Stage 4 Catanzaro -> Cosenza

Welcome to Italy! TCAT lands on the tip of the boot, Calabria, for what could have been a sprint finish - but no, all sprinters (and more) were dropped on the single Cat.2 climb halfway through the stage, and only a group of 40 was left in front to contend the stage win.

The reduced bunch sprint went to Jhonatan Narvaez (MMM/REX/VFL) in front of Orluis Aular (REX/VFL) and Giulio Ciccone (BDC/CHX/ITW), the latter also taking over the GC leader's pink jersey. Logically then it is REX and VFL who lead the day, with the Rexhitais also narrowly inheriting the overall lead. 

The Florencian team gets the stage win, but will have to do without Kaden Groves from now on, the Australian having dropped out today as a result of the finish line crash in stage 1. With this abandon, only Cyclohexane, GHST and In The Wind have a full roster, all other teams having one each.

Standings after stage 4:

Pos	±		Team	Pts Ove	Pts Today
1st	(+2)		Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX)	1136	+484
2nd	(-1)		Cyclohexane (CHX)	1113	+323
3rd	(-1)		Team In The Wind (ITW)	1058	+281
4th	(+2)		Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC)	907	+359
5th	(-1)		Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM)	872	+294
6th	(+1)		Velociposse Florencia (VFL)	843	+519
7th	(-2)		Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS)	694	+116
8th	(=)		Cézembre Fieschā (CFA)	324	+79

Coming up today is a hilly stage that could see a similar outcome (breakaway and/or reduced sprint).

I hope it's not too late, but supplementary question, est. Túischac'h. Is the Government seeking a new full-time Attorney-General, or does the Seneschal intend to stack this hat on top of his others for the rest of the term?

Stage 3 update later today, but here are the standings:

Tuesday's stage was again a sprint, on very wide roads in the Bulgarian capital. Again Magnier won, followed by Milan (GHS/CHX) with Ackermann (MMM) in 7th place, ballerini (ITW) in 8th and Andresen (ITW/REX) in 9th. The beginning of the day saw more bad news as Adam Yates (CFA/REX) did not start due to his injuries along with Vendrame. Team In The Wind scored the most points for the first time in their debut season, but Cyclohexane remain in the lead.

Pos	±		Team	Pts Ove	Pts Today
1st	(=)		Cyclohexane (CHX)	790	+235
2nd	(=)		Team In The Wind (ITW)	777	+250
3rd	(=)		Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX)	652	+130
4th	(+2)		Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS)	578	+232
5th	(=)		Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM)	578	+132
6th	(-2)		Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC)	548	+85
7th	(=)		Velociposse Florencia (VFL)	324	+43
8th	(=)		Cézembre Fieschā (CFA)	245	+36

This was the last stage in Bulgaria. Yesterday was transfer/rest day and today TCAT continues in Italy, where a single category 2 climb halfway through the stage might result in a succesful breakaway, but more likely we'll see the peloton regather in time for a sprint. The finish is uphill, which might favour someone like Andresen over the pure sprinters.

I am *not* going to support any Ziu reform where we end up with uncontested elections for Cosa seats, the problem which has plagued the Senäts. Which makes me think twice about the "provincialisation" aspect of MMP.

On a tangent, the argument that we have a legislature which requires many more active and politically-keen citizens than we have has continually been batted back by the Seneschal with the response that we should just recruit more citizens. Well. The experience of the current Cosa is that there is not, in fact, a stream of people just itching to become Talossans that were being kept out by previous Governments' incompetence or malevolence. We can't immigrate our way out of inappropriate infrastructure.

Any reform which doesn't mean meaningful political competition to sit in the Cosa, combined with meaningful voter say over who precisely gets to sit in the Cosa, is IMHO not worth the effort.

That makes sense. A lot of them are pretty obvious, but then we get into the ones that look like it's a license to hit a bus with a car, and I start getting nervous.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 11, 2026, 10:48:28 AMWhat do the different classifications mean?

The icons can be a helpful hint but I can explain it, no problem.

Category AM: Mopeds and light quadricycles with a maximum speed of 45 kilometres per hour
Category A1: Motorcycles with a maximum capacity of 125 cubic centimetres, maximum power of eleven kilowatts and a maximum power-weight ratio of 0,1 kilowatts per kilogramme
Category A2: Motorcycles with a maximum power of 35 kilowatts and a maximum power-weight ratio of 0,2 kilowatts per kilogramme
Category B1: Light car-like vehicles up to 400 kilogrammes (550 kilogrammes if transporting goods)
Category B: Any vehicle up to 3,5 tonnes
Category BE: Any vehicle up to 3,5 tonnes with a trailer above 750 kilogrammes (category B allows you to tow trailers up to 750 kilogrammes)
Category C1: Heavy vehicles up to 7,5 tonnes
Category C: Any vehicle above 3,5 tonnes
Category C1E: Heavy vehicles up to 7,5 tonnes with a trailer
Category CE: Any vehicle above 3,5 tonnes with a trailer
Category D1: Buses up to 17 seats and eight metres in length
Category D: Buses with more than 17 seats
Category D1E: Buses up to 17 seats and eight metres in length with a trailer
Category DE: Buses with more than 17 seats with a trailer

What do the different classifications mean?

Figured I'd finally make a thread about this.

Thank you!

Done!