Random stuff to spice up update:

- This will in all likelihood be the first season in which all three editions were won by three different teams, except for the very first 2022 season, which however only had two legs and seven participants.

- Should BDC or CHX win two more stages, and/or CJO win three more stages, this will be the first season with more than two teams on double digit stage wins. CJO has also recently became the sixth team to win 20 or more stages in the history of TCAT, and currently sits at 22 wins, one fewer than third placed Cyclohexane.

- GHS and REX are already on double digits at 11 apiece; REX has a real chance to be the first team to win the most stages in a season without winning any legs of the season, while GHS has increasingly little chances left to win their maiden stage in this edition, and continue their perfect streak of always winning at least a stage in each edition they entered.

Stage 16  »  Cortegana  ›  La Rábida. Palos de la Frontera

Welcome to week 3, the last one of the season! Fairly standard sprint stage which unsurprisingly saw Matthew Brennan (BDC/GHS) get a fourth stagewin. Though it is not a Brennan team who prevails today, but rather Naziun Cjovani, with Van Aert and Albanese respectively 6th and 8th, and many assists from Brennan's first place. A bit disappointing for BDC, who no doubt was hoping to gain back a few points, and for GHS, who got very close to finally winning a stage thanks to De Jong in 14th, but has to settle for second.

Not much to report otherwise and today is likely going to be similar, with the final pure sprint stage of this edition.

Standings after stage 16: (Edit: fixed after I used wrong overall/swings)

Pos	±		Team	Pts Ove	Pts Today
1st	(=)		Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC)	6101	+300
2nd	(=)		Naziun Cjovani (CJO)	5307	+313
3rd	(=)		Cyclohexane (CHX)	4907	+206
4th	(=)		Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS)	4843	+304
5th	(+1)		The Manilows (MAN)	4721	+268
6th	(-1)		Velociposse Florencia (VFL)	4611	+145
7th	(=)		Port Maxhestic AC (PTM)	4100	+75
8th	(=)		Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX)	3915	+100
9th	(=)		Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED)	3220	+120
10th	(=)		Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM)	3014	+41
11th	(=)		Cézembre Fieschā (CFA)	2880	+33

Quote from: Tierçéu Rôibeardescù on September 05, 2026, 12:18:14 PMjust double checking, as i didnt put myself down on the database vote, I know as a civil servent i cant run for MC but is this the same for regional assemblies?

You can totally run for MC! The only civil servant who can't hold seats in the Ziu is the Secretary of State.

Stage 14  »  Jaén  ›  Sierra de la Pandera

A day for the breakaway - 45 riders from all teams (except GHS) rode far in front of the peloton with Vermaerke (MMM) going solo midway through. Alas it was not to be. After multiple attacks from different riders, it was Marco Brenner (CHX/MAN/REX/VFL) who finally unlocked himself and got the stagewin. Rodriguez (DED/REX/VFL) got 3rd ahead of several other TCAT riders: Paret-Peintre (CHX, 5th), Zana (CFA, 8th), Calzoni (BDC, 9th), a much anticipated Almeida (CFA/CJO/MMM/REX, 10th) and Martin (CFA, 11th).

Among the GC favourites, Gall overtook Roglic for second by gaining 17" on him, alongside Mas, while Carapaz paid a further 6" more, showing he doesn't seem to have the strength to get to the GC podium. Even worse news for Onley, who dropped much earlier and seems also to have to settle for a place outside the podium, and Kuss, who lost two places in GC and is now a lowly 10th. Conversely, Rodriguez's third place 4 whole minutes before Mas gained him two places and a spot in the top 10.

The stagewin goes to REX with Brenner, Rodriguez and Almeida; this is their 11th win this season, tying GHS. High scores for VFL (also with Brenner and Rodriguez) and CHX (Brenner and Paret-Peintre), the latter rising to fourth with only a small gap to 3rd.

Luckily no TCAT riders among the five who abandoned the competition yesterday. It seems like attrition due to illness and/or heat and/or crashes is getting pretty significant.

Pos	±		Team	Pts Ove	Pts Today
1st	(=)		Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC)	5715	+155
2nd	(=)		Naziun Cjovani (CJO)	4622	+159
3rd	(=)		Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS)	4477	+55
4th	(+1)		Cyclohexane (CHX)	4437	+393
5th	(-1)		The Manilows (MAN)	4372	+281
6th	(=)		Velociposse Florencia (VFL)	4360	+484
7th	(=)		Port Maxhestic AC (PTM)	3930	+83
8th	(=)		Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX)	3707	+549
9th	(=)		Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED)	3056	+237
10th	(=)		Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM)	2879	+100
11th	(=)		Cézembre Fieschā (CFA)	2810	+218

Today's stage will be considerably shorter than planned as a result of the heat. It will likely be an affair for punchy sprinters, with Van Aert surely a primary contender.

No objections to allowing Istefan to withdraw.

Besides, if a tiebreaker was forced to take place and Istefan by chance ended up winning, he could very well choose to resign if he didn't want the job; in which case I would be almost assured to offer Mic'haglh to the Assembly for election to the vacant spot, given he would have won it by countback. We'd be back at this same point but with a lot more hassle.

I would like to notify the province that, as results from https://database.talossa.com/elections/august-2026-elections#274 , the following people have claimed a seat in the States General:

- Tric'hard Lenxheir
- Bentxamì Puntmasleu
- Tåltind Furxheir
- Adam Grigoriu

I would like to notify the province that only Ian Plätschisch and Alexandreu Davinescu have claimed a seat in the Assembly through the Database.

https://database.talossa.com/elections/august-2026-elections#273

I would like to notify the province that the following people have claimed a seat:

- Danihel Txechescu
- Ramiro de Jesus
- Françal Ian Lux
- Txoteu Davinescu
- Béneditsch Ardpresteir

These can be found here: https://database.talossa.com/elections/august-2026-elections#272

I would like to notify the province of the results of the election:

- 4 votes to the Progressive Alliance
- 1 vote to the Green Party
- 1 vote to BREN
- 1 vote to FreeDems
- 1 vote to Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti

These can be found here: https://database.talossa.com/elections/august-2026-elections#271

Azul. In my capacity as Cunstavál of Atatürk, I would like to once again attempt to kickstart the House of Commons into activity.

This time, there really is no way for Atatürk to simply postpone the issue to the next term, as the Constitution specifically sets the size of the House to one-tenth of the Cosă, meaning that, unless the provision is amended, the next House would have just two seats. As I said before, the Constitution itself greatly ties my hands, meaning I can be of very limited assistance unless parties can finally seat a majority of the House with good-willing members; however, there are some tools (e.g. OrgLaw VII.3.15) I am exploring using to try and avert that upcoming disaster.

Now, to the usual part. The House of Commons will have 20 seats, pursuant to Article II.1 of the Constitution of Atatürk. The most recent election resulted in 5 votes being cast for the Progressive Alliance and 4 for the URL, with one left blank (but not marked PRESENT) and 6 explicitly marked PRESENT.

This therefore translates into an allocation of:

- 11 seats for the Progressive Alliance @Baron Alexandreu Davinescu
- 9 for the URL @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be / @Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC

Please assign the seats as required by Article II.2 (to adult Atatürkeys, without a Talossan criminal record, and who have voted in the most recent General Election). As a personal plea, please keep in mind the risk of the House of Commons shrinking to two seats if action is not taken during this term. Thank you.

Stage 12  »  Vera  ›  Calar Alto

Summary lifted from PCS: After 40km, a breakaway formed containing Wout van Aert, Santiago Buitrago, and Jakob Omrzel. Omrzel gained time for the general classification, virtually moving to second place. Attacks among favorites occurred on climbs, with Enric Mas gaining 27 seconds. Omrzel soloed to victory, becoming the second youngest stage winner in Vuelta history.

BDC gets the stagewin and gains 100pts on its most likely direct (distant) competitor for the final win, Naziun Cjovani.

Standings after stage 12:

Pos	±		Team	Pts Ove	Pts Today
1st	(=)		Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC)	5123	+494
2nd	(=)		Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS)	4017	+146
3rd	(+1)		Naziun Cjovani (CJO)	3967	+394
4th	(-1)		The Manilows (MAN)	3835	+249
5th	(+2)		Port Maxhestic AC (PTM)	3760	+457
6th	(=)		Velociposse Florencia (VFL)	3746	+321
7th	(-2)		Cyclohexane (CHX)	3589	+138
8th	(=)		Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX)	3003	+366
9th	(=)		Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM)	2664	+118
10th	(=)		Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED)	2592	+137
11th	(=)		Cézembre Fieschā (CFA)	2445	+75

Yes- the list is available on the election page, https://database.talossa.com/elections/august-2026-elections, and the following people claimed a seat:

- Barclamïu da Miéletz
- Owen Bottu
- Ryan Hammond
- Ian da Bitour
- Þerxh Sant-Enogat
- X. Pôl Brigă

The Electoral Commission has been contacted to proceed with certification of the election results. I will update the citizenry on certification status as necessary.

Because of the large winning margins, I advise @Baron Alexandreu Davinescu , @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be and @Eðo Grischun to start making arrangements about paying the $5 Senate winner's fee to the Treasury, so they can be seated immediately after the election is certified.

@Xheralt Del'Encradeir , you should have received your ballot and all reminders at your x****@y****.com email address. If you prefer another address you check more often to be used, contact me to update your contact settings.

This is the best thing I've read on Witt in quite some time. I'm so glad to hear Litz is doing better. Hopefully she can get back on Witt soon (but yeah, I would say we should try to get Chris on as well. He sounds like a delightful person.)

Stage 10  »  Alcaraz  ›  Elche de la Sierra

Pretty unpredictable sprint finish after many attacks in the final stages. Ultimately only Van Aert (CJO/CHX, 4th) and Albanese (CJO/DED, 11th) really featured in the sprint, with Bilbao, Camprubí, Carapaz and Zana getting a few points as well.

Low scoring for everyone but Naziun Cjovani and Cyclohexane, who both lift themselves closer to third place.

Standings after stage 10:

Pos	±		Team	Pts Ove	Pts Today
1st	(=)		Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC)	4321	+88
2nd	(=)		Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS)	3593	+66
3rd	(=)		Velociposse Florencia (VFL)	3329	+80
4th	(=)		The Manilows (MAN)	3306	+58
5th	(+2)		Naziun Cjovani (CJO)	3289	+294
6th	(=)		Cyclohexane (CHX)	3273	+196
7th	(-2)		Port Maxhestic AC (PTM)	3216	+75
8th	(=)		Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM)	2546	+8
9th	(=)		Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX)	2543	+126
10th	(+1)		Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED)	2377	+112
11th	(-1)		Cézembre Fieschā (CFA)	2340	+48

Today a pretty straightforward sprint stage. Unfortunately Mads Pedersen, who has been ill for the past few days, has withdrawn from TCAT and will not start. He leaves REX, MMM and CFA - all quite delayed - one more man down, with Cjovani the only team still sporting a full roster (though among their own, Almeida has shown very little so far for how expensive he was).

Can be found in more detail here: https://database.talossa.com/elections/august-2026-elections.


Results are provisional until certified by the Electoral Commission.

A - Elections to the 63rd Cosă

PARTY	#	%	/200	Seats
Progressive Alliance	36	43.90	87.80	88
Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti	34	41.46	82.93	83
Green Party	5	6.10	12.20	12
Independent Green/Anarcho-Surrealist Party	4	4.88	9.76	10
Independent Progressive	3	3.66	7.32	7
(Present)	17
(total not Present)	82	100	197 + 3	200

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B - Elections to the Senate

Belacostă

CANDIDATE	#	%
Mic'haglh Autófil	7	63.64
Moses Emefiele (write-in)	1	9.09
Xherált Ups Cantoûr (write-in)	1	9.09
Pôl dal Cräpscaßada (write-in)	1	9.09
Lüc da Schir (write-in)	1	9.09
(Present)	3
(total not Present)	11	100

Mic'haglh Autófil is elected. No further rounds of IRV necessary.

Maritiimi-Maxhestic

CANDIDATE	#	%
Alexandreu Davinescu	5	83.33
Marcel Tafial	1	16.67
(Present)	2
(total not Present)	6	100

Alexandreu Davinescu is elected. No further rounds of IRV necessary.

Vuode

CANDIDATE	#	%
Éovart Grischun	5	71.42
Tric'hard Lenxheir	1	14.29
Trotxa Betiñeir (write-in)	1	14.29
(Present)	2
(total not Present)	7	100

Éovart Grischun is elected. No further rounds of IRV necessary.

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C1 - Referendum on 62RZ07

77 votes were cast in favour of ratification, 5 were cast against. 17 voters abstained or left this part blank.

The votes in favour outnumbering the votes against, the referendum is adopted.

C2 - Referendum on 62RZ14

67 votes were cast in favour of ratification, 10 were cast against. 22 voters abstained or left this part blank.

The votes in favour outnumbering the votes against, the referendum is adopted.

C3 - Referendum on 62RZ15

58 votes were cast in favour of ratification, 12 were cast against. 29 voters abstained or left this part blank.

The votes in favour outnumbering the votes against, the referendum is adopted.

C4 - Referendum on 62RZ26

68 votes were cast in favour of ratification, 12 were cast against. 19 voters abstained or left this part blank.

The votes in favour outnumbering the votes against, the referendum is adopted.

C5 - Referendum on 62RZ27

80 votes were cast in favour of ratification, 4 were cast against. 15 voters abstained or left this part blank.

The votes in favour outnumbering the votes against, the referendum is adopted.

Last ditch mailer sent out. Less than two hours left!

With vote #97, we crossed the 70% turnout threshold.

Quote from: C. M. Siervicül on September 01, 2026, 02:39:29 PMCosa: Progressive Alliance
RZ07: üc
RZ14: non
RZ15: non
RZ26: non
RZ27: üc

Apologies Cresti, I sent out the last ditch voting reminder before entering your vote. Disregard that mailer if you got it, I am entering it now.

Well, for me, on one hand I can now only pretty much hope I can preserve my lead in the season standings. Unless one of the GC riders I don't own drops off massively, pretty sure five teams are better placed than me in the long run; it's hard to see how BDC loses this without Mas or Onley crashing out.

On the other hand, now that there is no unbeatable star rider, stage 9 was a nailbiter. Not gonna lie, it's gonna be pretty exciting to see what happens in the rest of the Vuelta.