Audi Melges 20 Riva Del Garda - Levi Grabs hold lead
by Melges 20 on 13 Jul 2014
Audi Melges 20 Tron Sailing Series 2014 Act 4 Leonardo Bianchi
At the top, in stunning Riva Del Garda is provisional 2014 Melges 20 Audi-Tron Sailing Series leader Dario Levi aboard Fremito D'Arja. Levi won two of the three races held today, resulting in a substantial eleven point overall lead ahead of second place Guido Miani on Out of Reach. Miani is chased by Achille Onorato's Mascalzone Latino Jr. in third.
American Russ Lucas on Shimmer is currently seated fourth, followed by Francesco Farnetti's ITA-157 in fifth.
With a 12 o'clock start and an incredible 13-15 knots, the first bullet of the day went to Miani with Onorato in second, then Levi.
With Levi taking solid wins in Race Two and Three, all other positions were pretty much up for grabs as the leaderboard shifted and shuffled. Alessandro Rombelli's STIG captured second place in Race Two, then Onorato in third. Long-time Audi Melges 20 owner Marco Perazzo and his 3Menda team claimed the second spot in Race Three, then Lucas cleaning up for third.
Racing resumes tomorrow, Sunday - the final day of competition in Riva Del Garda before the intensity of the World Championship on 25-30 August. Sunday's warning takes place at 11 a.m. (Italy). If the remaining three races take place, a discard will go into effect with six races complete, which typically makes for a more than exciting outcome.
Top Ten Results
(After Three Races)
1.) Dario Levi/Nicolo Bianchi, Fremito D'Arja; 3-1-1 = 5
2.) Guido Miani/Gabriele Benussi, Out of Reach; 1-9-6 = 16
3.) Achille Onorato/Malcolm Page, Mascalzone Latino Jr.; 2-3-12 = 17
4.) Russ Lucas/Harry Melges, III, Shimmer; 16-6-3 = 25
5.) Francesco Farnetti/Michele Ivaldi, ITA-157; 4-17-9 = 30
6.) Pasquale Orofino/Branko Brcin, Raffica; 5-18-13 = 36
7.) Alessandro Rombelli/Danielle Cassinari, STIG; 28-2-7 = 37
8.) Manfredi Vianini Tolomei/Lorenzo Bodini, Maolca; 8-20-10 = 38
9.) Davide Albertini/Nicola Celon, Leviathan; 7-7-26 = 40
10.) Marco Perazzo/Andrea Casale, 3Menda; 33-8-2 = 43
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Audi Melges 20 Tron Sailing Series Act 4 Results:
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Rank
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Nat
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Sail No
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Boat
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Helmsman
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Tactician / Crew
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R1
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R2
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R3
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Nett
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1st
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50
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FREMITO D'ARJA
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Dario Levi
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Nicolò Bianchi / Stefano Lagi / Francesca
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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5.0
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ITA
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Masotto
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2nd
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333
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OUT OF REACH
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Guido Miani
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Gabriele Benussi / Massimo Gherarducci
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1.0
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9.0
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6.0
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16.0
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MON
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3rd
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23
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MASCALZONE LATINO JR
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Achille Onorato
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Malcomm Page / Stefano Ciampalini
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2.0
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3.0
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12.0
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17.0
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ITA
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4th
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8
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SHIMMER
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Russ Lucas
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Harry Melges / Federico Michetti
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16.0
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6.0
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3.0
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25.0
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USA
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5th
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157
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ITA 157
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Farneti /Musone
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Michele Ivaldi
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4.0
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17.0
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9.0
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30.0
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ITA
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6th
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136
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RAFFICA
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Pasquale Orofino
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Branko Brcin / Marco Scelto
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5.0
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18.0
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13.0
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36.0
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ITA
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7th
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65
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STIG
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Alessandro Rombelli
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Daniele Cassinari / Giorgio Tortarolo
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28.0
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2.0
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7.0
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37.0
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ITA
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8th
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167
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MAOLCA
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Manfredi Vianini Tolomei
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Lorenzo Bodini / Matteo Velicogna
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8.0
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20.0
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10.0
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38.0
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ITA
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9th
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107
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LEVIATHAN
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Davide Albertini
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Nicola Celon / Stefano Orlandi / Giulia
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7.0
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7.0
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26.0
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40.0
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ITA
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Elba Masotto
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10th
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205
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3MENDA
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Marco Perazzo
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Andrea Casale / Nicholas Dal Ferro
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33.0
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8.0
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2.0
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43.0
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ITA
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11th
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149
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CAMAY
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Lauro Bonora
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Carlo Fracassoli / Andrea Felci / Verena
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24.0
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14.0
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5.0
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43.0
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ITA
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Weber
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12th
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124
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AUDI G-TRON F.lli Giacomel
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Roberto Martinez
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Enrico Fonda / Riccardo Simoneschi
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12.0
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28.0
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4.0
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44.0
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ITA
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13th
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713
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SYNERGY
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Alexey Bunzya
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Konstantin Besputin / Nikolai Kornev
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20.0
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4.0
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21.0
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45.0
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MON
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14th
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276
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SECTION 16
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Richard Davies
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Charlie McKee / Matt Pistay
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10.0
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11.0
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24.0
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45.0
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USA
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15th
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112
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PECCERE'
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Mirko De Falco
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Roberto Benamati / Piero Vigo
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6.0
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27.0
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15.0
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48.0
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ITA
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16th
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271
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MAMMA AIUTO
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Naofumi Kamei
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Manuel Weiller / Takumi Nakamura
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21.0
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15.0
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16.0
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52.0
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JPN
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17th
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14
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RED SKY
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Paul Reily
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Andy Burdick / John Rogers
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30.0
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5.0
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18.0
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53.0
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USA
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18th
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4
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SHIMMER 2
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Grace Lucas
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Chris Rast / Danielle Rast / Jane Rew
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9.0
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24.0
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20.0
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53.0
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USA
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19th
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154
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SPIRIT OF NERINA
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Francesco Scarselli
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Roberto Spata / Mirko Bargolini / Monica
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15.0
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13.0
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29.0
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57.0
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ITA
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Pagani
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20th
|
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106
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ASANTE SANA
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Claudio Dutto
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Filippo Togni / Gianmarco Togni
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31.0
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10.0
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17.0
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58.0
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ITA
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21st
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180
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ALOHA
|
Jan Kuchar
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Martin Trcka / Michal Kotek
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14.0
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25.0
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23.0
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62.0
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CZE
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22nd
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199
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LEGIONARIO
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Giancarlo Capolino
|
Francesco Ivaldi / Diego Battisti
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23.0
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16.0
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25.0
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64.0
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ITA
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23rd
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150
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UPUPUP
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Bo Boje Pedersen
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Michael Hestbah / Kriatian Jorensen
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11.0
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22.0
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32.0
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65.0
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DEN
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24th
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125
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T2R
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Tommaso Pavan
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Enrico Zennaro / Nello Pavoni
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27.0
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19.0
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22.0
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68.0
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ITA
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25th
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27
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CHIMERA
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Marco Gambardella
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Felice Cupane / Roberto Candela
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13.0
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29.0
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27.0
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69.0
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ITA
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26th
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108
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LUCIFER
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Matteo Marenghi Vaselli
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Leonardo Chiarugi / Lorenzo Del Rio
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29.0
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12.0
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30.0
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71.0
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MON
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27th
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189
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SAILING LAB
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Enrico Pucci
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Luca Spazzadeschi / Davide Di Maio
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34.0
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30.0
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8.0
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72.0
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ITA
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/Taito Sanches
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28th
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262
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FLY OR DIE
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Denis Lankin
|
Atrem Basalkin / Anton Sergeev
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36.0
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26.0
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11.0
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73.0
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RUS
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29th
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81
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CUSTOMLY
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Corrado Augusta
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Pietro D'Alì / Edorardo Bianchi / Flavia
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19.0
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21.0
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34.0
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74.0
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MON
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Tomiselli
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30th
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15
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TAVATUY
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Pavel Kuznetsov
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Evgeny Neugodnikov / Sergey Musikhin
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32.0
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32.0
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14.0
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78.0
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RUS
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31st
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7
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ANYWAYANYDAY
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Kirill Podolskiy
|
Sergey Shevtsov / Alexander Bozhko
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22.0
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39.0
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19.0
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80.0
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RUS
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32nd
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192
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MEZZA LUNA
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Marco Franchini
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Sandro Montefusco / Pietro Corbucci
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18.0
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31.0
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38.0
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87.0
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ITA
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33rd
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158
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TOMAHAWK
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Stefano Santucci
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Andrea Fornaro / Carlo Simoncelli /
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17.0
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37.0
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37.0
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91.0
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ITA
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Davide Duchi
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34th
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135
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FANTASTICHINA
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Fritz Homann
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Raimondo Tonelli / Enrico Turrini / Fritz
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40.0
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23.0
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31.0
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94.0
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Homann jr.
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GER
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35th
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164
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HELL CAT
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Jurgen Fuchs
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Nicolas Opteramp / Corinna Fuchs / Max
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25.0
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34.0
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39.0
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98.0
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GER
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Collotta
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36th
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113
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BRONENOSEC
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Vladimir Lubomirov
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Alberto Barovier / Alexey Kulakov
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26.0
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35.0
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41.0
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102.0
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RUS
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37th
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159
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AUT159
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Klaus Schober
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Hermann Kupfner / Gerhard Holzl
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38.0
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40.0
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28.0
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106.0
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AUT
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38th
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44
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RUS 44
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Sergey Kuznetcov
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Aleksey Tarasov / Sergey Pesskov
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35.0
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36.0
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35.0
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106.0
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RUS
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39th
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220
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TURNOVER
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Renato Vallivero
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Andrea Racchelli / Matteo Sprecacenere
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37.0
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38.0
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33.0
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108.0
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ITA
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40th
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137
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TACHICARDIA
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Michele Dandolo
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Giuliano Cuomo / Gabriele Schiattarella /
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39.0
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33.0
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40.0
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112.0
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Lisa Sartori
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ITA
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41st
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185
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ARKTURUS
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Degtyarev Andrey
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Sergey Ketov / Ivan Shilov
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41.0
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41.0
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36.0
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118.0
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RUS
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