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2012 top WorldTour teams & rosters

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2012
UCI List of Top 15 WorldTour Teams and Rosters
 in alphabetical order

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Country
Kazakhstan
Sponsor
Kazakhstan national government
Bikes
Specialized, SRAM
Manager
Giuseppe Martinelli
Sports Directors
Guido Bontempi, Dmitri Sedoun, Alexander Shefer

Assan Bazayev
KAZ
30
Borut Bozic
SLO
31
Janez Brajkovič
SLO
28
Alexsandr Dyachenko
KAZ
28
Dmitriy Fofonov
KAZ
35
Enrico Gasparotto
ITA
29
Francesco Gavazzi
ITA
27
Andriy Grivko
UKR
28
Dimitriy Gruzdev
KAZ
29
Jacopo Guarnieri
ITA
24
Maxim Iglinskiy
KAZ
30
Valentin Iglinskiy
KAZ
27
Tanel Kangert
EST
24
Andrey Kashechkin
KAZ
31
Fredrik Kessiakoff
SWE
31
Robert Kiserlovski
CRO
25
Roman Kreuziger
CZE
25
Francesco Masciarelli
ITA
25
Dmitriy Muravyev
KAZ
32
Yevgeny Nepomnyachsniy
KAZ
24
Evgeny Petrov
RUS
33
Simone Ponzi
ITA
24
Sergey Renev
KAZ
27
Kevin Seeldraeyers
BEL
25
Egor Silin
RUS
23
Paolo Tiralongo
ITA
34
Alexandr Vinokourov
KAZ
38
Andrey Zeits
KAZ
25

Country
USA
Sponsor
BMC bicycles
Bikes
BMC, Shimano
Managers
Gavin Chilcott and Jim Ochowicz
Sports Directors
John Lelangue, Rik Verbrugghe, Fabio Baldato, Mike Sayers, Maximilian Sciandri, Noel Dejonckheere

Alessandro Ballan
ITA
32
Adam Blythe
GBR
22
Brent Bookwalter
USA
27
Marcus Burghardt
GER
28
Stephen Cummings
GBR
30
Cadel Evans
AUS
34
Mathias Frank
SUI
25
Philippe Gilbert
BEL
29
George Hincapie
USA
38
Thor Hushovd
NOR
33
Martin Kohler
SUI
26
Klaas Lodewyck
BEL
23
Amaël Moinard
FRA
29
Steve Morabito
SUI
28
Marco Pinotti
ITA
35
Manuel Quinziato
ITA
32
Mauro Santambrogio
ITA
27
Ivan Santaromita
ITA
27
Michael Schär
SUI
25
Johann Tschopp
SUI
29
Greg Van Avermaet
BEL
26
Tejay Van Garderen
USA
23
Danilo Wyss
SUI
26
Yannick Eijssen
BEL
22
Taylor Phinney
USA
21
Thimothy Roe
AUS
22

Country
USA
Sponsor
Satellite navigation and cycle computers; IT security, networking and storage
Bikes
Cervélo, Shimano, Rotor, Mavic
Manager
Jonathan Vaughters
Sports Directors
Alan Peiper, Eric Van Lancker, Chann McRae, Bingen Fernandez, Geert Van Bondt, Charles Wegelius

Jack Bauer
NZL
26
Tom Danielson
USA
33
Thomas Dekker
NED
27
Tyler Farrar
USA
27
Koldo Fernandez
ESP
30
Murilo Fischer
BRA
32
Nathan Haas
AUS
22
Heinrich Haussler
AUS
27
Ryder Hesjedal
CAN
31
Alex Howes
USA
24
Robbie Hunter
RSA
34
Andreas Klier
GER
35
Michel Kreder
NED
24
Raymond Kreder
NED
22
Christophe Le Mevel
FRA
31
Martijn Maaskant
NED
28
Dan Martin
IRL
25
David Millar
GBR
35
Ramunas Navardauskas
LTU
23
Tom Peterson
USA
25
Jacob Rathe
USA
20
Alex Rasmussen
DEN
27
Sebastien Rosseler
BEL
30
Peter Stetina
USA
24
Andrew Talansky
USA
23
Christian Vande Velde
USA
35
Johan Vansummeren
BEL
30
Fabian Wegmann
GER
31
David Zabriskie
USA
32
Sep Vanmarcke
BEL
23



Country
Australia
Sponsor
None for now, funded by Ryan family
Bikes
Scott, Shimano
Manager
Shayne Bannan
Sports Directors
Matthew White, Laurenzo Lapage, Lionel Marie, Neil Stephens, Daniele Nardello, Vittorio Algeri

Michael Albasini
SUI
31
Fumiyuki Beppu
JPN
28
Jack Bobridge
AUS
22
Simon Clarke
AUS
25
Baden Cooke
AUS
33
Allan Davis
AUS
31
Julian Dean
NZL
36
Mitchell Docker
AUS
25
Simon Gerrans
AUS
31
Matthew Goss
AUS
25
Leigh Howard
AUS
22
Daryl Impey
RSA
27
Jens Keukeleire
BEL
23
Aidis Kruopis
LTU
25
Brett Lancaster
AUS
32
Sebastian Langeveld
NED
26
Robbie Mcewen
AUS
39
Christian Meier
CAN
26
Cameron Meyer
AUS
24
Travis Meyer
AUS
22
Jens Mouris
NED
31
Stuart O’Grady
AUS
38
Wesley Sulzberger
AUS
25
Daniel Teklehaymanot
ERI
23
Svein Tuft
CAN
34
Tomas Vaitkus
LTU
29
Pieter Weening
NED
30
Matthew Wilson
AUS
34
Luke Durbridge
AUS
20
Michael Hepburn
AUS
20


Country
Russia
Sponsor
Various Russian companies linked to the Kremlin
Bikes
Canyon, Shimano, Mavic
Managers
Hans-Michael Holzer, Theo Maucher
Sports Directors
Christian Henn, Valerio Piva, Mario Chiesa, Claudio Cozzi, Dmitri Konychev

Maxim Belkov
RUS
27
Pavel Brutt
RUS
29
Giampaolo Caruso
ITA
31
Xavier Florencio
ESP
32
Oscar Freire
ESP
35
Denis Galimzyanov
RUS
24
Vladimir Gusev
RUS
29
Juan Horrach
ESP
37
Petr Ignatenko
RUS
24
Mikhail Ignatiev
RUS
26
Vladimir Isaichev
RUS
25
Alexander Kristoff
NOR
24
Timofey Kritskiy
RUS
24
Aliaksandr Kuschynski
BLR
32
Alberto Losada
ESP
29
Denis Menchov
RUS
33
Daniel Moreno
ESP
30
Luca Paolini
ITA
34
Alexander Porsev
RUS
25
Joaquin Rodriguez
ESP
32
Rudiger Selig
GER
22
Gatis Smukulis
LAT
24
Simon Spilak
SLO
25
Yury Trofimov
RUS
27
Alexey Tsatevitch
RUS
22
Maxime Vantomme
BEL
25
Angel Vicioso
ESP
34
Eduard Vorganov
RUS
29
Marco Haller
AUT
20

Country
Italy
Sponsor
Italian pre-coated steel, Ukrainian steel mills
Bikes
Willier Triestina, Campagnolo
Manager
Antonio Sarroni
Sports Directors
Roberto Damiani, Bruno Vicino

Winner Anacona
COL
23
Leonardo Bertagnolli
ITA
34
Grega Bole
SLO
26
Matteo Bono
ITA
28
Vitaliy Buts
UKR
25
Davide Cimolai
ITA
22
Damiano Cunego
ITA
30
Massimo Graziato
ITA
23
Danilo Hondo
GER
38
Matthew Lloyd
AUS
28
Adriano Malori
ITA
23
Marco Marzano
ITA
31
Manuele Mori
ITA
31
Przemyslaw Niemiec
POL
31
Oleksandr Kvachuk
UKR
28
Alessandro Petacchi
ITA
38
Daniele Pietropolli
ITA
31
Morris Possoni
ITA
27
Daniele Righi
ITA
35
Michele Scarponi
ITA
32
Alessandro Spezialetti
ITA
36
Simone Stortoni
ITA
26
Diego Ulissi
ITA
22
Davide Vigano
ITA
27

Country
Italy
Sponsor
Dutch-owned domestic bottled gas distributor, Canadian-owned bicycle brand
Bikes
Cannondale, SRAM
Manager
Roberto Amadio
Sports Directors
Dario Mariuzzo, Mario Scirea, Alberto Volpi, Stefano Zanatta, Paolo Slongo, Biagio Conte

Valerio Agnoli
ITA
27
Ivan Basso
ITA
34
Maciej Bodnar
POL
26
Federico Canuti
ITA
26
Eros Capecchi
ITA
25
Damiano Caruso
ITA
24
Tiziano Dalto Da
ITA
30
Mauro Dall’antonia
ITA
28
Timothy Duggan
USA
29
Edward King
USA
28
Kristijan Koren
SLO
25
Paolo Longo Borghini
ITA
31
Alan Marangoni
ITA
27
Dominik Nerz
GER
22
Vincenzo Nibali
ITA
27
Daniel Oss
ITA
24
Maciej Paterski
POL
25
Daniele Ratto
ITA
22
Fabio Sabatini
ITA
26
Peter Sagan
SVK
21
Juraj Sagan
SVK
23
Cristiano Salerno
ITA
26
José Sarmiento
COL
24
Sylvester Szmyd
POL
33
Alessandro Vanotti
ITA
31
Elia Viviani
ITA
22
Stefano Agostini
ITA
23
Moreno Moser
ITA
21

Country
Belgium
Sponsor
Belgian state lottery, Aluminium windows and doors
Bikes
Ridley, Campagnolo
Manager
Bill Olivier
Sports Directors
Marc Sergeant, Herman Frison, Jean Pierre Heynderickx, Marc Wauters, Bart Leysen, Michiel Elijzen, Mario Aerts

Lars Ytting Bak
DEN
31
Gaetan Bille
BEL
23
Brian Bulgac
NED
23
Sander Cordeel
BEL
24
Bart Clercq
BEL
25
Francis De Greef
BEL
26
Kenny De Haes
BEL
27
Gert Dockx
BEL
23
André Greipel
GER
29
Adam Hansen
AUS
30
Greg Henderson
NZL
35
Olivier Kaisen
BEL
28
Maarten Neyens
BEL
26
Gianni Meersman
BEL
26
Vicente Mimo Reynes
ESP
30
Jurgen Roelandts
BEL
26
Fréderique Robert
BEL
22
Marcel Sieberg
GER
29
Mehdi Sohrabi
IRI
30
Jurgen Van De Walle
BEL
34
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
BEL
28
Joost Van Leijen
NED
27
Jelle Vanendert
BEL
26
Dennis Vanendert
BEL
23
Jonas Vangenechten
BEL
25
Frederik Willems
BEL
32
Jens Debusschere
BEL
22
Tosh Van Der Sande
BEL
21

Country
Spain
Sponsor
Spanish mobile telecoms provider
Bikes
Pinarello, Campagnolo
Manager
Eusebio Unzue
Sports Directors
José Luis Jaimerena, Yvon Ledanois, José Luis Arrieta, Alfonso Galilea

Andrey Amador Bakkazakova
CRC
25
David Arroyo Duran
ESP
32
Marzio Bruseghin
ITA
37
Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas
ESP
24
Juan José Cobo
ESP
30
Imanol Erviti Ollo
ESP
28
Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa
POR
25
José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios
ESP
33
José Herrada Lopez
ESP
26
Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
ESP
25
Javier Iriarte
ESP
25
Vladimir Karpets
RUS
31
Vasili Kiryienka
BLR
30
Ignatas Konovalovas
LTU
26
Pablo Lastras Garcia
ESP
35
David Lopez Garcia
ESP
30
Angel Madrazo Ruiz
ESP
23
Javier Moreno Bazan
ESP
27
Sergio Pardilla Bellon
ESP
27
Ruben Plaza Molina
ESP
31
Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
ESP
26
Branislau Samoilau
BLR
26
Alejandro Valverde
ESP
31
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
ESP
29
Giovanni Visconti
ITA
28
Jesus Herrada Lopez
ESP
21
Nairo Quintana Rojas
COL
21
Enrique Sanz
ESP
22

Country
Belgium
Sponsor
Consumer healthcare products, US-owned flooring materials company
Bikes
Specialized, SRAM
Managers
Marc Coucke, Patrick Lefevere
Sports Directors
Davide Bramati, Brian Holm, Wilfried Peeters, Jan Schaffrath, Tom Steels, Rik Van Slycke

Marco Bandiera
ITA
27
Tom Boonen
BEL
31
Matt Brammeier
IRL
26
Dario Cataldo
ITA
26
Sylvain Chavanel
FRA
32
Francesco Chicchi
ITA
31
Gerald Ciolek
GER
25
Kevin De Weert
BEL
29
Dries Devenyns
BEL
28
Michał Gołaś
POL
27
Bert Grabsch
GER
36
Michał Kwiatkowski
POL
21
Levi Leipheimer
USA
38
Nikolas Maes
BEL
25
Tony Martin
GER
26
Serge Pauwels
BEL
28
Jérôme Pineau
FRA
32
František Raboň
CZE
28
Gert Steegmans
BEL
31
Zdenek Stybar
CZE
26
Niki Terpstra
NED
27
Stijn Vandenbergh
BEL
27
Kristof Vandewalle
BEL
26
Martin Velits
SVK
26
Peter Velits
SVK
26
Andrew Fenn
GBR
21
Michal Kwiatkowski
POL
21
Matteo Trentin
ITA
22
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
BEL
20
Julien Vermote
BEL
22

Country
Netherlands
Sponsor
Retail banking
Bikes
Giant, Shimano
Manager
Harold Knebel
Sports Directors
Frans Maassen, Nico Verhoeven, Erik Dekker, Jan Boven, Adri Van Houwelingen

Carlos Barredo
ESP
30
Jetse Bol
NED
22
Lars Boom
NED
26
Theo Bos
NED
28
Matti Breschel
DEN
27
Graeme Brown
AUS
32
Stef Clement
NED
29
Rick Flens
NED
28
Juan Manuel Garate
ESP
35
Robert Gesink
NED
25
Steven Kruijswijk
NED
24
Thomas Leezer
NED
26
Paul Martens
GER
28
Bauke Mollema
NED
25
Grischa Niermann
GER
36
Mark Renshaw
AUS
29
Luis Leon Sanchez
ESP
28
Bram Tankink
NED
33
Laurens Ten Dam
NED
31
Maarten Tjallingii
NED
34
Jos Vam Emden
NED
26
Dennis Van Winden
NED
24
Coen Vermeltfoort
NED
23
Maarten Wynants
BEL
29
Wilco Kelderman
NED
20
Michael Matthews
AUS
21
Tom Jelte Slagter
NED
22

Country
Luxembourg
Sponsor
US consumer electronics retail / Japanese auto manufacturer
Bikes
Trek, Shimano
Managers
Ricardo Scheidecker, Johan Bruyneel
Sports Directors
Luca Guercilena, Kim Andersen, Lars Michaelsen, José Azevedo, Dirk Demol

Jan Bakelants
BEL
25
Daniele Bennati
ITA
31
George Bennett
NZL
21
Matthew Busche
USA
26
Fabian Cancellara
SUI
30
Laurent Didier
LUX
27
Jakob Fuglsang
DEN
26
Tony Gallopin
FRA
23
Linus Gerdemann
GER
29
Ben Hermans
BEL
25
Christopher Horner
USA
40
Markel Irizar
ESP
31
Benjamin King
USA
22
Andreas Klöden
GER
36
Tiago Machado
POR
26
Maxime Monfort
BEL
28
Nelson Oliveira
POR
22
Yaroslav Popovych
UKR
32
Joost Posthuma
NED
30
Grégory Rast
SUI
31
Thomas Rohregger
AUT
29
Hayden Roulston
NZL
31
Andy Schleck
LUX
26
Frank Schleck
LUX
31
Jesse Sergent
NZL
23
Jens Voigt
GER
40
Robert Wagner
GER
28
Oliver Zaugg
SUI
30
Haimar Zubeldia
ESP
34
Giacomo Nizzolo
ITA
22

Country
Great Britain
Sponsor
Television broadcaster
Bikes
Pinarello, Shimano
Manager
David Brailsford
Sports Directors
Sean Yates, Steven De Jongh, Marcus Ljungqvist, Servais Knaven, Nicolas Portal

Davide Appollonio
ITA
22
Michael Barry
CAN
36
Edvald Boasson Hagen
NOR
24
Mark Cavendish
GBR
26
Alex Dowsett
GBR
23
Bernhard Eisel
AUT
30
Juan Antonio Flecha
ESP
34
Chris Froome
GBR
26
Mathew Hayman
AUS
33
Sergio Henao
COL
24
Jeremy Hunt
GBR
37
Peter Kennaugh
GBR
22
Christian Knees
GER
30
Thomas Löfkvist
SWE
27
Lars Petter Nordhaug
NOR
27
Danny Pate
USA
32
Richie Porte
AUS
26
Salvatore Puccio
ITA
22
Michael Rogers
AUS
32
Luke Rowe
GBR
21
Kanstantin Siutsou
BLR
29
Ian Stannard
GBR
24
Christopher Sutton
AUS
27
Ben Swift
GBR
24
Geraint Thomas
GBR
25
Rigoberto Uran
COL
24
Bradley Wiggins
GBR
31
Xabier Zandio
ESP
34

Country
Denmark
Sponsor
Foreign currency broker
Bikes
Specialized, SRAM
Manager
Bjarne Riis
Sports Directors
Dan Frost, Nicolas Gates, Fabrizio Guidi, Tristan Hoffman, Philippe Mauduit, Bradley McGee

Manuele Boaro
ITA
24
Jonathan Cantwell
AUS
30
Mads Christensen
DEN
27
Alberto Contador
ESP
29
Volodymir Gustov
UKR
34
Juan José Haedo
ARG
30
Lucas Sebastian Haedo
ARG
28
Jesus Hernandez
ESP
30
Jonas Jörgensen
DEN
25
Christopher Juul Jensen
DEN
22
Kasper Klostergaard
DEN
28
Karsten Kroon
NED
35
Anders Lund
DEN
26
Ran Margaliot
ISR
23
Jaroslaw Marycz
POL
24
Takashi Miyazawa
JPN
33
Michael Morkov
DEN
26
Daniel Navarro
ESP
28
Benjamin Noval
ESP
32
Nick Nuyens
BEL
31
Sergio Paulinho
POR
31
Bruno Pires
POR
30
Luke Roberts
AUS
34
Nicki Sörensen
DEN
36
Chris Anker Sörensen
DEN
27
David Tanner
AUS
27
Matteo Tosatto
ITA
37
Troels Ronning Vinther
DEN
24
Rafal Majka
POL
22

Country
Netherlands
Sponsor
Holiday campsites, Gardenening products
Bikes
Bianchi, Shimano, FFWD
Manager
Daan Luijkx
Sports Directors
Hilaire Van Der Schueren, Michel Cornelisse, Charles Palmans, Jean-Paul Van Poppel

Kris Boeckmans
BEL
24
Matteo Carrara
ITA
32
Thomas De Gendt
BEL
25
Stefan Denifl
AUT
24
Stijn Devolder
BEL
32
Romain Feillu
FRA
27
Johnny Hoogerland
NED
28
Martijn Keizer
NED
23
Sergey Lagutin
UZB
30
Gustav Larsson
SWE
31
Björn Leukemans
BEL
34
Pim Ligthart
NED
23
Bertjan Lindeman
NED
22
Marco Marcato
ITA
27
Tomasz Marczynski
POL
27
Wouter Mol
NED
29
Jacek Morajko
POL
30
Martin Mortensen
DEN
27
Nikita Novikov
RUS
22
Marcello Pavarin
ITA
25
Wouter Poels
NED
24
Rob Ruijgh
NED
25
Mirko Selvaggi
ITA
26
Rafael Valls
ESP
24
Kenny Van Hummel
NED
29
Kevin Van Impe
BEL
30
Frederik Veuchelen
BEL
33
Lieuwe Westra
NED
29
Barry Markus
NED
20


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 16. Ag2r La Mondiale

Country
France
Sponsor
Mutual healthcare plans and savings
Bikes
Kuota, SRAM, Reynolds
Manager
Vincent Lavenu
Sports Directors
Laurent Biondi, Julien Jurdie, Arturas Kasputis, Gilles Mas, Didier Jannel


Manuel Belletti
ITA
26
Julien Berard
FRA
24
Guillaume Bonnafond
FRA
24
Maxime Bouet
FRA
25
Jimmy Casper
FRA
33
Mikael Cherel
FRA
25
Hubert Dupont
FRA
31
Martin Elmiger
SUI
33
John Gadret
FRA
32
Ben Gastauer
LUX
24
Gregor Gazvoda
SLO
30
Sylvain Georges
FRA
27
Kristof Goddaert
BEL
25
Sébastien Hinault
FRA
37
Steve Houanard
FRA
25
Blel Kadri
FRA
25
Romain Lemarchand
FRA
24
Sébastien Minard
FRA
29
Lloyd Mondory
FRA
29
Matteo Montaguti
ITA
28
Rinaldo Nocentini
ITA
34
Jean-Christophe Peraud
FRA
34
Mathieu Perget
FRA
27
Anthony Ravard
FRA
28
Christophe Riblon
FRA
30
Nicolas Roche
IRL
27
Boris Shpilevsky
RUS
29
Amir Zargari
IRI
31
Romain Bardet
FRA
21





Country
France
Sponsor
French state lottery, building materials retailer
Bikes
Lapierre, Shimano
Manager
Marc Madiot
Sports Directors
Thierry Bricaud, Martial Gayant, Yvon Madiot, Frank Pineau

William Bonnet
FRA
29
David Boucher
FRA
31
Sandy Casar
FRA
32
Steve Chainel
FRA
28
Mickael Delage
FRA
26
Pierrick Fedrigo
FRA
33
Arnaud Gerard
FRA
27
Anthony Geslin
FRA
31
Frédéric Guesdon
FRA
40
Yauheni Hutarovich
BLR
28
Arnold Jeannesson
FRA
25
Matthieu Ladagnous
FRA
27
Francis Mourey
FRA
31
Yoann Offredo
FRA
25
Rémi Pauriol
FRA
29
Cédric Pineau
FRA
26
Thibaut Pinot
FRA
21
Gabriel Rasch
NOR
35
Dominique Rollin
CAN
29
Anthony Roux
FRA
24
Jérémy Roy
FRA
28
Geoffrey Soupe
FRA
23
Benoît Vaugrenard
FRA
30
Jussi Veikkanen
FIN
30
Arthur Vichot
FRA
23
Nacer Bouhanni
FRA
21
Arnaud Courteille
FRA
22
Arnaud Demare
FRA
20
Kenny Elissonde
FRA
20

Country
Spain
Sponsor
Basque regional government, local telecoms provider
Bikes
Orbea, Shimano
Manager
Miguel Madariaga Barinaga
Sports Directors
Gorka Gerrikagoitia Arrien, Alvaro Gonzalez De Galdeano, Inaki Isasi Flores

Igor Anton Hernandez
ESP
28
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
ESP
32
Jorge Azanza Soto
ESP
29
Victor Cabedo
ESP
22
Pierre Cazaux
FRA
27
Ricardo Garcia Ambroa
ESP
23
Gorka Izagirre Insausti
ESP
24
Egoi Martinez De Esteban
ESP
33
Miguel Minguez Ayala
ESP
23
Mikel Nieve Ituralde
ESP
27
Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde
ESP
31
Alan Perez Lezaun
ESP
29
Ruben Perez Moreno
ESP
30
Adrian Saez
ESP
25
Samuel Sanchez
ESP
33
Romain Sicard
FRA
24
Amets Txurruka
ESP
29
Pablo Urtasun Perez
ESP
31
Ivan Velasco Murillo
ESP
31
Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui
ESP
33
Peio Bilbao
ESP
21
Jon Izaguirre Insausti
ESP
22
Mikel Landa Meana
ESP
22



Pierre Rolland
FRA
25
Thomas Voeckler
FRA
32
David Veilleux
CAN
24

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