotters) | 2:51:22 |
28 | Maximilian Schmeding & Ulf Neumann (Berlin Turtles) | 2:56:54 |
29 | Kris Binder & Stephan Oestergaard (Challenge 09) | 3:00:05 |
30 | David Jones & Kurt Shanski (The Fishermen) | 3:00:07 |
31 | Matthew Wilkie & Kevan Wilkie (Team Elkford) | 3:01:48 |
32 | Richard Batteram & Reinoud Wolter (Rocky Riders) | 3:04:36 |
33 | James Moyle & Matthew Kitchin (Matt & Moyle) | 3:08:46 |
34 | Ken Hurd & Sheldon Smart (Bikeridr) | 3:19:03 |
35 | Andrew Williams & Garret Sowchuk (Incyclophobiacs) | 3:20:11 |
36 | Michael Spoerri & Tobias Jakob (Zahnknirscher & Zahnknisterer) | 3:22:13 |
37 | Ian Owen & Jim Gaffney (Oneplanet Adventure) | 3:23:28 |
38 | Shaun Ellis & Mike Radakovic (Vino Fino) | 3:59:46 |
39 | Bruce Cockburn & Wayne MacFarlane (Achilles Heels) | 4:31:05 |
40 | Frans Cronje & Juan Claassen (FJ No Fear) | 4:36:57 |
41 | Rob Sedgwick & Antony Britten (Team INstall) | 5:06:47 |
42 | Aldo Lopez-Negrete & Arek Sawzdargo (Stinking Monkeys) | 5:32:39 |
43 | Kamil Gurses & Xavier Bonnard (Anglo-French Alliance) | 5:23:53 |
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1 | Milan Spolc & Martin Horak (Czechmasters) | 4:40:41 |
2 | Thane Wright & Dax Massey (Breck Epic) | 0:05:10 |
3 | Sergio Vairetto & Ettore Bollati (Dream Team) | 0:42:12 |
4 | Daniel Cyr & Conrad Audet (Dalbix) | 1:07:59 |
5 | Erno Dongen van & Jeroen Kerkhof (EDO Rham team) | 1:28:45 |
6 | Helder Carvalho & Joao Mendes (Team Arruda) | 1:43:20 |
7 | Brendan Morgan & Arthur Sombrowski (Park Place Pedal Pushers) | 1:49:40 |
8 | Scott Allan & Phil Roadley (Prairie Storm) | 1:51:03 |
9 | Mark Butschler & Keith Nicoll (Tinhorn Creek Crush Club) | 1:56:11 |
10 | Gary Bruce Turner & Hallgeir Bakken (Old Guys Rule) | 2:14:04 |
11 | Pat Gilmar & Franck Gimard (Fernie Blackstone) | 2:25:56 |
12 | Mark Smith & Philippe Leroy (Team BVI) | 2:41:15 |
13 | Erik Van Oort & Richard Mills (TEC) | 2:52:25 |
14 | Tom McKee & Darcy Verhun (River Valley Cycle) | 3:08:53 |
15 | Stephen Bourne & Wayne Aussem (Team Warthog) | 3:13:43 |
16 | Santiago Ramirez & Juan Carlos Lopez (Trope Shago) | 3:23:17 |
17 | Tony Timberlake & Ian Grist (Cyclelife Dunstable UK) | 3:28:32 |
18 | Mark Groome & Rob Williams (Head Cases) | 3:37:10 |
19 | Wesley Arthur & Dan Janzen (No Return) | 3:37:28 |
20 | Mark Millichip & Richard Lloyd (Team Darkside-Fubar) | 3:41:20 |
21 | Christian Arsenault & Mario Poirier (Le Pedalier) | 4:02:43 |
22 | Gary Stirrup & Ian Kaye (North Wales Monkeys) | 4:33:30 |
23 | Allan Knabe & Dennis Knabe (Are we nearly there yet?) | 4:42:25 |
24 | Sean Bell & Jeremy Tomalin-Reeves (Un For Deux) | 4:45:42 |
25 | James Cullen & Kevin Howlett (Team AFG Irel&) | 5:19:19 |
26 | Chris Johnston & Trevor Nakka (Tranced) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Jon Gould & Pieter Van Rooyen (Elkford Bicycle Repair) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
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1 | Erika Krumpelman & Shannon Holden (Velo Bella/ V&erkitten) | 6:35:39 |
2 | Magi Scallion & Kate Scallion (Team Nipika) | 0:13:18 |
3 | Giselle Weybrecht & Angelique Van Oort (TEC2) | 3:24:21 |
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1 | Jeff Neilson & Mical Dyck (Terrascape/Trek Toronto) | 5:07:59 |
2 | Xavier Vermeeren & Mieke Deroo (Team Detrog-Granville Men) | 0:14:30 |
3 | Kristof Schoonbaert & Sofie De Wulf (Detroggranville 3) | 0:23:43 |
4 | Dean Irvine & Alena Irvine (Steed Cycles) | 0:27:16 |
5 | Rolf Reimann & Ingrid Hohermuth (Swisslys) | 1:32:30 |
6 | Thomas Schneeberger & Andrea Kyburz (TooBee) | 2:01:04 |
7 | David R&all & Victoria R&all (Bavarian Brits) | 2:12:44 |
8 | Charlotte Irel& & Tim Collinson (Grizzlers) | 2:15:26 |
9 | Giuseppe Salerno & Milena Bettocchi (Ruote Quadre T&em) | 2:50:33 |
10 | Viktor Sundberg & Sylvia Kammerer (Sweden - Italy) | 2:57:10 |
11 | Chris Jeske & Chantal Requier (Done Tri-ing) | 3:08:10 |
12 | Simon Hirota & Christina Hirota (Two Wide Fields) | 3:22:07 |
13 | Greg Auger & Laura Grant (Raise the Hammer) | 4:22:37 |
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1 | Pat Doyle & Trish Grajczyk (Deadgoat Racing) | 6:03:36 |
2 | Margo Downey & Craig Gillett (Hartl& Hammers) | 1:33:08 |
3 | Tanya Martin & Ray Vermette (Team Loupgarou) | 1:52:43 |
4 | Marion Hemmerling & Hansjoerg Bosler (Bavarian Bears) | 3:02:57 |
5 | Derek Higgins & Charmaine Lingard (Team Charek) | 3:05:15 |
6 | Janet Jones & Bruce Jones (Two Jones) | 3:48:25 |
7 | Nick Meek & Martha Tullberg (Chalet la Foret) | 3:50:18 |
8 | Freddy Compernolle & Lieve Durnez (Team de Trog-Granville Mixed 1) | 3:56:24 |
9 | Rick Metzger & Alison Metzger (Like Father, Like Daughter) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
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1 | Hans-Tore Støen & Gisle Langslet (Team Cox) | 5:53:36 |
2 | David Sudbury & Robin Willard (Derailleur Noir) | 0:01:48 |
3 | Garth Patterson & Gary Goplen (Bike Doctor) | 0:08:26 |
4 | Kurt Anderau & Judith Locher (Poco Loco) | 0:31:29 |
5 | George King & Jerome Salvador (Team Comanche) | 1:13:00 |
6 | Jane Hilt & Richard VanGytenbeek (Aktermacti) | 2:20:41 |
7 | John Engelberts & Ben Engelberts (Booster Juice) | 2:22:28 |
8 | Bryan Sveinson & Ross Maylor (Qball & Lefty) | 2:48:51 |
9 | Andy Hodgson & Steve Salt (World Famous Team Salty Balls) | 3:26:35 |
10 | Don Martin & Gerald Martin (Brothers in Arms) | 4:06:17 |
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1 | Peter Turnbull & Jonathan Stenson (Gateway /Cycle Studio RT) | 4:43:43 |
2 | Bryan Anderson & Nels Guloien (SUGOI) | 0:49:40 |
3 | Carey Lowery & Zeke Lilly (Specialized Kudzu Mafia) | 1:27:28 |
4 | Andy Davies & Gary Bridgeman (Dads Army on Tour 2009) | 1:47:00 |
5 | Marcus Brummelhuis & Gerardus Glaudemans (Kooyman Techniek team 1) | 1:55:12 |
6 | Stephen Smith & (Bike Bulgaria) | 2:11:34 |
7 | Eric Nesbitt & Michael Kontos (Very Proudly Kenyan) | 2:28:37 |
8 | Merryck Griffiths & Darren Ebbs (Almaden Press) | 3:01:10 |
9 | Mr. Joan Febles & (Mr. Joan Febles) | 3:02:40 |
10 | Gunnar Falke & Marcus Apel (No Mercy!) | 3:28:38 |
11 | Carlos Andre Santos & Jose Alex&re Vilela (Aroeira Brasil) | 3:57:46 |
12 | Almereau Prollius & Gordon Craib (Battlestars) | 4:19:16 |
13 | Paul Godman (Paul Godman) | 4:23:29 |
DNS | Maria Garcia & Betania Roberto (Sempre Amigas) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
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1 | Stefan Widmer & Marty Lazarski (Rocky Mtn Factory Team) | 19:29:18 |
2 | João Marinho & José Silva (Team Amarante Bike Zone - Onbike) | 1:05:31 |
3 | Ray Adams & Ryan Leech (visitPA.com) | 2:39:28 |
4 | Ryan Correy & Brian Bain (Bow Cycle / Specialized) | 3:42:24 |
5 | Tom Smets & Tom Luyten (Green Force - T2) | 5:09:07 |
6 | Pascal De Meulenaer & Ives Verbruggen (Born2bike Team) | 5:12:13 |
7 | Johan Erlandsson & Per Andreas Norseng (Rye) | 5:21:31 |
8 | Dean Etienne & Jeremy Trask (Gears and Beers) | 5:24:24 |
9 | Pierre Boivin & David Gauvreau (Couloir Racing) | 5:47:58 |
10 | Andrew Fairhurst & Jeff Smith (Team Crowsnest Pass) | 6:25:22 |
11 | Netzer Quan & Carlos Sanchez (elretodelquetzal.com) | 6:39:51 |
12 | Javier Lopez & Luciano Sanchez (Caribbean Motors Kia Puerto Rico) | 7:24:24 |
13 | Ryan Leibel & Shane MacNaughton (Biking Skillz or Stapleford Billz) | 7:40:46 |
14 | Nicholas Ringwood & Philip Richmond (Team Hayland) | 8:11:50 |
15 | Westley Richards & Roger Violette (Tonik Cycling) | 8:24:18 |
16 | Stuart Dewar & Robert Cameron (Chemical Crew) | 8:35:30 |
17 | Per Oskar Jr. Ternsten & Jan Erik Søvig (Midlife Madness) | 8:41:36 |
18 | Paul Cockshott & Bart Hallmark (The Pom & Limey) | 8:55:36 |
19 | Ross Farrell & Trevor Innes (Tasmania) | 9:08:26 |
20 | Rob Russell & Matt Russell (DOA) | 9:20:20 |
21 | Chris Smith & David Warren (Wrecsam Tri) | 10:31:05 |
22 | David Jones & Kurt Shanski (The Fishermen) | 10:55:20 |
23 | Ian Owen & Jim Gaffney (Oneplanet Adventure) | 11:20:12 |
24 | Luis Manuel Gonzalez & Rene Lopez (Dominican Republic) | 11:25:49 |
25 | Jan Hnizdo & Wayne Brunyee (RSA 1) | 11:27:16 |
26 | Patrick Stewart & Shaun Stewart (The Pigs Back) | 11:27:22 |
27 | Matthew Wilkie & Kevan Wilkie (Team Elkford) | 11:34:13 |
28 | Richard Batteram & Reinoud Wolter (Rocky Riders) | 12:07:29 |
29 | Maximilian Schmeding & Ulf Neumann (Berlin Turtles) | 12:13:20 |
30 | Peter Reijmer & Raymond Brummelhuis (Kooyman Techniek 2) | 13:06:09 |
31 | Schalk Greyling & Johannes Koen (Maplotters) | 13:09:12 |
32 | Mark Crook & Daniel Flynn (Tally Ho) | 13:22:21 |
33 | Ken Hurd & Sheldon Smart (Bikeridr) | 14:05:07 |
34 | Michael Spoerri & Tobias Jakob (Zahnknirscher & Zahnknisterer) | 14:16:19 |
35 | James Moyle & Matthew Kitchin (Matt and Moyle) | 15:01:18 |
36 | Kris Binder & Stephan Oestergaard (Challenge 09) | 16:21:02 |
37 | Aldo Lopez-Negrete & Arek Sawzdargo (Stinking Monkeys) | 16:52:09 |
38 | Shaun Ellis & Mike Radakovic (Vino Fino) | 16:54:24 |
39 | Andrew Williams & Garret Sowchuk (Incyclophobiacs) | 17:07:08 |
40 | Bruce Cockburn & Wayne MacFarlane (Achilles Heels) | 18:45:21 |
41 | Almereau Prollius & Gordon Craib (Battlestars) | 19:54:32 |
42 | Frans Cronje & Juan Claassen (FJ No Fear) | 20:23:34 |
43 | Kamil Gurses & Xavier Bonnard (Anglo-French Alliance) | 21:42:31 |
44 | Rob Sedgwick & Antony Britten (Team INstall) | 21:50:55 |
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1 | Milan Spolc & Martin Horak (Czechmasters) | 20:55:24 |
2 | Thane Wright & Dax Massey (Breck Epic) | 0:53:24 |
3 | Sergio Vairetto & Ettore Bollati (Dream Team) | 2:28:10 |
4 | Daniel Cyr & Conrad Audet (Dalbix) | 6:04:57 |
5 | Mark Butschler & Keith Nicoll (Tinhorn Creek Crush Club) | 6:37:41 |
6 | Erno Dongen van & Jeroen Kerkhof (EDO Rham team) | 7:26:32 |
7 | Brendan Morgan & Arthur Sombrowski (Park Place Pedal Pushers) | 7:50:26 |
8 | Helder Carvalho & Joao Mendes (Team Arruda) | 8:15:00 |
9 | Scott Allan & Phil Roadley (Prairie Storm) | 8:16:47 |
10 | Jon Gould & Pieter Van Rooyen (Elkford Bicycle Repair) | 8:42:27 |
11 | Gary Bruce Turner & Hallgeir Bakken (Old Guys Rule) | 9:02:50 |
12 | Pat Gilmar & Franck Gimard (Fernie Blackstone) | 10:02:45 |
13 | Mark Smith & Philippe Leroy (Team BVI) | 10:35:38 |
14 | Stephen Bourne & Wayne Aussem (Team Warthog) | 11:10:02 |
15 | Tom McKee & Darcy Verhun (River Valley Cycle) | 11:59:12 |
16 | Erik Van Oort & Richard Mills (TEC) | 12:06:27 |
17 | Santiago Ramirez & Juan Carlos Lopez (Trope Shago) | 12:54:19 |
18 | Mark Groome & Rob Williams (Head Cases) | 14:21:18 |
19 | Mark Millichip & Richard Lloyd (Team Darkside-Fubar) | 15:11:52 |
20 | Wesley Arthur & Dan Janzen (No Return) | 15:35:09 |
21 | Christian Arsenault & Mario Poirier (Le Pedalier) | 16:01:12 |
22 | Tony Timberlake & Ian Grist (Cyclelife Dunstable UK) | 16:26:28 |
23 | Allan Knabe & Dennis Knabe (Are we nearly there yet?) | 16:30:57 |
24 | Sean Bell & Jeremy Tomalin-Reeves (Un For Deux) | 17:14:06 |
25 | Gary Stirrup & Ian Kaye (North Wales Monkeys) | 21:37:33 |
26 | Chris Johnston & Trevor Nakka (Tranced) | 22:15:50 |
27 | James Cullen & Kevin Howlett (Team AFG Ireland) | 26:16:36 |
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1 | Magi Scallion & Kate Scallion (Team Nipika) | 28:49:00 |
2 | Erika Krumpelman & Shannon Holden (Velo Bella/ Vanderkitten) | 1:23:09 |
3 | Giselle Weybrecht & Angelique Van Oort (TEC2) | 22:29:49 |
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1 | Jeff Neilson & Mical Dyck (Terrascape/Trek Toronto) | 22:14:07 |
2 | Xavier Vermeeren & Mieke Deroo (Team Detrog-Granville Men) | 1:33:57 |
3 | Dean Irvine & Alena Irvine (Steed Cycles) | 2:40:26 |
4 | Kristof Schoonbaert & Sofie De Wulf (Detroggranville 3) | 2:44:04 |
5 | Rolf Reimann & Ingrid Hohermuth (Swisslys) | 5:58:30 |
6 | David Randall & Victoria Randall (Bavarian Brits) | 9:31:17 |
7 | Thomas Schneeberger & Andrea Kyburz (TooBee) | 10:09:37 |
8 | Charlotte Ireland & Tim Collinson (Grizzlers) | 12:03:31 |
9 | Chris Jeske & Chantal Requier (Done Tri-ing) | 13:37:31 |
10 | Simon Hirota & Christina Hirota (Two Wide Fields) | 14:21:53 |
11 | Viktor Sundberg & Sylvia Kammerer (Sweden - Italy) | 15:17:17 |
12 | Giuseppe Salerno & Milena Bettocchi (Ruote Quadre Tandem) | 15:43:29 |
13 | Greg Auger & Laura Grant (Raise the Hammer) | 17:35:01 |
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1 | Pat Doyle & Trish Grajczyk (Deadgoat Racing) | 24:49:54 |
2 | Margo Downey & Craig Gillett (Hartland Hammers) | 5:39:38 |
3 | Tanya Martin & Ray Vermette (Team Loupgarou) | 9:07:09 |
4 | Freddy Compernolle & Lieve Durnez (Team de Trog-Granville Mixed 1) | 9:38:16 |
5 | Derek Higgins & Charmaine Lingard (Team Charek) | 13:35:59 |
6 | Marion Hemmerling & Hansjoerg Bosler (Bavarian Bears) | 13:56:35 |
7 | Nick Meek & Martha Tullberg (Chalet la Foret) | 14:54:33 |
8 | Rick Metzger & Alison Metzger (Like Father, Like Daughter) | 15:45:20 |
9 | Janet Jones & Bruce Jones (Two Jones) | 16:43:00 |
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1 | Hans-Tore Støen & Gisle Langslet (Team Cox) | 26:28:15 |
2 | David Sudbury & Robin Willard (Derailleur Noir) | 0:23:41 |
3 | Garth Patterson & Gary Goplen (Bike Doctor) | 0:45:32 |
4 | Kurt Anderau & Judith Locher (Poco Loco) | 1:15:46 |
5 | George King & Jerome Salvador (Team Comanche) | 6:57:08 |
6 | Jane Hilt & Richard VanGytenbeek (Aktermacti) | 7:02:12 |
7 | Andy Hodgson & Steve Salt (World Famous Team Salty Balls) | 10:09:46 |
8 | Bryan Sveinson & Ross Maylor (Qball & Lefty) | 11:18:00 |
9 | John Engelberts & Ben Engelberts (Booster Juice) | 11:30:01 |
10 | Don Martin & Gerald Martin (Brothers in Arms) | 14:46:35 |
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1 | Peter Turnbull & Jonathan Stenson (Gateway /Cycle Studio RT) | 24:02:38 |
2 | Andy Davies & Gary Bridgeman (Dads Army on Tour 2009) | 3:34:45 |
3 | Bryan Anderson & Nels Guloien (SUGOI) | 6:14:18 |
4 | Mr. Joan Febles & (Mr. Joan Febles) | 9:37:14 |
5 | Carey Lowery & Zeke Lilly (Specialized Kudzu Mafia) | 9:52:49 |
6 | Stephen Smith & (Bike Bulgaria) | 11:08:47 |
7 | Merryck Griffiths & Darren Ebbs (Almaden Press) | 11:35:35 |
8 | Eric Nesbitt & Michael Kontos (Very Proudly Kenyan) | 12:00:30 |
9 | Paul Godman & (Paul Godman) | 14:31:22 |
10 | Marcus Brummelhuis & Gerardus Glaudemans (Kooyman Techniek team 1) | 15:12:18 |
11 | Almereau Prollius & Gordon Craib (Battlestars) | 15:21:12 |
12 | Gunnar Falke & Marcus Apel (No Mercy!) | 15:55:26 |
13 | Carlos Andre Santos & Jose Alexandre Vilela (Aroeira Brasil) | 19:43:11 |
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