Absalon takes World Cup career win number 21

Julien Absalon (Orbea) claimed victory on a rain-slicked course in the fifth round of the Mountain World Cup at Mont Ste Anne, Quebec. This was the fourth consecutive World Cup victory of this season for him.

Absalon has always performed well at Mont Ste Anne, going back to his World title in the Junior category in 1998. "I was concerned at the start of the race," said Absalon. "Through the first two turns at the start I wasn't in a good position. Through the first lap I tried to work my way up. Näf was very strong at the beginning of the race but he started to drop back and I took the lead.

"I had to work hard not to make mistakes," he added. "It was really, really slippery out there. It was a very technical track, but I like that. To win here under these conditions is very satisfying."

A large men's field of 104 riders took the line for a total of six laps. The off-and-on rain that had plagued the women had fortunately stopped by the time the men started. The clouds remained low all afternoon and it looked like the heavens would open at any moment but they never did, much to the relief of the riders. However, it did remain windy and cool for the duration, and the track was still wet from the morning's downpour.

Without a start loop, the whole key for many was to try and get to the front from the gun. The start was done at very high speed by the field. Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team) took the early lead, followed at 15 seconds by Martin Gujan (Cannondale Factory Racing) at the front of a large chase group.

Näf was still holding the lead at the end of lap one, with Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles) in second at 32 seconds and Absalon 41 seconds back in third. Just behind Absalon was a small group with Gujan, Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) and José Hermida (Multivan Merida).

Absalon had become comfortable with the conditions by the second lap and had caught and passed Kabush. He continued to gain time on the lead as Näf started to tire. Meanwhile, Hermida was slowly reeling in the leaders. By lap three, Näf had only one second on Absalon, with Kabush at 20 seconds and about to be caught by Hermida. It didn't take long for Absalon to take the lead and once he was at the front he started to open a gap on the chasers. Meanwhile Näf continued to go backward, dropping to fourth by the end of the lap.

Absalon was riding comfortably in the second half of the race, followed by Hermida at 29 seconds, Kabush at 32 seconds, and Näf at 58 seconds. In fifth was a surprising U23 rider - Alexis Vuillermoz (LaPierre International). Jean-Christophe Peraud (Massi), Todd Wells (Specialized), and Burry Stander (Specialized) were chasing just behind Vuillermoz.

With the top four firmly in place, the battle for the final podium spot was all that was left. The first to put on a charge was Stander, who by the fifth lap had moved up after his U23 opponent Vuillermoz hit the wall after a strong start and rapidly dropped out of the top 10 to finish 19th. Also blowing up was Wells, who fell to 15th by the finish after ridng as high as fifth.

Creating even more excitement was a last lap flat by Näf, who lost some time to Stander initially but then charged back to maintain his fourth place. Course conditions hadn't improved much, with even the lead motorbike crashing on the top of the rocky descent.

Absalon cruised in with a winning time of 2:06:05, 32 seconds up on Hermida and 2:48 up on Kabush. A tired Näf had enough left in the tank to retain fourth, 4:50 back. Stander claimed fifth (and the U23 win) 5:42 behind.

Two years ago Hermida also placed second to Absalon, with Kabush also third. Last year it was Absalon winning, with Kabush in second. Clearly this venue favours Absalon, Hermida and Kabush.

Hermida, one of the most congenial racers on the circuit, also liked his result. "I lost some time at the beginning of the race," said Hermida. "It was quite complicated and it was important without a start loop. I should have been more focused on the start. Julian and I both lost time. Overall, I thought I could catch him.

"In the beginning he had a gap of 30 seconds and it didn't change during the race so I thought I could attack and get him on the final lap, but it didn't happen,” he added.

Kabush was pleased by his result. His season hasn't been up the standards he has set in recent years. “I have a history of doing really well here. I started on the third row so I was really focused on the start,” said Kabush. “I got a really good start and I was climbing really well. This is a course that really suits me. The World Cup has been up and down this year and I'm happy to have a good result for my team.

“It's been a while," added Kabush. "It felt good to be back in the action. Being back in North America has been good for me. I feel grounded again. I'm 100-percent healthy now."

In the World Cup Points Series, Absalon has a 480-point lead over second place Stander. Hermida moved up to third from sixth with his placing here, while Kabush jumped 10 spots to 14th.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea2:06:05
2José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:00:32
3Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles0:02:48
4Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:04:50
5Burry Stander* (RSA) Specialized Factory Racing0:05:42
6Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing0:07:11
7Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing0:07:16
8Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Giant Italia Team0:07:21
9Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing0:07:45
10Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi0:07:48
11Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo0:08:16
12Adam Craig (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team0:08:20
13Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing0:08:43
14Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International0:08:47
15Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Factory Racing0:08:53
16Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze)0:09:05
17Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:09:20
18Jiri Friedl (Cze) Merida Biking Team0:09:36
19Alexis Vuillermoz* (Fra) Lapierre International0:09:43
20Martin Fanger* (Swi) Giant Mountain Bike Team0:10:16
21Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Factory Racing0:10:45
22Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team0:10:49
23Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:11:19
24Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru-Gary FisherRow 23 - Cell 2
25Seamus Mcgrath (Can)0:12:13
26Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher0:12:44
27Lukas Kaufmann* (Swi)0:12:53
28Pierre Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Lapierre International0:13:13
29Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) Giant Mountain Bike Team0:13:31
30Derek Zandstra (Can)0:13:39
31François Bailly Maitre (Fra) Team Scott Valloire Galibier0:14:05
32Ludovic Dubau (Fra)0:14:20
33Raphael Gagne* (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles0:14:26
34Christof Bischof (Swi) ISD Cycling Team0:14:53
35Roel Paulissen (Bel) Cannondale Factory Racing0:15:06
36Guillaume Vinit* (Fra) Team Scott Valloire Galibier0:15:17
37Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team0:15:42
38Irjan Luttenberg* (Ned)0:15:56
39Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH-Suntour0:16:25
40Bjorn Brems (Bel) Team Saeco0:17:12
41Christoph Soukup (Aut) Merida Biking Team0:17:34
42Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita)0:17:50
43Michael Broderick (USA)0:17:59
44Bas Peters (Ned)Row 43 - Cell 2
45Matous Ulman (Cze) Scott & Hagget MTB Team0:18:31
46Stefan Widmer (Can)0:19:17
47Marc Colom (Fra)0:19:59
48Milan Spesny (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna MTB0:20:20
49Josef Kamler* (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna MTB0:20:35
50Fabien Canal* (Fra) Lapierre International0:22:06
-1lapRenay Groustra (RSA)Row 50 - Cell 2
-1lapKris Sneddon (Can) KonaRow 51 - Cell 2
-1lapCarl Decker (USA) Giant Mountain Bike TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
-1lapRobert Mennen (Ger)Row 53 - Cell 2
-1lapRobbie Squire* (USA)Row 54 - Cell 2
-1lapMatthew Hadley (Can)Row 55 - Cell 2
-1lapRotem Ishai (Isr)Row 56 - Cell 2
-1lapBarry Wicks (USA) KonaRow 57 - Cell 2
-1lapLachlan Norris* (Aus) Discovertasmania.comRow 58 - Cell 2
-1lapColin Cares* (USA)Row 59 - Cell 2
-1lapMartin Lazarski (Can)Row 60 - Cell 2
-1lapJulien Fillion (Can)Row 61 - Cell 2
-1lapAdam Snyder (USA)Row 62 - Cell 2
-1lapCristobal Silva Ibaceta (Chi)Row 63 - Cell 2
-1lapAndrew Watson (Can)Row 64 - Cell 2
-2lapsManuel Prado Gutierrez (CRc)Row 65 - Cell 2
-2lapsPierre Lebreton (Fra) BH-SuntourRow 66 - Cell 2
-2lapsJiri Hudecek (Cze) Scott & Hagget MTB TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
-2lapsAndrew Blair (Aus)Row 68 - Cell 2
-2lapsLeni Trudel* (Can)Row 69 - Cell 2
-2lapsCraig Richey (Can)Row 70 - Cell 2
-2lapsEric Batty (Can)Row 71 - Cell 2
-2lapsPatxi Cia Apezteguia (Spa) Conor - Camping La SiestaRow 72 - Cell 2
-2lapsCal Britten* (Aus) Torq Performance NutritionRow 73 - Cell 2
-2lapsCharlton Durie* (Aus) Discovertasmania.comRow 74 - Cell 2
-2lapsAndrew Freye (USA)Row 75 - Cell 2
-2lapsMark Leishman (NZl)Row 76 - Cell 2
-2lapsPaul Van Der Ploeg* (Aus) Discovertasmania.comRow 77 - Cell 2
-2lapsJuan Pedro Trujillo Hernandez (Spa) Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del TiempoRow 78 - Cell 2
-2lapsRyan Atkins* (Can)Row 79 - Cell 2
-2lapsTravis Livermon* (USA)Row 80 - Cell 2
-2lapsNiels Wubben* (Ned)Row 81 - Cell 2
-2lapsNick Both (Aus)Row 82 - Cell 2
-2lapsMike Garrigan (Can)Row 83 - Cell 2
-2lapsEthan Gilmour* (USA)Row 84 - Cell 2
-2lapsCameron Jette* (Can)Row 85 - Cell 2
-2lapsStephen Ettinger* (USA)Row 86 - Cell 2
-2lapsPeter Glassford (Can)Row 87 - Cell 2
-3lapsDaniel Sessford (Can)Row 88 - Cell 2
-3lapsVictor Galvez Perez (Chi)Row 89 - Cell 2
-3lapsAaron Snyder* (USA)Row 90 - Cell 2
DNFJean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) MassiRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFUmberto Corti (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D.Row 92 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory RacingRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFOliver Beckingsale (GBr) Giant Mountain Bike Team GmtRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFMax Plaxton (Can)Row 95 - Cell 2
DNFBenoit Simard (Can)Row 96 - Cell 2
DNFConnor Mcconvey* (Irl) De Brink-Ten TusscherRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFNathan Haas* (Aus) Discovertasmania.ComRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Mcconnell (Aus) Torq Performance NutritionRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) MSC BikesRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFLiam Killeen (GBr) Trek World RacingRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFTroy Wells (USA)Row 102 - Cell 2
DNFBrian Bain (Can)Row 103 - Cell 2
DNSJochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Multivan Merida Biking Team87pts
2Specialized Factory Racing54Row 1 - Cell 3
3Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing44Row 2 - Cell 3
4Orbea40Row 3 - Cell 3
5Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles32Row 4 - Cell 3
6Giant Mountain Bike Team32Row 5 - Cell 3
7Lapierre International32Row 6 - Cell 3
8Trek World Racing24Row 7 - Cell 3
9Giant Italia Team23Row 8 - Cell 3
10Cannondale Factory Racing22Row 9 - Cell 3
11TX Active Bianchi21Row 10 - Cell 3
12Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo20Row 11 - Cell 3
13Merida Biking Team13Row 12 - Cell 3
14Subaru-Gary Fisher12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team9Row 14 - Cell 3
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World Cup standings after five rounds
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea1200pts
2Burry Stander* (RSA) Specialized Factory Racing720Row 1 - Cell 3
3José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team660Row 2 - Cell 3
4Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team657Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team650Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Massi550Row 5 - Cell 3
7Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing525Row 6 - Cell 3
8Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team448Row 7 - Cell 3
9Roel Paulissen (Bel) Cannondale Factory Racing446Row 8 - Cell 3
10Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing424Row 9 - Cell 3
11Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi414Row 10 - Cell 3
12Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Factory Racing394Row 11 - Cell 3
13Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing370Row 12 - Cell 3
14Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles367Row 13 - Cell 3
15Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo348Row 14 - Cell 3
16Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing336Row 15 - Cell 3
17Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing331Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Giant Italia Team313Row 17 - Cell 3
19Alexis Vuillermoz* (Fra) Lapierre International310Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze)304Row 19 - Cell 3
21Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea290Row 20 - Cell 3
22Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team290Row 21 - Cell 3
23Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team276Row 22 - Cell 3
24Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International272Row 23 - Cell 3
25Manuel Fumic (Ger) Fumic.Brothers.International261Row 24 - Cell 3
26Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team237Row 25 - Cell 3
27Jiri Friedl (Cze) Merida Biking Team236Row 26 - Cell 3
28Adam Craig (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team230Row 27 - Cell 3
29Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) Orbea222Row 28 - Cell 3
30Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Factory Racing210Row 29 - Cell 3
31Mathias Flückiger* (Swi) Trek World Racing207Row 30 - Cell 3
32Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher205Row 31 - Cell 3
33Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) TX Active Bianchi202Row 32 - Cell 3
34Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) Giant Mountain Bike Team168Row 33 - Cell 3
35Pierre Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Lapierre International165Row 34 - Cell 3
36Christoph Soukup (Aut) Merida Biking Team161Row 35 - Cell 3
37Milan Spesny (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna MTB159Row 36 - Cell 3
38Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) MSC Bikes156Row 37 - Cell 3
39Ludovic Dubau (Fra)154Row 38 - Cell 3
40Liam Killeen (GBr) Trek World Racing134Row 39 - Cell 3
41Marc Colom (Fra)131Row 40 - Cell 3
42Umberto Corti (Ita) Team CBE Tecnoimpianti A.S.D.123Row 41 - Cell 3
43Christof Bischof (Swi) ISD Cycling Team121Row 42 - Cell 3
44Bas Peters (Ned)110Row 43 - Cell 3
45Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) Giant Mountain Bike Team109Row 44 - Cell 3
46Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Torq Performance Nutrition105Row 45 - Cell 3
47Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher100Row 46 - Cell 3
48Lukas Kaufmann* (Swi)96Row 47 - Cell 3
49Andrea Tiberi (Ita) TX Active Bianchi94Row 48 - Cell 3
50Martin Fanger* (Swi) Giant Mountain Bike Team92Row 49 - Cell 3
51Guillaume Vinit* (Fra) Team Scott Valloire Galibier90Row 50 - Cell 3
52Derek Zandstra (Can)85Row 51 - Cell 3
53Emil Lindgren (Swe) De Brink-Ten Tusscher84Row 52 - Cell 3
54Cristian Cominelli* (Ita) TX Active Bianchi84Row 53 - Cell 3
55Sergiy Rusenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team83Row 54 - Cell 3
56Hannes Metzler (Aut)77Row 55 - Cell 3
57Bjorn Brems (Bel) Team Saeco75Row 56 - Cell 3
58Jürg Graf (Swi)71Row 57 - Cell 3
59Robert Mennen (Ger)66Row 58 - Cell 3
60Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita)64Row 59 - Cell 3
61François Bailly Maitre (Fra) Team Scott Valloire Galibier63Row 60 - Cell 3
62Sven Nys (Bel)62Row 61 - Cell 3
63Thomas Litscher* (Swi) SKS M.I.G. Team61Row 62 - Cell 3
64Anders Hovdenes* (Nor) Team Etto Hoydahl61Row 63 - Cell 3
65Fabian Giger* (Swi) SKS M.I.G. Team58Row 64 - Cell 3
66Irjan Luttenberg* (Ned)58Row 65 - Cell 3
67Karl Markt (Aut) SRM Stevens Team58Row 66 - Cell 3
68Seamus Mcgrath (Can)56Row 67 - Cell 3
69Lachlan Norris* (Aus) Discovertasmania.com56Row 68 - Cell 3
70Lado Fumic (Ger) Fumic.Brothers.International55Row 69 - Cell 3
71Filip Eberl (Cze)55Row 70 - Cell 3
72Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH-Suntour53Row 71 - Cell 3
73Balz Weber (Swi) DS-Rennsport51Row 72 - Cell 3
74Raphael Gagne* (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles40Row 73 - Cell 3
75Johnny Cattaneo (Ita)38Row 74 - Cell 3
76Jelmer Pietersma (Ned) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team38Row 75 - Cell 3
77Connor Mcconvey* (Irl) De Brink-Ten Tusscher34Row 76 - Cell 3
78Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) Central Ghost Pro Team31Row 77 - Cell 3
79Periklis Ilias (Gre) ISD Cycling Team29Row 78 - Cell 3
80Dries Govaerts* (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team29Row 79 - Cell 3
81Silvio Bundi (Swi) Giant Mountain Bike Team29Row 80 - Cell 3
82Marek Galinski (Pol) JBG-2 Professional MTB Team26Row 81 - Cell 3
83Michael Broderick (USA)25Row 82 - Cell 3
84Yader Zoli (Ita) Torpado-4US25Row 83 - Cell 3
85Matous Ulman (Cze) Scott & Hagget MTB Team23Row 84 - Cell 3
86Stefan Widmer (Can)22Row 85 - Cell 3
87Pascal Meyer* (Swi) SKS M.I.G. Team21Row 86 - Cell 3
88Severin Disch* (Swi) Giant Mountain Bike Team21Row 87 - Cell 3
89Josef Kamler* (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna MTB19Row 88 - Cell 3
90Frank Schotman (Ned)19Row 89 - Cell 3
91Fabien Canal* (Fra) Lapierre International18Row 90 - Cell 3
92Alban Lakata (Aut) Topeak Ergon Racing Team18Row 91 - Cell 3
93Paolo Cesar Montoya Cantillo (CRc) Giant Italia Team18Row 92 - Cell 3
94Renay Groustra (RSA)17Row 93 - Cell 3
95Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona16Row 94 - Cell 3
96Carl Decker (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team15Row 95 - Cell 3
97Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn)14Row 96 - Cell 3
98Robbie Squire* (USA)13Row 97 - Cell 3
99Peter Sagan* (Svk)13Row 98 - Cell 3
100Juan Pedro Trujillo Hernandez (Spa) Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo13Row 99 - Cell 3
101Matthew Hadley (Can)12Row 100 - Cell 3
102Sebastien Carabin* (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team12Row 101 - Cell 3
103Roan Exelby (RSA)12Row 102 - Cell 3
104Rotem Ishai (Isr)11Row 103 - Cell 3
105Barry Wicks (USA) Kona10Row 104 - Cell 3
106Nicolas Vermeulen (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team10Row 105 - Cell 3
107Torsten Marx (Ger) DS-Rennsport9Row 106 - Cell 3
108Klaus Nielsen (Den)9Row 107 - Cell 3
109Andrew Blair (Aus)9Row 108 - Cell 3
110Colin Cares* (USA)8Row 109 - Cell 3
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Team standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Multivan Merida Biking Team402pts
2Orbea265Row 1 - Cell 3
3Specialized Factory Racing263Row 2 - Cell 3
4Cannondale Factory Racing216Row 3 - Cell 3
5Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing171Row 4 - Cell 3
6Trek World Racing129Row 5 - Cell 3
7TX Active Bianchi120Row 6 - Cell 3
8Topeak Ergon Racing Team117Row 7 - Cell 3
9Massi110Row 8 - Cell 3
10Lapierre International101Row 9 - Cell 3
11Giant Mountain Bike Team69Row 10 - Cell 3
12Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo69Row 11 - Cell 3
13Fumic.Brothers.International57Row 12 - Cell 3
14Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles55Row 13 - Cell 3
15Giant Italia Team50Row 14 - Cell 3
16Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team50Row 15 - Cell 3
17Merida Biking Team49Row 16 - Cell 3
18Subaru-Gary Fisher29Row 17 - Cell 3
19MSC Bikes18Row 18 - Cell 3
20Team CBE Tecnoimpianti A.S.D.10Row 19 - Cell 3
21Felt International MTB Team6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ceska Sporitelna MTB6Row 21 - Cell 3

 

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