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[PCT] Kraftwerk Man Machine 2024 - Calendar shock
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| DaveTwoBob |
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 Kraftwerk Man Machine
Welcome to the Head Quarters of Kraftwerk Man Machine Cycling Team riding in PCM Daily's Management Game 2024 Season.
Kraftwerk plunged from 7th place in PCT in 2022 to 17th in 2023. We need a better transfers to get back on track.
Kraftwerk and Trivago are back for another year of sponsorship and we will be riding in the same iconic shirt.
Main Sponsors
Kraftwerk https://www.kraftwerk.com/
The Dusseldorf based Pioneers of Electronic Music and big cycling fans are stepping up from their cycling club Radsportgruppe Schneider, to sponsor a professional team. Here is a great article by Jack Thurston from 2005 that describes Kraftwerk's history and love of cycling following the release of Tour de France Soundtracks in 2003 (eagle eyed members will have spotted my avatar is from the cover of this album  ).
Trivago https://www.trivago.com/
The travel tech company also based in Dusseldorf.
Dusseldorf base with international mix
Kraftwerk Man Machine are based in Dusseldorf riding on a German licence. The team is comprised of an international squad to reflect the international appeal of Kraftwerk's music, although Germany will always be the best represented nation.
The Kraftwerk Man Machine team name is taken from Kraftwerk's 1978 album The Man Machine. The concept of the Man Machine is of humans, technology and nature combined in harmony with the Rider, Bicycle and Parcours being a prime example. The youtube link below is the live version of The Man Machine from the Minimum-Maximum tour (its playback restricted if embedded).
https://www.youtu...kd7LbQnfIQ
Edited by DaveTwoBob on 06-10-2024 21:52
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 10-08-2024 18:58
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Final Squad
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | XP | Age | Wage |  Turgis | 73 | 67 | 79 | 66 | 76 | 78 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 67 | 68 | Max | 30 | 330k | | Zabel | 74 | 60 | 69 | 55 | 74 | 70 | 79 | 65 | 81 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 55 | Max | 31 | 300k |  Masnada | 71 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 60 | 63 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 70 | Max | 31 | 180k |  Roson | 67 | 78 | 76 | 61 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 53 | 54 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 58 | Max | 31 | 125k | | Walscheid | 73 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 61 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 67 | 75 | Max | 31 | 135k |  Gall | 67 | 77 | 76 | 63 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 58 | 61 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 62 | Max | 26 | 150k |  De Buyst | 73 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 68 | Max | 31 | 95k |  Rumac | 71 | 72 | 75 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 74 | 76 | 66 | 69 | 66 | Max | 30 | 90k |  Evans | 65 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 71 | Max | 27 | 150k | | Koch | 65 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 50 | 66 | 75 | 56 | 60 | 69 | Max | 33 | 50k |  Cherkasov | 80 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 65 | 67 | 68 | Max | 28 | 75k |  Helme | 69 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 62 | 60 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 69 | Max | 28 | 65k |  Hofstede | 70 | 70 | 76 | 62 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 74 | 78 | 71 | 62 | Max | 30 | 50k |  McLay | 73 | 56 | 67 | 55 | 74 | 72 | 79 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 62 | 66 | 55 | Max | 32 | 55k |  Ludvigsson | 67 | 75 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 64 | 71 | 74 | Max | 33 | 90k | | Mathis | 72 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 68 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 66 | 60 | 75 | Max | 30 | 50k |  Tesfom | 75 | 62 | 65 | 77 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 64 | 76 | Max | 30 | 80k |  Destribois | 68 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 51 | 60 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 66 | Max | 33 | 60k |  Ho | 68 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 66 | 71 | Max | 32 | 50k | | Zubov | 67 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 65 | Max | 33 | 50k | | Uhlig | 68 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 74 | 67 | 71 | 60 | 3.16 | 23 | 100k | | Kretschy | 68 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 70 | 66 | 70 | 58 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 64 | 1.00 | 22 | 10k | | Teutenberg | 69 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 68 | 1.00 | 22 | 150k |  Dahl Olsen | 68 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 52 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 68 | 1.00 | 22 | 10k |
Spoiler Stolen from redordead 
Edited by DaveTwoBob on 06-10-2024 21:46
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 10-08-2024 18:58
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Calendar
| Start | End | Race | Category | | 07-Jan | | Down Under Classic | HC | | 11-Jan | 16-Jan | Tour Down Under | C1 | | 19-Jan | |  Badaling International | C1 | | 26-Jan | 29-Jan |  Tour of Guadeloupe | C1 | | --- | | | | | 01-Feb | 08-Feb |  Volta a Portugal | PTHC | | 04-Feb | | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | HC | | 10-Feb | | Le Samyn | HC | | 22-Feb | 26-Feb |  Circulo de Juarez | HC | | --- | | | | | 05-Mar | 10-Mar |  Vuelta a Colombia | PTHC | | 05-Mar | 08-Mar |    Tour of the Middle East | C2 | | 12-Mar | 16-Mar |  Tour of Norway | HC | | 18-Mar | 19-Mar |  Franceville Classique | PTHC | | 18-Mar | 23-Mar |  Tour of South Africa | C1 | | 25-Mar | | Strade Bianche | HC | | 25-Mar | |  GP Izola | C2 | | --- | | | | | 03-Apr | 05-Apr |  USA Pro Cycling Challenge | C1 | | 25-Apr | | GP Wallonie | C1 | | 28-Apr | | Lisbon Classic | HC | | --- | | | | | 01-May | | Cheshire Cycling Tour | PTHC | | 03-May | 08-May |  Tour de Romandie | HC | | 11-May | 15-May |   Baltic Chain Tour | C1 | | --- | | | | | 01-Jun | | Hanko Classic | C1 | | 05-Jun | 08-Jun |  Tour of East Java | PTHC | | 12-Jun | 18-Jun | Criterium du Dauphine Libere | PTHC | | 18-Jun | | Frankfurt Eschborn | C1 | | 20-Jun | 26-Jun | Tour of California | HC | | 28-Jun | | Clasica San Sebastian | PTHC | | --- | | | | | 01-Jul | |  Riga - Jurmala GP | PTHC | | 01-Jul | | Torshavn GP | C1 | | 03-Jul | 06-Jul | Arab Tour | HC | | 08-Jul | 11-Jul |  Euskal Bizikleta | C1 | | 18-Jul | 23-Jul | Benelux Challenge | HC | | 19-Jul | | Philadelphia International Championship | PTHC | | --- | | | | | 01-Aug | 05-Aug |  Tour de Vineyards | C1 | | 07-Aug | 11-Aug |  Post Danmark Rundt | HC | | 18-Aug | 20-Aug |  Ras Tailteann | PTHC | | 22-Aug | | Milano - Torino | HC | | 23-Aug | 31-Aug | Tour de l'Avenir | U23 | | --- | | | | | ToA? | Not this year! | | 22-Sep | 26-Sep | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | C1 | | 28-Sep | | Tour of the Battenkill | PTHC | | --- | | | | | 01-Oct | 06-Oct |  Tour of Japan | HC | | 04-Oct | | Paris Tours | C1 | | 09-Oct | | Japan Cup | PTHC | | 12-Oct | 16-Oct | Tour of Britain | C1 | | 18-Oct | | Giro dell'Emilia | HC | | 18-Oct | | Zuri Metzgete | C2 |
Edited by DaveTwoBob on 06-10-2024 21:51
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 10-08-2024 18:58
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 10-08-2024 19:04
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Renewals
Renewals went well with a saving of 225k and we have some spare cash and cap space. We thank the aging Dominik Nerz who was released after a great career with Kraftwerk. Also release were David Boily, Jan Dieteren, Eugert Zhupa and Arvin Moazemi.
| Rider | 2024 | 2023 | Difference | | Rick Zabel | € 300,000 | € 280,000 | € 20,000 | | Suranga Ranaweera | € 235,000 | € 205,000 | € 30,000 | | Jaime Roson | € 125,000 | € 150,000 | -€ 25,000 | | Jasper De Buyst | € 95,000 | € 100,000 | -€ 5,000 | | Josip Rumac | € 90,000 | € 90,000 | € 0 | | Joni Kanerva | € 90,000 | € 85,000 | € 5,000 | | Marco Haller | € 115,000 | € 160,000 | -€ 45,000 | | Nicolay Cherkasov | € 75,000 | € 110,000 | -€ 35,000 | | Sasu Helme | € 65,000 | € 65,000 | € 0 | | Tobias Ludvigsson | € 90,000 | € 130,000 | -€ 40,000 | | Marco Mathis | € 50,000 | € 50,000 | € 0 | | Sirak Tesfom | € 80,000 | € 150,000 | -€ 70,000 | | Alex Ariya Destribois | € 60,000 | € 70,000 | -€ 10,000 | | Burr Ho | € 50,000 | € 50,000 | € 0 | | Filippo Colombo | € 50,000 | € 50,000 | € 0 | | Matvey Zubov | € 50,000 | € 50,000 | € 0 | | Antti-Jussi Juntunen | € 50,000 | € 50,000 | € 0 | | Henri Uhlig | € 100,000 | € 150,000 | -€ 50,000 | | 18 | | -€ 225,000 |
Post Renewals Squad and Availability
Thanks to Knockout for his roster listing tool.
Kraftwerk are looking to replace their aging riders with younger guys so swap deals would be of interest.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | Wage K | Avail | | Rick Zabel | 74 | 60 | 69 | 55 | 74 | 70 | 79 | 65 | 81 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 55 | 31 | 300 | No |  | Suranga Ranaweera | 67 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 57 | 69 | 73 | 29 | 235 | Maybe | | Jaime Roson | 67 | 78 | 76 | 61 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 53 | 54 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 31 | 125 | Maybe | | Jasper De Buyst | 73 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 31 | 95 | No | | Josip Rumac | 71 | 72 | 75 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 74 | 76 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 30 | 90 | Maybe | | Joni Kanerva | 69 | 64 | 79 | 70 | 75 | 69 | 70 | 55 | 64 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 70 | 29 | 90 | Yes | | Marco Haller | 71 | 60 | 64 | 55 | 70 | 69 | 74 | 57 | 79 | 77 | 65 | 63 | 70 | 33 | 115 | Yes | | Nicolay Cherkasov | 80 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 28 | 75 | Maybe | | Sasu Helme | 69 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 62 | 60 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 69 | 28 | 65 | No | | Tobias Ludvigsson | 67 | 75 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 33 | 90 | No | | Marco Mathis | 72 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 68 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 66 | 60 | 75 | 30 | 50 | No | | Sirak Tesfom | 75 | 62 | 65 | 77 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 64 | 76 | 30 | 80 | No | | Alex Ariya Destribois | 68 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 51 | 60 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 66 | 33 | 60 | Yes | | Burr Ho | 68 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 32 | 50 | No | | Filippo Colombo | 72 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 27 | 50 | Yes | | Matvey Zubov | 67 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 33 | 50 | Maybe | | Antti-Jussi Juntunen | 68 | 63 | 72 | 61 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 60 | 25 | 50 | Maybe | | Henri Uhlig | 68 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 74 | 67 | 71 | 60 | 23 | 100 | Maybe |
Edited by DaveTwoBob on 21-08-2024 16:23
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| seancoll |
Posted on 10-08-2024 20:29
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Had never noticed Zubov's stats before but what an interesting rider, especially with his first decline.
Have to say a nice TT core and you look well set up for sprints with Zabel and Haller (should he end up staying put). Surprised to see the availability on your mountain men, but am sure you have a plan. Excited to see it play out!
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 10-08-2024 20:57
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Good to see the team making plans for the future. I know you had said personal complications had stretched you capacity, so hopefully things have improved so the Kraftwerk tour can continue with greater freedom.
If Sean's favorite weird rider is Zubov mine is Cherkasov,
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 10-08-2024 21:40
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Haller available, no attempt to get the ToA stage win record for himself 
Otherwise, I see some interesting "Maybes" and a "Yes" - we'll likely be in touch for the latter at the very least 
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 11-08-2024 19:00
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Good to see your renewals went well so you can try to rejuvenate your squad. Shouldn't be too hard to find managers interested.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 12-08-2024 00:20
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Seems like that awesome core who had you so consistently good for so many years has aged or fallen out a bit now. You are a great squad-builder who I'm sure can get things back on course, especially with that new cap space. Best of luck 
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| liefwarrior |
Posted on 14-08-2024 23:17
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Looking at those ages, I'm not surprised your looking towards rejuvenating the squad a touch. I'm excited to see what you bring together, having enjoyed some of the previous iterations.
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| redordead |
Posted on 16-08-2024 07:13
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A rebuild of this squad seems well overdue, maybe it finally happens this time.
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 17-08-2024 00:25
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Haller leaving makes sense, but yeah, a sad day to see. And congrats to Nerz on a great career.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 21-08-2024 16:41
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@seancoll - he is a useful minimum wage minor scorer, open to offers. After doing transfers for a number of years I have given up on plans as they never last past the first day!
@UU - Thanks for your kind thoughts, I am still stretched, I have had to go back to work after retiring. Lots of juggling, I don't want to drop the Man Game as its full of wonderful fellow managers
@Fab - Haller has the record and I think he still has a good season in CT left in him. Looking forward to talking in transfers.
@kandesbunzler - I hope I can generate some interest, its been a bit of a challenge the last couple of seasons.
@jandal - my recent transfers have not managed to keep the quality up/adapted to the new PCM versions. I need some luck, cheers.
@liefwarrior - I am getting too sentimental in my old age and don't want to let good team members go!
@red - maybe, but i am a bit set in my ways
@BBL - Sad if Haller goes, he was my best value transfer by a long way, but I think he could do well in CT. No interest in Nerz in transfers so he stayed with us to the end.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 03-09-2024 09:00
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Kraftwerk Transfers
Deals
4 riders join the team.
Anthony Turgis takes over from Kanerva in non-mountainous hills. He is better but at three times the wage not great point per wage value.
Fausto Masnada takes over stage race duties from Ranaweera, we have tried to adjust the calendar to more suit Fausto’s talents. Don't worry Fab we will take good care of him.
Max Walscheid comes in for Haller in the second sprinter slot, we plan to put his prologue to good use.
Felix Gall joins Kraftwerk after Groenewegen nearly joined but changed his mind in the last 11 minutes. At least Felix is relatively young!
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | Wage K | | Anthony Turgis | 73 | 67 | 79 | 66 | 76 | 78 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 67 | 68 | 30 | 330 | | Fausto Masnada | 71 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 60 | 63 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 31 | 180 | | Maximilian Walscheid | 73 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 61 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 31 | 135 | | Felix Gall | 67 | 77 | 76 | 63 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 58 | 61 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 26 | 150 |
Free Agents
Alexander Evans is a useful depth stage race scorer and is relatively young.
Michel Koch, Dan McLay and Lennard Hofstede are all C2 eligible and joined late after the Groenewegen situation left us with wage cap space.
Young Tim Torn Teutenberg is a Düsseldorf local and was a top target for the team. Not sure which way to develop him yet.
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | Wage K | | Alexander Evans | 65 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 71 | 27 | 150 | | Michel Koch | 65 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 50 | 66 | 75 | 56 | 60 | 69 | 33 | 50 | | Lennard Hofstede | 70 | 70 | 76 | 62 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 74 | 78 | 71 | 62 | 30 | 50 | | Dan McLay | 73 | 56 | 67 | 55 | 74 | 72 | 79 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 62 | 66 | 55 | 32 | 55 | | Tim Torn Teutenberg | 69 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 68 | 22 | 150 |
Stagiare
I was late bidding for a Stagiare and was pleased to find decent pot 4 German Moritz Kretschy still available.
Gunnar Dahl Olsen is our 8th best TT rider!
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | Wage K | | Moritz Kretschy | 68 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 70 | 66 | 70 | 58 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 64 | 22 | 10 | | Gunnar Dahl Olsen | 68 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 52 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 68 | 22 | 10 |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 03-09-2024 10:36
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Always sad to lose a rider you're attached to, but I really like that Fausto ends up with a team having the same depth-first approach as I do
Gall is a great complementary signing and can do all the non-TT uphills, so Fausto can concentrate on the latter. Turgis may have suffered from Meurisse also being there last year, one of the duo always picked the short straw I think. Hope he can do well for you
Walscheid is a nice local signing and a very solid sprinter, sadly he isn't the youngest anymore. But depending on how you develop him, Teutenberg should fix that pretty soon Great to see that you were able to get him in the end!
Commiserations on the failed Groenewegen deal, swap deals getting hijacked sadly has become the trend of this transfer period... Hope the replacement riders will still get you some decent points!
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