From James.Cartridge1 at neweyandeyre.co.uk Tue Feb 2 02:48:55 2010 From: James.Cartridge1 at neweyandeyre.co.uk (James.Cartridge1@neweyandeyre.co.uk) Date: Tue Feb 2 02:49:47 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Newport Track Day - 14 March 2010 In-Reply-To: <000801caa27d$50a89e40$f1f9dac0$@arnold@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: Hi Jon, I ride a usually ride 56cm but can take a 58 if required.... Regards Jim Jim Cartridge Business Manager Newey & Eyre Bath T 01225 428468 F 01225 445758 http://www.neweysonline.co.uk - the new tool of the trade.. "Jonathan Arnold" To 31/01/2010 13:58 cc Subject Please respond to [VC Walcot] Newport Track Day - 14 vc-walcot@vc-walc March 2010 ot.com Hi all, A reminder that the VC Walcot track day is booked for 9:00am to 12:00am, Sunday 14 March 2010. There are still places (plus we have lost one to a hen party!) so if you haven?t signed up and want to come along please send me an email. All the details are below. What with all this snow and ice this winter it will give you an opportunity to kick start your year. Don?t be put off if you haven?t been before, you will not be the only one and the sessions are well organised by Sports Coaching. List so far, including bike size where I know them, is: 1. Jonathan Arnold ? 58cm 2. Mark Baile 3. Andy Blackwell ? 58cm 4. Ian Cade 5. Jim Cartridge 6. Laurie Chalk ? 54cm 7. Richard Fawkes ? 58cm 8. James Ford ? 54cm 9. Pete Giddings ? 56cm 10. Rick Hewes 11. James Lamb ? 58cm 12. Ian Savage ? 56cm 13. Roy Slide 14. Tony Solon 15. John Stevenson 16. Paul Robson ? 56cm 17. Tavis Walker ? 56cm Apologies if I have missed something, but can you please let me know your typical bike frame size as I need to let Sports Coaching know in advance. Details of the day as follows: Venue: Wales National Velodrome Newport International Sport Village Velodrome Way Newport South Wales NP19 4RB Time and Date: Sunday 14 March 2010 between 9:00 & 12:00am. Bikes, Shoes, Helmet and Mitts/Gloves and the like: The cost includes hire of a track bike (If you have your own dedicated track bike you can use it subject to Sports Coaching inspecting and approving it on the day). You will need either Look Delta cleats for your shoes, or alternatively you can wear trainers with clips/straps. You will not be allowed to change the pedals on the hire bikes, so please don't ask. You must wear a helmet, so bring one with you. You must wear cycling mitts or gloves, so bring some with you. You will spend some time off the bike, so bring a top layer etc you can easily take on and off to keep warm and a bit of food and drink to keep you fuelled. Cost: ?30 per person (just to let you know, the cost of the track hire has gone up but Sports Coaching are not passing that on to us so the price remains the same as last year). Judging by the smiles on everybody?s faces the last time this proved a very popular trip. 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Registered in Guernsey No 616 From roy_slide at yahoo.co.uk Tue Feb 2 09:53:20 2010 From: roy_slide at yahoo.co.uk (Roy Slide) Date: Tue Feb 2 09:54:12 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Marmotte In-Reply-To: <000801caa27d$50a89e40$f1f9dac0$@arnold@homecall.co.uk> Message-ID: <517309.84397.qm@web25605.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Hi, ? Just wondered if anyone is doing the Marmotte this year? It seems to be full now unless you enter the whole grand trophee (95 euros).. ? Any tips on logistics and places to stay? ? Thanks Roy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mtb-oz.com/pipermail/vc-walcot/attachments/20100202/048abdf0/attachment.htm From jonathanbrunt at yahoo.co.uk Tue Feb 2 09:56:36 2010 From: jonathanbrunt at yahoo.co.uk (Jonathan Brunt) Date: Tue Feb 2 09:57:17 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] FW: Cadence is ready to face the world! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <232902.407.qm@web26608.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Good Luck guys, I'll be in to have a look this weekend and I promise to buy something!! --- On Sat, 30/1/10, Cadence Bikeshop Bath wrote: From: Cadence Bikeshop Bath Subject: [VC Walcot] FW: Cadence is ready to face the world! To: vc-walcot@vc-walcot.com Date: Saturday, 30 January, 2010, 8:17 Hi there! This is a brief message from Will, Jonny and Dave at Bath's newest bike shop. We're open from 9am this morning with a warm welcome and a hot coffee if you'd like to join us :-) ? Cadence 9 Chelsea Road Lower Weston Bath BA1 3PP 01225 446887 Mon - Sat? 9am - 6pm Not got a Hotmail account? Sign-up now - Free -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is a brief message from Will, Jonny and Dave at Bath's newest bike shop. We're open from 9am this morning with a warm welcome and a hot coffee if you'd like to join us :-) Cadence 9 Chelsea Road Lower Weston Bath BA1 3PP 01225 446887 Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm Not got a Hotmail account? Sign-up now - Free _________________________________________________________________ Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mtb-oz.com/pipermail/vc-walcot/attachments/20100202/4828f548/attachment.htm From jmf342001 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 2 10:23:22 2010 From: jmf342001 at hotmail.com (James Ford) Date: Tue Feb 2 10:23:48 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Marmotte In-Reply-To: <517309.84397.qm@web25605.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <000801caa27d$50a89e40$f1f9dac0$@arnold@homecall.co.uk>, <517309.84397.qm@web25605.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Message-ID: The campsite in Bourg D'Oisan is fine. I'd book in advance to be sure, but it would probably be ok on the day. My top tips would be (i) to go out a few days before if you can, to get a feel for the mountains, and (ii) don't go flat out along the valley to the base of the telegraphe, blow up near Valoire and end up collapsed in the shade shovelling down Brie sandwiches. Good luck. It is brutal. Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:53:20 +0000 From: roy_slide@yahoo.co.uk To: vc-walcot@vc-walcot.com Subject: [VC Walcot] Marmotte Hi, Just wondered if anyone is doing the Marmotte this year? It seems to be full now unless you enter the whole grand trophee (95 euros). Any tips on logistics and places to stay? Thanks Roy _________________________________________________________________ Send us your Hotmail stories and be featured in our newsletter http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mtb-oz.com/pipermail/vc-walcot/attachments/20100202/49c48618/attachment.htm From rupertshaw at yahoo.com Tue Feb 2 13:07:11 2010 From: rupertshaw at yahoo.com (rupert shaw) Date: Tue Feb 2 13:08:12 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Marmotte In-Reply-To: References: <000801caa27d$50a89e40$f1f9dac0$@arnold@homecall.co.uk>, <517309.84397.qm@web25605.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <922501.43607.qm@web53101.mail.re2.yahoo.com> All hotels are now full. Not tried the campsite, but race is very popular wih Dutch riders who love camping Train very hard. The hills are harder in the second half. I was 36C plus last year ________________________________ From: James Ford To: vc-walcot@vc-walcot.com Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 3:23:22 PM Subject: RE: [VC Walcot] Marmotte The campsite in Bourg D'Oisan is fine.? I'd book in advance to be sure, but it would probably be ok on the day. ? My top tips would be (i) to go out a few days before if you can, to?get a feel for the mountains, and (ii) don't go flat out along the valley to the base of the telegraphe, blow up near Valoire and end up collapsed in the shade shovelling down Brie sandwiches. ? Good luck.? It is brutal. ? ________________________________ Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:53:20 +0000 From: roy_slide@yahoo.co.uk To: vc-walcot@vc-walcot.com Subject: [VC Walcot] Marmotte Hi, Just wondered if anyone is doing the Marmotte this year? It seems to be full now unless you enter the whole grand trophee (95 euros). Any tips on logistics and places to stay? Thanks Roy ________________________________ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Registered in Guernsey No 616 From joannaswallow at yahoo.com Mon Feb 8 11:12:42 2010 From: joannaswallow at yahoo.com (joanna swallow) Date: Mon Feb 8 11:13:16 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] White Horse Challenge 2010 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <226782.94672.qm@web38002.mail.mud.yahoo.com> i am also doing the white horse challenge, jo (new member) --- On Thu, 1/21/10, Paul Robson wrote: > From: Paul Robson > Subject: [VC Walcot] White Horse Challenge 2010 > To: "vc-walcot@vc-walcot.com" > Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 2:34 PM > > > White Horse Challenge 2010 > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I mentioned to a few people on Sunday that I?d get an > e-mail around regarding this ride, so here it is. Quite a > few of us rode it last year (and a couple the year before > that) and it was well organised and good fun. The ride is on > April 25, and entries open January 30. It?s fairly > local (near Swindon) and fills up pretty quickly, so if it > sounds like your cup of tea then don?t hang about too > long once entries open. > > > > http://www.whitehorsechallenge.com > > > > Cheers, Paul > > > > -- > > Paul Robson > > Operations Editor, Guitarist > > 30 Monmouth Street, Bath, BA1 2BW > > 01225 442244 > > > -- > > Future Publishing Limited (registered company number > 2008885) and Future Publishing (Overseas) Limited > (registered company number 06202940) are wholly owned > subsidiaries of Future plc (registered company number > 3757874). Future Publishing Limited, Future Publishing > (Overseas) Limited and Future plc are all incorporated in > England and Wales and share the same registered address at > Beauford Court, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW. > > This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential. If you have received this email in error > please notify the sender and then delete it immediately. > Please note that any views or opinions presented in this > email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of Future. > > The recipient should check this email and any > attachments for the presence of viruses. Future accepts no > liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by > this email. > > Future may regularly and randomly monitor outgoing and > incoming emails (including the content of them) and other > telecommunications on its email and telecommunications > systems. By replying to this email you give your consent to > such monitoring. > ***** > Save resources: think before you print. > > > From L.C.Smith at bath.ac.uk Tue Feb 9 11:15:34 2010 From: L.C.Smith at bath.ac.uk (Lowenna Smith) Date: Tue Feb 9 11:15:52 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Social - Thurs (9th) Message-ID: <20100209161534.mtflcymyaskkk4o8@webmail.bath.ac.uk> Hello everyone, It's Febuary and social time again. So you've almost survived the winter - come and celebrate with your fellow cyclists over some beer and pies. Usual place (http://www.theravenofbath.co.uk/), usual time (from 7pm). See you all there, Low From john at mtb-oz.com Wed Feb 10 17:59:18 2010 From: john at mtb-oz.com (John Stevenson) Date: Wed Feb 10 18:00:17 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Social - Thurs (9th) In-Reply-To: <20100209161534.mtflcymyaskkk4o8@webmail.bath.ac.uk> References: <20100209161534.mtflcymyaskkk4o8@webmail.bath.ac.uk> Message-ID: <4B733A46.2070004@mtb-oz.com> I think you mean Thursday the 11th! Lowenna Smith wrote: > Hello everyone, > > It's Febuary and social time again. So you've almost survived the winter > - come and celebrate with your fellow cyclists over some beer and pies. > Usual place > (http://www.theravenofbath.co.uk/), usual time (from 7pm). > > See you all there, > Low > > From gareth at theproductworks.co.uk Thu Feb 18 05:40:28 2010 From: gareth at theproductworks.co.uk (Gareth Jones) Date: Thu Feb 18 05:40:58 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Marmotte In-Reply-To: <517309.84397.qm@web25605.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <000801caa27d$50a89e40$f1f9dac0$@arnold@homecall.co.uk> <517309.84397.qm@web25605.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <006f01cab086$ca338240$5e9a86c0$@co.uk> Roy, I've just signed up for the Marmotte but planning on driving down in my trusty VW camper and roughing it! Loads of skiing apartments around the finish so reckon you could find one to rent cheaper than a hotel. We did that last year and it worked out well. Gareth From: Roy Slide [mailto:roy_slide@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: 02 February 2010 14:53 To: vc-walcot@vc-walcot.com Subject: [VC Walcot] Marmotte Hi, Just wondered if anyone is doing the Marmotte this year? It seems to be full now unless you enter the whole grand trophee (95 euros). Any tips on logistics and places to stay? Thanks Roy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mtb-oz.com/pipermail/vc-walcot/attachments/20100218/e70014b5/attachment.htm From honed_coaching at hotmail.co.uk Mon Feb 22 12:47:41 2010 From: honed_coaching at hotmail.co.uk (Peter Giddings) Date: Tue Feb 23 08:12:06 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Summer riding in the Pyrenees Message-ID: Hello everyone, On a day when sleet and grey clouds might have kept you from turning the pedals, I bring you some welcome fodder for day dreaming. A ride called the Devil's Pitchfork over sun drenched French roads... I have arranged with Pyractif to run a weeks trip to visit them in the Haute Pyrenees this May with the view to ride some big climbs, recce the Etape route and enjoy some early season sunshine. The date set is May 29th to June 6th (Sat to Sat) so you've plenty of time to enjoy the fitness you'll bring back over the rest of the Summer. And it will only cost you 515 Euro plus some flights. The large farm house we'll be staying in is in Bertren 20km from Bagniere de Luchon which is hosting not one but two stages of the Tour de France this year. Chris and Helen will be hosting and they're fantastic at making you feel at home and serve up 7 hearty breakfasts and 5 tasty local dinners suitable for a hungry cyclists. On their evening off, they'll ferry us to and from a great local restaurant for a bit of regional cuisine. The house is fitted out to a high standard so you and your bike can be comfortable and well maintained, hot tub, workshop and brilliantly comfy lounge make it the perfect base to ride from. There are two options for the week so that anyone who comes will get the most from the trip whatever their level. As its me, they'll also be a little competition thrown into the mix for those who feel like it. Option 1-for the experienced mountain goat: You'll recce the entire route of the Etape du Tour over the first two days with vehicle support and transfers to and from the course, climbing the Marie Blanc and Col du Soulor on the first day before tackling the Tourmalet on the second. After those two days you'll rejoin the main group for an easy day of rolling valleys before building up (including a mountain TT just for fun) ready for Fridays Devil's Pitchfork epic... Option 2 - for everyone else: You'll find your climbing legs over the first two days, building up from 3rd, 2nd and 1st cat climbs before tackling the HC climbs later in the week. We'll also do some easy skills sessions so that you know how best to tame mountain and can get the most from the rides later in the week. An easy day Wednesday will lead you into the TT on Thursday (you can spectate if you would rather) then comes the piece de resitance, the Devils Pitchfork... Chris has found 5 routes which all centre on Luchon to test the mettle of any cyclist. Whether you are building for the Marmotte or the Etape or just want a great day in the mountains riding this will be a fantastic challenge. Backstedt Level: 108km climbing 2060m including Col de Portillon and the HC Super Bagneres Wiggins Level: 136km climbing 3000m adding the Peyresourde Armstrong Level: 182km climbing 3930m 4 cols including the infamous Port de Bales Coppi Level: 194km climbing 4400m 5 cols notching up the Hospice de France too Mercx Level: 212km climbing 5000m extended version for fullly devilish experience All the rides start together and centre on Luchon so we'll arrange a base so everyone can meet for coffee/lunch/a nap throughout the day. This will be a great way to end a week of riding no matter whether you're training on the Etape recce or enjoying some amazing roads with the laughing group, it'd be great if some Walcotters could makie it along. If you are interested then get in touch with myself or Chris on pyractif@gmail.com ASAP. Be quick though as half the spaces are already taken! See you all on the club run soon. Pete _________________________________________________________________ Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mtb-oz.com/pipermail/vc-walcot/attachments/20100222/bba0b37f/attachment.htm From markbaile at hotmail.com Tue Feb 23 08:20:32 2010 From: markbaile at hotmail.com (Mark Baile Hotmail) Date: Tue Feb 23 08:20:38 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Summer riding in the Pyrenees In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello mate, am I already in this? Cheers, Mark On 22 Feb 2010, at 17:47, Peter Giddings wrote: > Hello everyone, > > On a day when sleet and grey clouds might have kept you from turning > the pedals, I bring you some welcome fodder for day dreaming. A ride > called the Devil's Pitchfork over sun drenched French roads... > > I have arranged with Pyractif to run a weeks trip to visit them in > the Haute Pyrenees this May with the view to ride some big climbs, > recce the Etape route and enjoy some early season sunshine. The date > set is May 29th to June 6th (Sat to Sat) so you've plenty of time to > enjoy the fitness you'll bring back over the rest of the Summer. And > it will only cost you 515 Euro plus some flights. > > The large farm house we'll be staying in is in Bertren 20km from > Bagniere de Luchon which is hosting not one but two stages of the > Tour de France this year. Chris and Helen will be hosting and > they're fantastic at making you feel at home and serve up 7 hearty > breakfasts and 5 tasty local dinners suitable for a hungry cyclists. > On their evening off, they'll ferry us to and from a great local > restaurant for a bit of regional cuisine. The house is fitted out to > a high standard so you and your bike can be comfortable and well > maintained, hot tub, workshop and brilliantly comfy lounge make it > the perfect base to ride from. > > There are two options for the week so that anyone who comes will get > the most from the trip whatever their level. As its me, they'll also > be a little competition thrown into the mix for those who feel like > it. > > Option 1-for the experienced mountain goat: > You'll recce the entire route of the Etape du Tour over the first > two days with vehicle support and transfers to and from the course, > climbing the Marie Blanc and Col du Soulor on the first day before > tackling the Tourmalet on the second. After those two days you'll > rejoin the main group for an easy day of rolling valleys before > building up (including a mountain TT just for fun) ready for Fridays > Devil's Pitchfork epic... > > Option 2 - for everyone else: > You'll find your climbing legs over the first two days, building up > from 3rd, 2nd and 1st cat climbs before tackling the HC climbs later > in the week. We'll also do some easy skills sessions so that you > know how best to tame mountain and can get the most from the rides > later in the week. An easy day Wednesday will lead you into the TT > on Thursday (you can spectate if you would rather) then comes the > piece de resitance, the Devils Pitchfork... > > Chris has found 5 routes which all centre on Luchon to test the > mettle of any cyclist. Whether you are building for the Marmotte or > the Etape or just want a great day in the mountains riding this will > be a fantastic challenge. > > Backstedt Level: 108km climbing 2060m including Col de Portillon and > the HC Super Bagneres > Wiggins Level: 136km climbing 3000m adding the Peyresourde > Armstrong Level: 182km climbing 3930m 4 cols including the infamous > Port de Bales > Coppi Level: 194km climbing 4400m 5 cols notching up the > Hospice de France too > Mercx Level: 212km climbing 5000m extended version for fullly > devilish experience > > All the rides start together and centre on Luchon so we'll arrange a > base so everyone can meet for coffee/lunch/a nap throughout the day. > This will be a great way to end a week of riding no matter whether > you're training on the Etape recce or enjoying some amazing roads > with the laughing group, it'd be great if some Walcotters could > makie it along. > > If you are interested then get in touch with myself or Chris on pyractif@gmail.com > ASAP. Be quick though as half the spaces are already taken! > > See you all on the club run soon. > > Pete > > > We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. > Tell us now -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mtb-oz.com/pipermail/vc-walcot/attachments/20100223/2ecc9e65/attachment.htm From ellacott1 at btinternet.com Wed Feb 24 15:28:47 2010 From: ellacott1 at btinternet.com (julia&martin) Date: Wed Feb 24 15:29:19 2010 Subject: [VC Walcot] Summer riding in the Pyrenees In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Pete v.interested but have to check with the boss first - for permission and dosh will let you know asap - what is th best flight solution?? also could a non cyclist come along cheers Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Giddings To: vc-walcot@vc-walcot.com Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 5:47 PM Subject: [VC Walcot] Summer riding in the Pyrenees Hello everyone, On a day when sleet and grey clouds might have kept you from turning the pedals, I bring you some welcome fodder for day dreaming. A ride called the Devil's Pitchfork over sun drenched French roads... I have arranged with Pyractif to run a weeks trip to visit them in the Haute Pyrenees this May with the view to ride some big climbs, recce the Etape route and enjoy some early season sunshine. The date set is May 29th to June 6th (Sat to Sat) so you've plenty of time to enjoy the fitness you'll bring back over the rest of the Summer. And it will only cost you 515 Euro plus some flights. The large farm house we'll be staying in is in Bertren 20km from Bagniere de Luchon which is hosting not one but two stages of the Tour de France this year. Chris and Helen will be hosting and they're fantastic at making you feel at home and serve up 7 hearty breakfasts and 5 tasty local dinners suitable for a hungry cyclists. On their evening off, they'll ferry us to and from a great local restaurant for a bit of regional cuisine. The house is fitted out to a high standard so you and your bike can be comfortable and well maintained, hot tub, workshop and brilliantly comfy lounge make it the perfect base to ride from. There are two options for the week so that anyone who comes will get the most from the trip whatever their level. As its me, they'll also be a little competition thrown into the mix for those who feel like it. Option 1-for the experienced mountain goat: You'll recce the entire route of the Etape du Tour over the first two days with vehicle support and transfers to and from the course, climbing the Marie Blanc and Col du Soulor on the first day before tackling the Tourmalet on the second. After those two days you'll rejoin the main group for an easy day of rolling valleys before building up (including a mountain TT just for fun) ready for Fridays Devil's Pitchfork epic... Option 2 - for everyone else: You'll find your climbing legs over the first two days, building up from 3rd, 2nd and 1st cat climbs before tackling the HC climbs later in the week. We'll also do some easy skills sessions so that you know how best to tame mountain and can get the most from the rides later in the week. An easy day Wednesday will lead you into the TT on Thursday (you can spectate if you would rather) then comes the piece de resitance, the Devils Pitchfork... Chris has found 5 routes which all centre on Luchon to test the mettle of any cyclist. Whether you are building for the Marmotte or the Etape or just want a great day in the mountains riding this will be a fantastic challenge. Backstedt Level: 108km climbing 2060m including Col de Portillon and the HC Super Bagneres Wiggins Level: 136km climbing 3000m adding the Peyresourde Armstrong Level: 182km climbing 3930m 4 cols including the infamous Port de Bales Coppi Level: 194km climbing 4400m 5 cols notching up the Hospice de France too Mercx Level: 212km climbing 5000m extended version for fullly devilish experience All the rides start together and centre on Luchon so we'll arrange a base so everyone can meet for coffee/lunch/a nap throughout the day. This will be a great way to end a week of riding no matter whether you're training on the Etape recce or enjoying some amazing roads with the laughing group, it'd be great if some Walcotters could makie it along. If you are interested then get in touch with myself or Chris on pyractif@gmail.com ASAP. Be quick though as half the spaces are already taken! See you all on the club run soon. 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