2012 UCI World Tour

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2012 UCI World Tour
Second edition of the UCI World Tour
Details
Dates17 January – 13 October
Location Europe, Canada, Australia and China
Races29
Champions
Individual champion Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha)
Teams' champion Team Sky
Nations' championSpain
  2011
2013  

The 2012 UCI World Tour was the fourth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 17 January, and consisted of 14 stage races, 14 one-day races, and one team time trial (which only counted towards the team rankings). The Tour of Hangzhou which was originally included in the list of races was postponed until 2013. [1]

Contents

Teams

The 18 UCI ProTeams competed in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event. The ProTeams, which were obliged to take part in all 29 events, were:

2012 UCI Pro Teams and equipment [2]
CodeOfficial team nameLicense holderCountry Groupset Bicycles
ALM Ag2r–La Mondiale (2012 season)EUSRL France CyclismeFlag of France.svg  France SRAM Focus
AST Astana (2012 season)Olympus SarlFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Campagnolo Specialized
BMC BMC Racing Team (2012 season)Continuum Sports LLCFlag of the United States.svg  United States Shimano BMC
EUS Euskaltel–Euskadi (2012 season)Fundación Ciclista EuskadiFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Shimano Orbea
FDJ FDJ–BigMat (2012 season)Société de Gestion de L'EchappéeFlag of France.svg  France Shimano Lapierre
GRM Garmin–Sharp (2012 season)Slipstream Sports, LLCFlag of the United States.svg  United States Shimano Cervélo
OGE Orica–GreenEDGE (2012 season)Lachlan SmithFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Shimano Scott
LAM Lampre–ISD (2012 season)Total Cycling LimitedFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Shimano Merida
CAN Liquigas–Cannondale (2012 season)Brixia SportsFlag of Italy.svg  Italy SRAM Cannondale
LTB Lotto–Belisol (2012 season)Belgian Cycling Company saFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Campagnolo Ridley
MOV Movistar Team (2012 season)Abarca Sports S.L.Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Campagnolo Pinarello
OPQ Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (2012 season)Esperanza bvbaFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium SRAMSpecialized
RAB Rabobank (2012 season)Rabo WielerploegenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Shimano Giant
KAT Team Katusha (2012 season)Katusha Management SAFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Shimano Canyon
RNT RadioShack–Nissan (2012 season)Leopard SAFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Shimano Trek
SAX Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank (2012 season)Riis Cycling A/SFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark SRAMSpecialized
SKY Team Sky (2012 season)Tour Racing LimitedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ShimanoPinarello
VCD Vacansoleil–DCM (2012 season)STL–Pro Cycling B.V.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Shimano Bianchi

    GreenEDGE (known as Orica–GreenEDGE from May onwards) was a new team, while FDJ–BigMat regained ProTour status, which it lost for the previous season. These teams replaced HTC–Highroad, which folded after 21 years, and Team RadioShack, which largely merged with Leopard Trek to form RadioShack–Nissan. A change in sponsorship saw Quick-Step become Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, while 2011's Omega Pharma–Lotto became Lotto–Belisol. Two teams each changed their names twice to reflect changes of sponsorship: Team Saxo Bank reverting to its previous name, having been known as Saxo Bank–SunGard in 2011, before becoming Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank in June; while the serial addition of new sponsors gave rise to the names Garmin–Barracuda and Garmin–Sharp.

    Events

    All 27 events from the 2011 UCI World Tour were included, and E3 Harelbeke, a one-day race in Belgium, and the World Team Trial Championships, were added. [3]

    RaceDateWinnerSecondThirdOther points [4]
    (4th place onwards)
    Stage points
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tour Down Under January 17–22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Simon Gerrans  (AUS)100 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)80 ptsFlag of Portugal.svg  Tiago Machado  (POR)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of France.svg Paris–Nice March 4–11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR)100 ptsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lieuwe Westra  (NED)80 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of Italy.svg Tirreno–Adriatico March 7–13Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA)100 ptsFlag of the United States.svg  Chris Horner  (USA)80 ptsFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Kreuziger  (CZE)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of Italy.svg Milan–San Remo March 17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Simon Gerrans  (AUS)100 ptsFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fabian Cancellara  (SWI)80 ptsFlag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4N/A
    Flag of Spain.svg Volta a Catalunya March 19–25Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SWI)100 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Samuel Sánchez  (ESP)80 ptsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jurgen Van den Broeck  (BEL)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E3 Harelbeke March 23Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL)80 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Óscar Freire  (ESP)60 ptsFlag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT)50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2N/A
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent–Wevelgem March 25Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL)80 ptsFlag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)60 ptsFlag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN)50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2N/A
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tour of Flanders April 1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL)100 ptsFlag of Italy.svg  Filippo Pozzato  (ITA)0 pts [5] Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Ballan  (ITA)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4N/A
    Flag of Spain.svg Tour of the Basque Country April 2–7Flag of Spain.svg  Samuel Sánchez  (ESP)100 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Joaquim Rodríguez  (ESP)80 ptsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of France.svg Paris–Roubaix April 8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL)100 ptsFlag of France.svg  Sébastien Turgot  (FRA)0 pts [5] Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Ballan  (ITA)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4N/A
    Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstel Gold Race April 15Flag of Italy.svg  Enrico Gasparotto  (ITA)80 ptsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jelle Vanendert  (BEL)60 ptsFlag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2N/A
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg La Flèche Wallonne April 18Flag of Spain.svg  Joaquim Rodríguez  (ESP)80 ptsFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SWI)60 ptsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2N/A
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Liège–Bastogne–Liège April 22Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Maxim Iglinsky  (KAZ)100 ptsFlag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA)80 ptsFlag of Italy.svg  Enrico Gasparotto  (ITA)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4N/A
    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Romandie April 24–29Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR)100 ptsFlag of the United States.svg  Andrew Talansky  (USA)80 ptsFlag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of Italy.svg Giro d'Italia May 5–27Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ryder Hesjedal  (CAN)170 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Joaquim Rodríguez  (ESP)130 ptsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thomas De Gendt  (BEL)100 pts90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1
    Flag of France.svg Critérium du Dauphiné June 3–10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR)100 ptsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS)80 ptsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Suisse June 9–17Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR)100 ptsFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Fränk Schleck  (LUX)80 ptsFlag of the United States.svg  Levi Leipheimer  (USA)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of France.svg Tour de France June 30 – July 22

    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR)

    200 ptsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR)150 ptsFlag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA)120 pts110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 420, 10, 6, 4, 2
    Flag of Poland.svg Tour de Pologne July 10–16Flag of Italy.svg  Moreno Moser  (ITA)100 ptsFlag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)80 ptsFlag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eneco Tour August 6–12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars Boom  (NED)100 ptsFlag of France.svg  Sylvain Chavanel  (FRA)80 ptsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Niki Terpstra  (NED)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1
    Flag of Spain.svg Clásica de San Sebastián August 14Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP)80 ptsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Simon Gerrans  (AUS)60 ptsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL)50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2N/A
    Flag of Spain.svg Vuelta a España August 18 – September 9Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP)170 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)130 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Joaquim Rodríguez  (ESP)100 pts90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1
    Flag of Germany.svg Vattenfall Cyclassics August 19Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Démare  (FRA)80 ptsFlag of Germany.svg  André Greipel  (GER)60 ptsFlag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Nizzolo  (ITA)50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2N/A
    Flag of France.svg GP Ouest-France August 26Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR)80 ptsFlag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR)60 ptsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Heinrich Haussler  (AUS)50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2N/A
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GP de Québec September 7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Simon Gerrans  (AUS)80 ptsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)60 ptsFlag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR)50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2N/A
    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GP de Montréal September 9Flag of Norway.svg  Lars Petter Nordhaug  (NOR)80 ptsFlag of Italy.svg  Moreno Moser  (ITA)60 ptsFlag of Russia.svg  Alexandr Kolobnev  (RUS)50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2N/A
    Flag of the Netherlands.svg TTT at World Championships [6] September 16 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 200 pts BMC Racing Team 170 pts Orica–GreenEDGE 140 pts130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70N/A
    Flag of Italy.svg Giro di Lombardia September 29Flag of Spain.svg  Joaquim Rodríguez  (ESP)100 ptsFlag of Spain.svg  Samuel Sánchez  (ESP)80 ptsFlag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4N/A
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tour of Beijing October 9–13Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER)100 ptsFlag of Italy.svg  Francesco Gavazzi  (ITA)80 ptsFlag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR)70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1

    † The World Team Time Trial Championship gives points only in the team rankings, not in the individual or national standings.

    Final standings

    Individual

    Source: [7]

    Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages. [8]

    RankNameTeamPoints
    1Flag of Spain.svg  Joaquim Rodríguez  (ESP) Team Katusha 692
    2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR) Team Sky 601
    3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 410
    4Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale 400
    5Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team 394
    6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Simon Gerrans  (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE 390
    7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Froome  (GBR) Team Sky 376
    8Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK) Liquigas–Cannondale 351
    9Flag of Spain.svg  Samuel Sánchez  (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 332
    10Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) Movistar Team 320
    11Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky 317
    12Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank 290
    13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ryder Hesjedal  (CAN) Garmin–Sharp 241
    14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jurgen Van den Broeck  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol 237
    15Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL) Team Sky 199
    16Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) Garmin–Sharp 196
    17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) Team Sky 194
    18Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bauke Mollema  (NED) Rabobank 194
    19Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL) Team Sky 194
    20Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Kreuziger  (CZE) Astana 189
    21Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre–ISD 184
    22Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Scarponi  (ITA) Lampre–ISD 184
    23Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SUI) Orica–GreenEDGE 183
    24Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS) BMC Racing Team 182
    25Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Freire  (ESP) Team Katusha 181

    Team

    Source: [10]

    Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT).

    RankTeamPointsTop 5 ridersWTTT
    1 Team Sky 1767 Wiggins (601), Froome (376), Boasson Hagen (317), Urán (199), Rogers (194)80
    2 Team Katusha 1273 Rodríguez (692), Freire (181), Kolobnev (110), D. Moreno (104), Špilak (86)100
    3 Liquigas–Cannondale 1197 Nibali (400), P. Sagan (351), Moser (175), Basso (88), Capecchi (53)130
    4 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 1162 Boonen (410), T. Martin (171), Terpstra (160), Chavanel (113), Kwiatkowski (108)200
    5 Movistar Team 952 Valverde (394), Costa (320), Intxausti (47), Kiryienka (41), Castroviejo (40)110
    6 Orica–GreenEDGE 920 Gerrans (390), Albasini (183), Goss (114), Durbridge (56), Tuft (37)140
    7 BMC Racing Team 917 Evans (182), Ballan (172), van Garderen (160), Van Avermaet (121), Gilbert (112)170
    8 Rabobank 799 Mollema (194), Boom (148), L. L. Sánchez (143), Gesink (134), Breschel (60)120
    9 Garmin–Sharp 762 Hesjedal (241), D. Martin (196), Talansky (145), Haussler (70), Le Mével (40)70
    10 Astana 645 Kreuziger (189), Gasparotto (150), Brajkovič (106), Iglinsky (100), Gavazzi (100)0
    11 Lotto–Belisol 625 Van Den Broeck (237), Greipel (162), J. Vanendert (104), Meersman (70), Roelandts (52)0
    12 RadioShack–Nissan 619 Cancellara (134), Horner (120), Zubeldia (94), Machado (92), F. Schleck (89)90
    13 Euskaltel–Euskadi 555 S. Sánchez (332), Nieve (98), J. Izagirre (46), Antón (44), Verdugo (35)0
    14 Lampre–ISD 435 Cunego (184), Scarponi (184), Ulissi (30), Petacchi (22), Niemiec (15)0
    15 Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank 401 Contador (290), Majka (30), Tosatto (30), C. A. Sørensen (30), J. J. Haedo (21)0
    16 Vacansoleil–DCM 364 De Gendt (134), Westra (97), Hoogerland (51), Marczyński (45), Marcato (37)0
    17 Ag2r–La Mondiale 315 Nocentini (162), Roche (63), Péraud (42), Gadret (33), Belletti (15)0
    18 FDJ–BigMat 246 Démare (87), Pinot (85), Jeannesson (40), Fédrigo (20), Ladagnous (14)0

    Nation

    Source: [11]

    National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings as of the 21st event, Clásica de San Sebastián, were used to determine how many riders a country could have in the World Championships.

    RankNationPointsTop five riders
    1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1889 Rodríguez (692), Valverde (394), S. Sánchez (332), Contador (290), Freire (181)
    2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1163 Wiggins (601), Froome (376), Cavendish (128), Swift (36), Thomas (22)
    3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1115 Nibali (400), Cunego (184), Scarponi (184), Moser (175), Ballan (172)
    4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1014 Boonen (410), Van Den Broeck (237), De Gendt (134), Van Avermaet (121), Gilbert (112)
    5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 962 Gerrans (390), Rogers (194), Evans (182), Goss (114), Porte (82)
    6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 733 Mollema (194), Terpstra (160), Boom (148), Gesink (134), Westra (97)
    7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 530 van Garderen (160), Talansky (145), Horner (120), Leipheimer (75), Danielson (30)
    8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 449 Boasson Hagen (317), Nordhaug (122), Kristoff (9), Hushovd (1)
    9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 447 T. Martin (171), Greipel (162), Gerdemann (51), Klöden (40), Wegmann (23)
    10Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 412 Costa (320), Machado (92)
    11Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 404 Urán (199), Henao (194), Quintana (6), Anacona (4), Sarmiento (1)
    12Flag of France.svg  France 367 Chavanel (113), Démare (87), Pinot (85), Péraud (42), Le Mével (40)
    13Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 361 P. Sagan (351), P. Velits (10)
    14Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 357 Albasini (183), Cancellara (134), Zaugg (20), Tschopp (18), Frank (2)
    15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 278 Hesjedal (241), Tuft (37)

    Leader Progress

    Event
    (Winner)
    IndividualTeamNation
    Tour Down Under
    (Simon Gerrans)
    Simon Gerrans RadioShack–Nissan Australia
    Paris–Nice
    (Bradley Wiggins)
    Alejandro Valverde Team Sky Spain
    Tirreno–Adriatico
    (Vincenzo Nibali)
    RadioShack–Nissan
    Milan–San Remo
    (Simon Gerrans)
    Simon Gerrans Italy
    E3 Harelbeke
    (Tom Boonen)
    Spain
    Volta a Catalunya
    (Michael Albasini)
    GreenEDGE
    Gent–Wevelgem
    (Tom Boonen)
    Team Sky
    Tour of Flanders
    (Tom Boonen)
    Tom Boonen Liquigas–Cannondale Belgium
    Tour of the Basque Country
    (Samuel Sánchez)
    Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Spain
    Paris–Roubaix
    (Tom Boonen)
    Amstel Gold Race
    (Enrico Gasparotto)
    Flèche Wallonne
    (Joaquim Rodríguez)
    Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    (Maxim Iglinsky)
    Tour de Romandie
    (Bradley Wiggins)
    Giro d'Italia
    (Ryder Hesjedal)
    Joaquim Rodríguez Team Katusha
    Critérium du Dauphiné
    (Bradley Wiggins)
    Team Sky
    Tour de Suisse
    (Rui Costa)
    Tour de Pologne
    (Moreno Moser)
    Tour de France
    (Bradley Wiggins)
    Bradley Wiggins
    Eneco Tour
    (Lars Boom)
    Clásica de San Sebastián
    (Luis León Sánchez)
    Vattenfall Cyclassics
    (Arnaud Démare)
    GP Ouest-France
    (Edvald Boasson Hagen)
    GP de Québec
    (Simon Gerrans)
    Vuelta a España
    (Alberto Contador)
    GP de Montréal
    (Lars Petter Nordhaug)
    World TTT Championships
    (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
    Giro di Lombardia
    (Joaquim Rodríguez)
    Joaquim Rodríguez
    Tour of Beijing
    (Tony Martin)

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