Tour of Britain: Stage 8

Aussie Caleb Ewan wins the final stage of the 2018 Tour of Britain whilst Julian Alaphilippe captured the overall – Brits Paton, Davies and Holmes on the podium

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Tour of Britain: Stage 8

Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) was crowned the 2018 Tour of Britain in London on Sunday as Mitchelton-SCOTT’s Caleb Ewan won the eighth and final stage on Regent Street St James.

Ewan, who claimed the stage victory in Central London the last time the race finished there in 2016, outsprinted Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) and André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) at the end of a frantic 77-kilometre stage. Alaphilippe finished safely in the peloton to win the race and crown a memorable Tour of Britain debut.

Team Sky’s Wout Poels, winner of Friday’s Queen stage from Barrow-in-Furness to Whinlatter in Cumbria, finished second overall, with former Green Jersey leader Primoz Roglic completing the podium in third. “It’s a great feeling to win a race, especially when it’s the overall classification,” said Alaphilippe. “I just want to enjoy it and say thank you to all my team-mates one more time. They did a really good job all week.”

“I’m really, really happy, and proud to have this new result on my palmarès. I didn’t expect that I would be able to win the overall classification in my first participation in this race. It was not an easy stage today; it was really fast so I was really focused until I crossed the line. Now I can be happy and proud to have won.”

Patrick Bevin (BMC Racing Team), who placed fourth overall, won the Points Jersey, while Team Dimension Data’s Nic Dlamini finished the stage untroubled to secure the King of the Mountains Jersey. The one competition left unresolved at the start of the day, the Sprints Jersey, contributed to a thrilling subplot to Stage Eight. Overnight leader Canyon Eisberg’s Alex Paton claimed the jersey after a thrilling battle with nearest challenger Matt Holmes.

Holmes’ Madison Genesis team were continuously on the attack in an attempt to dislodge Paton. The opening lap saw British road race champion Connor Swift break clear with American Taylor Phinney (Team EF Education First-Drapac), a move that Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas bridge across to it before it was shut down. Thomas’s team-mate and six-time Grand Tour winner Chris Froome also got involved in the action, forming part of a short-lived escape with Holmes, Swift and decorated Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie).

Points winner Alex Paton

The longest breakaway attempt of the day saw another Team Sky rider, Belarusian and former world time trial champion Vasil Kiryienka ride solo around Piccadilly, Haymarket, the Strand and Whitehall for around 25 kilometres. By that point, Holmes had reduced the gap in the Sprints competition to just three points approaching the final prime with 12 kilometres to go, and attacked from the peloton in pursuit on crossing the line first to level the scores, a move that ended Kiryienka’s time out front.

However Paton managed to shut down this attack down and went past him to take maximum points; an acceleration that was followed by a sporting handshake between the pair. The sprinters’ teams then successfully controlled the closing kilometres to set up the much-anticipated bunch sprint on the uphill finish line on Regent Street. Ewan rounded the final corner in the wheel of André Greipel, winner of Stages One and Four already this week, and got the better of all of his rivals to claim an emotional victory.

The 24-year-old Australian will not race again for Mitchelton-SCOTT, the team he turned professional with in 2015, before leaving for the Belgian Lotto Soudal squad next season. “This year hasn’t been great for me so I really wanted to finish off with a good result,” said Ewan. “I was so motivated to win this stage and I am just happy I had the strength and legs in the end. It was really hectic in the end and I was just lucky my team put me in perfect position. Not many guys had lead-outs in the end, I could pick the wheels that I wanted to be on and I had a really good run to the line and I felt really good as well. To finish off with a win means a lot to me and it gives me a bit of confidence.”

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STAGE 8 RESULT
1 EWAN Caleb MTS AUS B:10″ 00″
2 GAVIRIA Fernando QST COL B:06″ @ same time
3 GREIPEL André LTS GER B:04″ @ same time
4 PASQUALON Andrea WGG ITA @ same time
5 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR @ same time
6 SMITH Dion WGG NZL @ same time
7 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre BMC LUX @ same time
8 EEKHOFF Nils SUN NED @ same time
9 SIMION Paolo BRD ITA @ same time
10 BEVIN Patrick BMC NZL B:04″ @ same time
11 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR @ same time
12 SUTTERLIN Jasha MOV GER @ same time
13 ALAPHILIPPE Julian QST FRA @ same time
14 POWLESS Neilson TLJ USA @ same time
15 RENSHAW Mark DDD AUS @ same time
16 MEURISSE Xandro WGG BEL @ same time
17 ROELANDTS Jurgen BMC BEL @ same time
18 ROGLIC Primoz TLJ SLO @ same time
19 LIEPINS Emils ONE LAT @ same time
20 EENKHOORN Pascal TLJ NED B:01″ @ same time
21 VAN EMDEN Jos TLJ NED @ same time
22 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR @ same time
23 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
24 POELS Wout SKY NED @ same time
25 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
26 CHAVANEL Sylvain TDE FRA @ same time
27 ROJAS José MOV ESP @ same time
28 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR @ same time
29 FERNANDEZ Ruben MOV ESP @ same time
30 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR @ same time
31 MEYER Cameron MTS AUS @ same time
32 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR @ same time
33 HIVERT Jonathan TDE FRA @ same time
34 CARDIS Romain TDE FRA @ same time
35 SEPULVEDA Eduardo MOV ARG @ same time
36 HAMILTON Christopher SUN AUS @ same time
37 ZABEL Rick TKA GER @ same time
38 WYNANTS Maarten TLJ BEL @ same time
39 MCCORMICK Hayden ONE NZL @ same time
40 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR @ same time
41 DLAMINI Nicholas DDD RSA @ same time
42 WISNIOWSKI Lukasz SKY POL @ same time
43 STRAKHOV Dmitrii TKA RUS B:03″ @ same time
44 BOUWMAN Koen TLJ NED @ same time
45 JUNGELS Bob QST LUX @ same time
46 BARBERO CUESTA Carlos MOV ESP @ same time
47 MARTIN Tony TKA GER @ same time
48 SCOTSON Miles BMC AUS @ same time
49 GUARDINI Andrea BRD ITA @ same time
50 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano QST ARG @ same time
51 DE BUYST Jasper LTS BEL 28″
52 KLUGE Roger MTS GER 30″
53 ALBANESE Vincenzo BRD ITA 32″
54 DOWNEY Mark WGN IRL @ same time
55 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR @ same time
56 THOMSON Jay Robert DDD RSA @ same time
57 FOUCHÉ James WGN NZL @ same time
58 PICHOT Alexandre TDE FRA @ same time
59 VENTER Jaco DDD RSA @ same time
60 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR 35″
61 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR @ same time
62 POWER Rob MTS AUS @ same time
63 DE LA PARTE Victor MOV ESP @ same time
64 ANTONINI Simone WGG ITA @ same time
65 ORAM James ONE NZL @ same time
66 SCHACHMANN Maximilian QST GER B:01″ 42″
67 KEISSE Iljo QST BEL @ same time
68 POLITT Nils TKA GER 53″
69 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR 01’01”
70 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR @ same time
71 TONELLI Alessandro BRD ITA @ same time
72 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR @ same time
73 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR @ same time
74 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC USA @ same time
75 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR 01’10”
76 KEUKELEIRE Jens LTS BEL @ same time
77 TULIK Angelo TDE FRA 01’15”
78 VERVAEKE Louis SUN BEL 01’21”
79 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR @ same time
80 OURSELIN Paul TDE FRA @ same time
81 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR @ same time
82 HOFSTEDE Lennard SUN NED @ same time
83 HOFLAND Moreno LTS NED 01’28”
84 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 01’33”
85 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR 01’38”
86 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR 01’42”
87 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR @ same time
88 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR 01’51”
89 PHINNEY Taylor EFD USA 02’02”
90 BRESCHEL Matti EFD DEN 02’07”
91 PATON Alex BCC GBR B:03″ 02’14”
92 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR @ same time
93 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz TKA DEN 02’28”
94 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel MTS ESP 02’43”
95 KIRYIENKA Vasil SKY BLR B:03″ @ same time
96 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR 03’25”
97 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR @ same time
98 PYM George MGT GBR @ same time
99 CHRISTENSEN Ryan BCC NZL 03’54”
100 BAUHAUS Phil SUN GER 03’58”
101 SHAW James LTS GBR @ same time
102 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR @ same time
103 BARBIN Enrico BRD ITA @ same time
104 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR @ same time
105 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR 04’54”
106 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR B:03″ 07’03”
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OVERALL
1 ALAPHILIPPE Julian QST FRA 26h25’58” 00″
2 POELS Wout SKY NED 26h26’15” 17″
3 ROGLIC Primoz TLJ SLO 26h26’31” 33″
4 BEVIN Patrick BMC NZL 26h26’40” 42″
5 JUNGELS Bob QST LUX 26h26’49” 51″
6 SUTTERLIN Jasha MOV GER 26h26’56” 58″
7 POWLESS Neilson TLJ USA 26h27’08” 01’10”
8 STRAKHOV Dmitrii TKA RUS 26h27’19” 01’21”
9 HAMILTON Christopher SUN AUS 26h27’26” 01’28”
10 EENKHOORN Pascal TLJ NED 26h27’32” 01’34”
11 MEYER Cameron MTS AUS 26h27’47” 01’49”
12 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR 26h27’52” 01’54”
13 VAN EMDEN Jos TLJ NED 26h27’56” 01’58”
14 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR 26h27’58” 02’00”
15 HIVERT Jonathan TDE FRA 26h28’07” 02’09”
16 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR 26h28’15” 02’17”
17 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR 26h28’22” 02’24”
18 SMITH Dion WGG NZL 26h28’25” 02’27”
19 MEURISSE Xandro WGG BEL @ same time @ same time
20 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR 26h28’40” 02’42”
21 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC USA 26h29’12” 03’14”
22 ROJAS José MOV ESP 26h29’31” 03’33”
23 FERNANDEZ Ruben MOV ESP 26h29’48” 03’50”
24 SEPULVEDA Eduardo MOV ARG 26h30’31” 04’33”
25 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR 26h31’11” 05’13”
26 LIEPINS Emils ONE LAT 26h31’46” 05’48”
27 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR 26h31’50” 05’52”
28 POWER Rob MTS AUS 26h32’00” 06’02”
29 TONELLI Alessandro BRD ITA 26h32’44” 06’46”
30 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR 26h32’50” 06’52”
31 ROELANDTS Jurgen BMC BEL 26h33’00” 07’02”
32 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel MTS ESP 26h33’23” 07’25”
33 CHAVANEL Sylvain TDE FRA 26h33’36” 07’38”
34 DE BUYST Jasper LTS BEL 26h33’51” 07’53”
35 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR 26h34’03” 08’05”
36 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR 26h35’10” 09’12”
37 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR 26h35’40” 09’42”
38 OURSELIN Paul TDE FRA 26h35’42” 09’44”
39 SHAW James LTS GBR 26h35’47” 09’49”
40 KIRYIENKA Vasil SKY BLR 26h35’58” 10’00”
41 BARBERO CUESTA CarlosMOV ESP 26h36’24” 10’26”
42 SCHMIDT Mads Würtz TKA DEN 26h36’28” 10’30”
43 DE LA PARTE Victor MOV ESP 26h36’48” 10’50”
44 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR 26h37’13” 11’15”
45 THOMSON Jay Robert DDD RSA @ same time @ same time
46 VENTER Jaco DDD RSA @ same time @ same time
47 PASQUALON Andrea WGG ITA 26h37’16” 11’18”
48 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR 26h37’32” 11’34”
49 BRESCHEL Matti EFD DEN 26h37’56” 11’58”
50 SCHACHMANN MaximilianQST GER 26h38’02” 12’04”
51 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre BMC LUX 26h38’28” 12’30”
52 EEKHOFF Nils SUN NED 26h38’30” 12’32”
53 CHRISTENSEN Ryan BCC NZL 26h38’59” 13’01”
54 RICHEZE Ariel MaximilianoQST ARG 26h39’00” 13’02”
55 VERVAEKE Louis SUN BEL 26h39’55” 13’57”
56 WYNANTS Maarten TLJ BEL 26h40’10” 14’12”
57 SCOTSON Miles BMC AUS 26h40’26” 14’28”
58 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR 26h40’56” 14’58”
59 EWAN Caleb MTS AUS 26h40’59” 15’01”
60 ORAM James ONE NZL 26h41’08” 15’10”
61 WISNIOWSKI Lukasz SKY POL 26h41’39” 15’41”
62 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR 26h42’56” 16’58”
63 HOFSTEDE Lennard SUN NED 26h43’04” 17’06”
64 CARDIS Romain TDE FRA 26h44’17” 18’19”
65 GREIPEL André LTS GER 26h44’22” 18’24”
66 KEUKELEIRE Jens LTS BEL 26h45’15” 19’17”
67 BARBIN Enrico BRD ITA 26h45’38” 19’40”
68 DLAMINI Nicholas DDD RSA 26h46’12” 20’14”
69 GAVIRIA Fernando QST COL 26h46’39” 20’41”
70 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR 26h46’49” 20’51”
71 ZABEL Rick TKA GER 26h47’13” 21’15”
72 DOWNEY Mark WGN IRL 26h47’35” 21’37”
73 ANTONINI Simone WGG ITA 26h47’59” 22’01”
74 SIMION Paolo BRD ITA 26h48’00” 22’02”
75 MCCORMICK Hayden ONE NZL 26h48’34” 22’36”
76 TULIK Angelo TDE FRA 26h49’23” 23’25”
77 PHINNEY Taylor EFD USA 26h49’32” 23’34”
78 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR 26h49’40” 23’42”
79 HOFLAND Moreno LTS NED 26h49’50” 23’52”
80 FOUCHÉ James WGN NZL 26h49’54” 23’56”
81 RENSHAW Mark DDD AUS 26h52’13” 26’15”
82 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR 26h52’32” 26’34”
83 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR 26h53’18” 27’20”
84 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR 26h53’57” 27’59”
85 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR 26h54’23” 28’25”
86 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 26h54’49” 28’51”
87 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR 26h54’58” 29’00”
88 POLITT Nils TKA GER 26h55’21” 29’23”
89 BOUWMAN Koen TLJ NED 26h56’06” 30’08”
90 MARTIN Tony TKA GER 26h56’08” 30’10”
91 PICHOT Alexandre TDE FRA 26h56’21” 30’23”
92 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR 26h56’52” 30’54”
93 KLUGE Roger MTS GER 26h59’05” 33’07”
94 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR 27h01’12” 35’14”
95 GUARDINI Andrea BRD ITA 27h02’13” 36’15”
96 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR 27h03’38” 37’40”
97 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR 27h04’00” 38’02”
98 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR 27h05’13” 39’15”
99 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR 27h06’33” 40’35”
100 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR 27h07’28” 41’30”
101 KEISSE Iljo QST BEL 27h09’12” 43’14”
102 PYM George MGT GBR 27h10’31” 44’33”
103 ALBANESE Vincenzo BRD ITA 27h11’49” 45’51”
104 BAUHAUS Phil SUN GER 27h12’12” 46’14”
105 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR 27h12’23” 46’25”
106 PATON Alex BCC GBR 27h18’44” 52’46”

COMBATIVITY OVERALL: HOLMES Matthew GBR Madison Genesis

POINTS
1 BEVIN Patrick NZL BMC 67
2 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR 46
3 ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA QST 44
4 GREIPEL André GER LTS 43
5 LIEPINS Emils LAT ONE 34
6 EWAN Caleb AUS MTS 33
7 GAVIRIA Fernando COL QST 32
8 POELS Wout NED SKY 31
9 SUTTERLIN Jasha GER MOV 31
10 SMITH Dion NZL WGG 28

SPRINTS
Sprint 1 – LAP 4 – km 22
1 STRAKHOV Dmitrii RUS TKA 3
2 BEVIN Patrick NZL BMC 2
3 HOLMES Matthew GBR MGT 1

Sprint 2 – LAP 8 – km 44
1 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR SKY 3
2 BEVIN Patrick NZL BMC 2
3 EENKHOORN Pascal NED TLJ 1

Sprint 3 – LAP 12 – km 66
1 PATON Alex GBR BCC 3
2 HOLMES Matthew GBR MGT 2
3 SCHACHMANN Maximilian GER QST 1

Overall
1 PATON Alex GBR BCC 16
2 HOLMES Matthew GBR MGT 12
3 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 7
4 MOSES Thomas GBR JLT 7
5 STRAKHOV Dmitrii RUS TKA 6
6 BEVIN Patrick NZL BMC 6
7 SWIFT Connor GBR MGT 5
8 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR SKY 5
9 TONELLI Alessandro ITA BRD 5
10 EENKHOORN Pascal NED TLJ 4
11 SHAW James GBR LTS 4
12 TOWNSEND Rory GBR BCC 4

KOM
1 13 DLAMINI Nicholas RSA DDD 49
2 113 HOLMES Matthew GBR MGT 43
3 111 SWIFT Connor GBR MGT 39
4 152 MARTIN Tony GER TKA 31
5 34 SHAW James GBR LTS 30
6 12 DAVIES Scott GBR DDD 27
7 174 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR SKY 24
8 192 ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA QST 22
9 53 MOSES Thomas GBR JLT 22
10 44 PIDCOCK Thomas GBR WGN 18
11 193 JUNGELS Bob LUX QST 17
12 104 OURSELIN Paul FRA TDE 16
13 175 POELS Wout NED SKY 14
14 64 MEYER Cameron AUS MTS 14
15 123 CARTHY Hugh GBR EFD 14

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STAGE
1 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR 00″
2 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR @ same time
3 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR @ same time
4 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
5 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR @ same time
6 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR @ same time
7 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR @ same time
8 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR @ same time
9 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR @ same time
10 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR 32″
11 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR 35″
12 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR @ same time
13 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR 01’01”
14 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR @ same time
15 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR @ same time
16 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR @ same time
17 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR 01’10”
18 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR 01’21”
19 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR @ same time
20 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 01’33”
21 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR 01’38”
22 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR 01’42”
23 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR @ same time
24 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR 01’51”
25 PATON Alex BCC GBR B:03″ 02’14”
26 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR @ same time
27 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR 03’25”
28 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR @ same time
29 PYM George MGT GBR @ same time
30 SHAW James LTS GBR 03’58”
31 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR @ same time
32 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR @ same time
33 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR 04’54”
34 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR B:03″ 07’03”

OVERALL
1 DAVIES Scott DDD GBR 26h27’52” 00″
2 CARTHY Hugh EFD GBR 26h27’58” 06″
3 HAYTER Ethan GBR GBR 26h28’15” 23″
4 PIDCOCK Thomas WGN GBR 26h28’22” 30″
5 STEDMAN Maximilian BCC GBR 26h28’40” 48″
6 BRADBURY Edmund JLT GBR 26h31’11” 03’19”
7 THWAITES Scott DDD GBR 26h31’50” 03’58”
8 SWIFT Connor MGT GBR 26h32’50” 04’58”
9 DOWSETT Alex TKA GBR 26h34’03” 06’11”
10 THOMAS Geraint SKY GBR 26h35’10” 07’18”
11 WILLIAMS Stephen GBR GBR 26h35’40” 07’48”
12 SHAW James LTS GBR 26h35’47” 07’55”
13 CULLAIGH Gabriel WGN GBR 26h37’13” 09’21”
14 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR 26h37’32” 09’40”
15 SWIFT Ben GBR GBR 26h40’56” 13’04”
16 WRIGHT Fred GBR GBR 26h42’56” 15’04”
17 SLATER Alistair JLT GBR 26h46’49” 18’57”
18 WILLIAMS Peter ONE GBR 26h49’40” 21’48”
19 ROWSELL Erick MGT GBR 26h52’32” 24’40”
20 HANDLEY Richard MGT GBR 26h53’18” 25’26”
21 HOLMES Matthew MGT GBR 26h53’57” 26’05”
22 FROOME Christopher SKY GBR 26h54’23” 26’31”
23 BOSTOCK Matthew GBR GBR 26h54’49” 26’57”
24 BAYLIS Thomas ONE GBR 26h54’58” 27’06”
25 MOSES Thomas JLT GBR 26h56’52” 29’00”
26 MCEVOY Jonathan MGT GBR 27h01’12” 33’20”
27 TOWNSEND Rory BCC GBR 27h03’38” 35’46”
28 MOULD Jonathan JLT GBR 27h04’00” 36’08”
29 STEWART Thomas JLT GBR 27h05’13” 37’21”
30 GARDIAS Dexter BCC GBR 27h06’33” 38’41”
31 LATHAM Christopher ONE GBR 27h07’28” 39’36”
32 PYM George MGT GBR 27h10’31” 42’39”
33 NALLY Joseph GBR GBR 27h12’23” 44’31”
34 PATON Alex BCC GBR 27h18’44” 50’52”

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