2008 La Vuelta a Espana Results - Stage 3

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by Thomas Valentinsen

2008 La Vuelta a Espana Results - Stage 3

Boonen takes first Vuelta win for Belgium since 1999; Bennnati grabs overall lead.

Stage 3: September 1, 2008: Jaen - Cordoba (170 km):
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step      04:25:24
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                       
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                         
4 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                  
6 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                              
7 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
8 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
9 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                   
10 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                
11 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                  
12 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                       
13 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                      
14 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                         
15 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           
16 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                         
17 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                          
18 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                               
19 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            
20 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur             
21 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                       
22 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
23 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                          
24 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                            
25 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  
26 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                           
27 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
28 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        
29 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
30 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
31 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                 
32 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  
33 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                               
34 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                         
35 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                      
36 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    
37 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           
38 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                      
39 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                             
40 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               
41 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                     
42 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                        
43 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               
44 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        
45 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          
46 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        
47 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                
48 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                      
49 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                        
50 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
51 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            
52 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         
53 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         
54 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
55 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                            
56 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
57 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
58 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
59 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     
60 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                 
61 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        
62 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                
63 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
64 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     
65 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
66 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                    
67 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                       
68 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                          
69 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
70 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                
71 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 
72 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               
73 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
74 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         
75 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
76 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                       
77 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
78 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              
79 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                
80 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone   
81 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       
82 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
83 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                         
84 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                        
85 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       
86 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                 
87 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                   
88 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                    
89 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                         
90 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                          
91 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                   
92 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             
93 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank             
94 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
95 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             
96 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                         
97 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                  
98 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 
99 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
100 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                
101 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                     
102 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                  0.27
103 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                  0.46
104 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   0.47
105 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                    
106 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                      
107 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                               1.17
108 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                   2.34
109 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems    5.53
110 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
111 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                          
112 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                           
113 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                
114 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            7.25
115 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
116 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      
117 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 
118 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   9.30
119 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   
120 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        
121 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          
122 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
123 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
124 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                            
125 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                      
126 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
127 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
128 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
129 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                   
130 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                    
131 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                         
132 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               
133 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                    
134 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                     
135 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                     
136 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                               11.37
137 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                           
138 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               
139 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 
140 Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram                                 
141 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                
142 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   
143 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                   
144 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                    
145 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                    
146 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         
147 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                    
148 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                      
149 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                    
150 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                               
151 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                      
152 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
153 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                     
154 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                        
155 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
156 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur            
157 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           
158 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
159 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
160 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                  
161 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                      
162 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                         
163 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        
164 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           
165 Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems              
166 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                              
167 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
168 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                 14.43
169 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                              
170 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom

Overall rankings after stage 3:
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas      08:56:27
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                0.07
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                       0.10
4 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                    0.20
5 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                0.22
6 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                0.26
7 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                
8 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      0.27
9 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                          
10 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   0.28
11 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 
12 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        0.29
13 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
14 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
15 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
16 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    
17 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                       0.30
18 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                      
19 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                 
20 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                   0.31
21 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        
22 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     
23 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        
24 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         
25 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank             
26 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        0.32
27 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       
28 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                          
29 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             
30 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                      0.33
31 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                        
32 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                     
33 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                          
34 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                    
35 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                         
36 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                   
37 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                            0.34
38 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                        
39 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                
40 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                         
41 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                         
42 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             0.38
43 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                  
44 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     
45 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                    0.39
46 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                         
47 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                          
48 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           0.40
49 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                             
50 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                            
51 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                 
52 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                
53 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
54 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                             
55 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               
56 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             
57 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
58 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                  
59 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                
60 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone   
61 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
62 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                   
63 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        0.41
64 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                               
65 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                       
66 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        
67 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          
68 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                    
69 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                              0.43
70 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
71 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               
72 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            
73 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                   0.44
74 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                       
75 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              
76 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        0.47
77 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
78 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
79 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                    0.48
80 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
81 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      0.50
82 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                             0.51
83 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      0.55
84 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              0.57
85 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                               1.01
86 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                     1.04
87 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                   1.06
88 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         1.08
89 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   1.15
90 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                         1.18
91 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     1.20
92 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                 
93 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            1.25
94 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          1.28
95 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    1.30
96 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                              1.36
97 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                          1.41
98 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur          1.42
99 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       
100 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                              1.49
101 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                   2.39
102 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                 2.48
103 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                            3.02
104 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             3.18
105 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                               3.20
106 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                  6.21
107 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems    6.25
108 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                       6.40
109 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        7.16
110 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                      
111 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    7.53
112 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            8.03
113 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             9.35
114 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                      10.01
115 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur             10.03
116 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                       10.12
117 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            10.18
118 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                10.46
119 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                  10.47
120 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             11.03
121 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        11.14
122 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                11.33
123 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                 11.34
124 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                    11.58
125 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      12.06
126 Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems          12.09
127 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                            12.10
128 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               12.30
129 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                     12.55
130 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              13.09
131 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                 13.11
132 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                     13.13
133 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         14.03
134 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
135 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                 14.28
136 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                14.33
137 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                           14.50
138 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                               14.54
139 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                       14.58
140 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        15.03
141 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                     15.06
142 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                  15.21
143 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                  15.22
144 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              15.27
145 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           15.33
146 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               16.04
147 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                16.10
148 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                        
149 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                        16.13
150 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                              16.32
151 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                       17.04
152 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     18.08
153 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  18.44
154 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur               18.48
155 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                 19.53
156 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                  20.01
157 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    20.13
158 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                          20.21
159 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       20.26
160 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur             20.36
161 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur            
162 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  21.06
163 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                               21.13
164 Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram                             22.10
165 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                22.25
166 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                23.04
167 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           23.24
168 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                 25.16
169 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                            25.26
170 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                          25.40

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