2023 Giro Donne
{{short description|Italian cycling race}}
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2023 Giro Donne
| image =File:Girodonne2023 overview.png
| caption =
| image_size =300
| date = 30 June – 9 July 2023
| series = 2023 UCI Women's World Tour
| race_no = 20
| season_no = 27
| stages = 9
| distance = 928
| unit = km
| time = 24h 26' 25"
| speed =
| first = Annemiek van Vleuten
| first_nat = NED
| first_team = {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| first_color = pink
| second = Juliette Labous
| second_nat = FRA
| second_team = {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
| third = Gaia Realini
| third_nat = ITA
| third_team = {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023b}}
| points = Annemiek van Vleuten
| points_nat = NED
| points_team = {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| points_color = violet
| mountains = Annemiek van Vleuten
| mountains_nat = NED
| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| mountains_color = green
| youth = Gaia Realini
| youth_nat = ITA
| youth_team = {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023b}}
| youth_color = white
| team = {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
| team_nat = ESP
| team_color = red number
| previous = 2022
| next = 2024
}}
The 2023 Giro Donne was the 34th edition of the Giro Donne, a women's road cycling stage race that took place in Italy. The race began on the 30 June and ended on 9 July 2023. It was the 20th race in the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour calendar.
The race was won by Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team for the fourth time, beating Juliette Labous by nearly four minutes. Van Vleuten also won the points and mountains classifications, with Gaia Realini winning the youth classification and the Italian rider classification.{{Cite news |date=9 July 2023 |title=Dominant Van Vleuten wins fourth Giro d'Italia Donne |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/66143838 |access-date=2023-07-11}}
Teams
{{main|List of teams and cyclists in the 2023 Giro Donne}}
24 teams participated in the race. Each team had seven riders, one more than the 2022 edition.{{cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=6 January 2023 |title=Women's WorldTour – The definitive guide for 2023 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/womens-worldtour-the-definitive-guide/ |access-date=26 January 2023 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} All 15 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 9 UCI Women's Continental Teams selected by organisers PMG Sport/Starlight. The teams were announced on 25 May 2023.{{cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-05-25 |title=Organisers reveal limited route details for 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/organisers-reveal-limited-route-details-for-2023-giro-ditalia-donne/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}
UCI Women's WorldTeams
{{div col|colwidth=20em|style=margin-right:20%;}}
- {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023b}}
- {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}}
- {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}}
{{div col end}}
UCI Women's Continental Teams
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
- {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|VAI|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|BPK|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|BDU|2023}}
- Born To Win-Zhiraf-G20
- GB Junior Team Piemonte
- {{UCI team code|SBT|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|MDS|2023}}
- {{UCI team code|TOP|2023}}
{{div col end}}
Route
{{main|2023 Giro Donne, Stage 1 to Stage 9}}
In May 2023, the route was announced by organisers PMG Sport/Starlight. The race started in Tuscany with an individual time trial, before heading north-west through the Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont, Liguria regions. After seven stages, the race transferred to Sardinia for the last two stages. The announcement of the route was criticised, taking place around 1 month prior to the event.{{cite web |last=O'Shea |first=Sadhbh |date=2023-05-30 |title=Opinion: Outgoing Giro d'Italia Donne organizer disrespecting riders, fans by doing bare minimum in 2023 |url=https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/opinion-outgoing-giro-ditalia-donne-organizer-disrespecting-riders-fans-by-doing-bare-minimum-in-2023/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Velo |language=en}} The route itself was also criticised, with a drop in the total number of stages and stage length compared to previous editions.
As with the previous editions, the route required a waiver from the Union Cycliste Internationale, as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum race length of six days.{{cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2021-10-16 |title=A closer look reveals the inequity at Tour de France Femmes |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/a-closer-look-reveals-the-inequity-at-tour-de-france-femmes/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en |quote=Regarding, the number of days of competition during a stage race, the UCI sets the elite women's stage races at six days, unless an exemption is made by its Management Committee.}}
class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |Stage ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Course ! scope="col" |Distance ! colspan="2" scope="col" |Type ! scope="col" |Winner |
scope="row" | 1
| style="text-align:right" | 30 June | style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|4.4|km|abbr=on}} |Stage neutralised{{Efn|Stage 1 was neutralised due to a thunderstorm and flooded roads{{cite web |last=Knöfler |first=Lukas |date=2023-06-30 |title=Giro d'Italia Donne: Stage 1 time trial cancelled due to bad weather |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-donne-2023/stage-1/results/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}}} |
---|
scope="row" | 2
| style="text-align:right" | 1 July | Bagno a Ripoli to Marradi | style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|102.1|km|abbr=on}} | File:Mediummountainstage.svg | Medium-mountain stage | {{flagathlete|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED}} |
scope="row" | 3
| style="text-align:right" | 2 July | style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|118.2|km|abbr=on}} | Flat stage | {{flagathlete|Lorena Wiebes|NED}} |
scope="row" |4
| style="text-align:right" | 3 July | Fidenza to Borgo Val di Taro | style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|134|km|abbr=on}} | Hilly stage | {{flagathlete|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA}} |
scope="row" |5
| style="text-align:right" | 4 July | style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|103.3|km|abbr=on}} | Mountain stage | {{flagathlete|Antonia Niedermaier|GER}} |
scope="row" |6
| style="text-align:right" | 5 July | Canelli to Canelli | style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|104.4|km|abbr=on}} | Hilly stage | {{flagathlete|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED}} |
scope="row" |7
| style="text-align:right" | 6 July | style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|109.1|km|abbr=on}} | Hilly stage | {{flagathlete|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED}} |
scope="row" |
| style="text-align:right" | 7 July | colspan="5" style="text-align:center" |Transfer to Sardinia |
scope="row" | 8
| style="text-align:right" | 8 July | style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|125.7|km|abbr=on}} | Hilly stage | {{flagathlete|Blanka Vas|HUN}} |
scope="row" | 9
| style="text-align:right" | 9 July | style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|126.8|km|abbr=on}} | File:Mediummountainstage.svg | Medium-mountain stage | {{flagathlete|Chiara Consonni|ITA}} |
colspan="3" | Total
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|928|km|abbr=on}} |
Summary
Prior to the race, three-time winner Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team was considered the favourite for the victory,{{cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-06-29 |title=Giro d'Italia Donne 2023 - Analysing the contenders |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/giro-ditalia-donne-2023-analysing-the-contenders/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} with media noting that riders such as Gaia Realini and Elisa Longo Borghini of Lidl–Trek, Mavi Garcia of Liv Racing TeqFind and Niamh Fisher-Black of SD Worx would also be contenders.{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Owen |date=2023-06-27 |title=The biggest talking points ahead of the Giro d'Italia Donne - Preview |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-donne-2023/preview/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} Marta Bastianelli of UAE Team ADQ will retire from professional cycling following her home race.{{cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-06-24 |title='I'm ready to take this step' – Bastianelli to retire after Giro d'Italia Donne |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/im-ready-to-take-this-step-bastianelli-to-retire-after-giro-ditalia-donne/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}
One day prior to the event, an official start list was not available.{{cite web |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=2023-06-29 |title='It's not good enough' - Lizzie Deignan critical of Giro d'Italia Donne organisation |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/its-not-good-enough-lizzie-deignan-critical-of-giro-ditalia-donne-organisation/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} The organisation of the race was criticised by Lizzie Deignan, noting the financial difficulties of the organiser.
Classification leadership table
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;" |
style="background-color: #efefef;"
|+ Classification leadership by stage ! width="2%" | Stage ! width="14%" | Winner ! width="14%" | General classification ! width="14%" | Points classification ! width="14%" | Mountains classification ! width="14%" | Young rider classification ! width="14%" | Italian rider classification ! width="14%" | Team classification |
1
| colspan=7 | Stage neutralised |
---|
2
| style="background:pink;" rowspan=8| Annemiek van Vleuten | style="background:violet;" rowspan=8| Annemiek van Vleuten | style="background:#9CE97B;" | Annemiek van Vleuten | style="background:offwhite;" rowspan=3| Gaia Realini | style="background:lightblue;" rowspan=3| Elisa Longo Borghini | style="background:#FFCD5F;" rowspan=3| {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}} |
3
| style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan=2| Marta Cavalli |
4 |
5
| style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan=5| Annemiek van Vleuten | style="background:offwhite;" | Antonia Niedermaier | style="background:lightblue;" rowspan=5| Gaia Realini | style="background:#FFCD5F;" rowspan=2| {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023b}} |
6
| style="background:offwhite;" rowspan=4| Gaia Realini |
7
| style="background:#FFCD5F;" rowspan=3| {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}} |
8 |
9 |
colspan="2" | Final
! style="background:#F660AB;" | Annemiek van Vleuten ! style="background:#B93B8F; | {{font color|white|Annemiek van Vleuten|link=yes}} ! style="background:#46E800;" | Annemiek van Vleuten ! style="background:offwhite;" | Gaia Realini ! style="background:dodgerblue;" | {{font color|white|Gaia Realini|link=yes}} ! style="background:#FF8C00;" | {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}} |
Classification standings
class="wikitable" |
colspan="4" | Legend |
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20px
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | 20px | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
20px
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | 20px | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
20px
| Denotes the winner of the Italian rider classification | 20px | Denotes the winner of the team classification |
= General classification =
class="wikitable" style="width:42em;margin-bottom:0;"
|+ Final general classification (1–10){{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-donne-2023/stage-9/results/|title=Annemiek van Vleuten wins fourth overall title at the Giro d'Italia Donne|first=Lukas|last=Knöfler|publisher=CyclingNews|date=9 July 2023|access-date=9 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/2023-stage-9/|title=Results - 9th Stage|work=2023 Giro d'Italia Donne|publisher=PMG Sport|date=9 July 2023|access-date=9 July 2023}} |
scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Time |
---|
scope="row" | 1
| {{flagathlete|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED}} 20px20px20px | {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 24h 26' 25" |
scope="row" | 2
| {{flagathlete|Juliette Labous|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 56" |
scope="row" | 3
| {{flagathlete|Gaia Realini|ITA}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 23" |
scope="row" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Veronica Ewers|USA}} | {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 5' 34" |
scope="row" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Erica Magnaldi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 5' 34" |
scope="row" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig|DEN}} | {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 6' 16" |
scope="row" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Mavi García|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 6' 25" |
scope="row" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Silvia Persico|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 6' 59" |
scope="row" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Niamh Fisher-Black|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 7' 28" |
scope="row" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Ane Santesteban|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 9' 12" |
{{columns-start}}
= Points classification =
class="wikitable"
|+ Final points classification (1–10) ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Rider ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Points |
scope="row" | 1
| {{flagathlete|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED}} 20px20px20px | {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 67 |
---|
scope="row" | 2
| {{flagathlete|Chloé Dygert|USA}} | {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 35 |
scope="row" | 3
| {{flagathlete|Marianne Vos|NED}} | {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 31 |
scope="row" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Juliette Labous|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | 30 |
scope="row" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Liane Lippert|GER}} | {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 28 |
scope="row" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Silvia Persico|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 24 |
scope="row" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig|DEN}} | {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 23 |
scope="row" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Veronica Ewers|USA}} | {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 20 |
scope="row" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Chiara Consonni|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 18 |
scope="row" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Mavi García|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 18 |
{{column}}
= Mountains classification =
class="wikitable"
|+ Final mountains classification (1–10) ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Rider ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Points |
scope="row" | 1
| {{flagathlete|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED}} 20px20px20px | {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 71 |
---|
scope="row" | 2
| {{flagathlete|Gaia Realini|ITA}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | 35 |
scope="row" | 3
| {{flagathlete|Niamh Fisher-Black|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 34 |
scope="row" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Fem van Empel|NED}} | {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 24 |
scope="row" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Marta Cavalli|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 23 |
scope="row" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Veronica Ewers|USA}} | {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 18 |
scope="row" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Anouska Koster|NED}} | {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 15 |
scope="row" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Liane Lippert|GER}} | {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 15 |
scope="row" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Juliette Labous|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | 13 |
scope="row" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Ane Santesteban|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|JAY women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | 11 |
{{columns-end}}
{{columns-start}}
= Young rider classification =
class="wikitable"
|+ Final young rider classification (1–10) ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Rider ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Time |
scope="row" | 1
| {{flagathlete|Gaia Realini|ITA}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | 24h 30' 48" |
---|
scope="row" | 2
| {{flagathlete|Fem van Empel|NED}} | {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 6' 21" |
scope="row" | 3
| {{flagathlete|Anna Shackley|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 8' 15" |
scope="row" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Petra Stiasny|SUI}} | {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 25' 48" |
scope="row" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Shirin van Anrooij|NED}} | {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 29' 13" |
scope="row" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Francesca Barale|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 31' 37" |
scope="row" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Noemi Rüegg|SUI}} | {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 37' 27" |
scope="row" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Blanka Vas|HUN}} | {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 45' 32" |
scope="row" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Gaia Masetti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 49' 45" |
scope="row" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Ally Wollaston|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 50' 30" |
{{column}}
= Italian rider classification =
class="wikitable"
|+ Italian rider classification after stage 8 (1–10){{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-donne-2023/stage-8/results/|title=Giro Donne: Blanka Vas wins uphill sprint on stage 8|first=Lukas|last=Knöfler|publisher=CyclingNews|date=8 July 2023|access-date=8 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/2023-stage-8/|title=Results - 8th Stage|work=2023 Giro d'Italia Donne|publisher=PMG Sport|date=8 July 2023|access-date=8 July 2023}} ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Rider ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Time |
scope="row" | 1
| {{flagathlete|Gaia Realini|ITA}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | 21h 11' 15" |
---|
scope="row" | 2
| {{flagathlete|Erica Magnaldi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 11" |
scope="row" | 3
| {{flagathlete|Silvia Persico|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 38" |
scope="row" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Marta Cavalli|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 12' 28" |
scope="row" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Barbara Malcotti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 19' 45" |
scope="row" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Greta Marturano|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 19' 59" |
scope="row" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Soraya Paladin|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 28' 38" |
scope="row" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Francesca Barale|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023b}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 31' 04" |
scope="row" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Alessia Viglia|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|TOP|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 35' 33" |
scope="row" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Francesca Tommasi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|MDS|2023}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 38' 06" |
{{columns-end}}
{{columns-start}}
= Team classification =
{{columns-end}}
Broadcasting
Prior to the race, organisers PMG Sport/Starlight stated that they could not afford the €730,000 cost of TV coverage, which is required for the UCI Women's World Tour. Media reports suggested that without TV coverage, the race could be cancelled.{{cite web |date=2023-06-22 |title=Giro Donne: 730 mila euro fanno tremare il palazzo della FCI |url=https://www.ciclismoweb.net/2023/06/22/giro-donne-730-mila-euro-fanno-tremare-il-palazzo-della-fci/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=CiclismoWeb |language=it-IT}} Subsequently, agreement was made between the Italian Cycling Federation and Italian national broadcaster RAI to broadcast the race.{{cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=FCI: una notte magica e la delibera presidenziale che salva il Giro Donne |url=https://www.ciclismoweb.net/2023/06/23/fci-una-notte-magica-e-la-delibera-presidenziale-che-salva-il-giro-donne/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=CiclismoWeb |language=it-IT}} CyclingNews reported that each stage would have "roughly one hour" of live coverage on RAI, Eurosport and Global Cycling Network.
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/ Official website]
{{Giro d'Italia Femminile}}
{{2023 UCI Women's World Tour}}
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