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Wittenberg / Re: [Royal] To the People of N...
Last post by Baron Alexandreu Davinescu - Today at 06:42:24 PMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on Today at 03:21:13 PM@Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir , what do you think?Quote from: King Txec on Today at 01:27:20 PMWe further call upon our BHAID to investigate how the People of Talossa can alleviate, in at least some small part, the suffering now unfolding.
Thank you.
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Wittenberg / Re: [Royal] To the People of N...
Last post by Breneir Tzaracomprada - Today at 03:21:13 PMQuote from: King Txec on Today at 01:27:20 PMWe further call upon our BHAID to investigate how the People of Talossa can alleviate, in at least some small part, the suffering now unfolding.
Thank you.
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L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Glüc - Today at 02:03:36 PMStage 7 » Vall d'Alba › Aramón Valdelinares
With the sprint stages so far being won by Brennan and everything else by Pogacar one might start to wonder if these are the only two who are gonna win stages this edition. However, today ended their streak as a break managed to get away. This was actually never one complete front group but multiple groups chasing each other, which included a lot of the riders who have been fairly invisible so far, like Tobias Halland Johannessen (VFL/CJO/MAN), Valentin Paret-Peintre (CHX), Zana (CFA), Martin (CFA), Omrzel (BDC/PTM), De Jong (GHS), Armirail (REX/CJO), Brenner (CHX/REX/MAN) and Bilbao (REX/DED).
Also present: two contenders for the points classification, Pedersen (REX/MMM/CFA) and Van Aert (CHX/CJO). However, while Van Aert won the intsprint, Pedersen did not manage to be in the front group when they got there. This was not the end of the day for Van Aert, who has previously shown pretty strong climbing skills as well and at the bottom of the final climb he and Johannessen were in a group of 6 riders in front. It was another rider, Leknessund, who was the strongest on the final climb and won the stage followed by Johannessen in second and Van Aert in third. Out of the remainder of the break Omrzel was the strongest behind those 3. Paret-Peintre, Zana and Martin finished 11th, 12th and 14th respectively.
There weren't massive time differences made in the group of GC riders, where Pogacar was again the strongest. Biggest losers for GC were Carapaz (GHS), who dropped from 4th to 7th in the standings and Widar (GHS/BDC) who dropped from 11th to 15th.
With both Van Aert and Johannessen in their team Naziun Cjovani won the day and climb one place in the standings. BdC extend their lead over GHST.
Standings after stage 7:
Tomorrow looks pretty similar to stage 5. Mostly flat and suited for a sprint, but with a category 3 climb not far from the finish that could perhaps catch some of the pure sprinters off guard. There may also well be riders thinking of some attempt to attack there.
With the sprint stages so far being won by Brennan and everything else by Pogacar one might start to wonder if these are the only two who are gonna win stages this edition. However, today ended their streak as a break managed to get away. This was actually never one complete front group but multiple groups chasing each other, which included a lot of the riders who have been fairly invisible so far, like Tobias Halland Johannessen (VFL/CJO/MAN), Valentin Paret-Peintre (CHX), Zana (CFA), Martin (CFA), Omrzel (BDC/PTM), De Jong (GHS), Armirail (REX/CJO), Brenner (CHX/REX/MAN) and Bilbao (REX/DED).
Also present: two contenders for the points classification, Pedersen (REX/MMM/CFA) and Van Aert (CHX/CJO). However, while Van Aert won the intsprint, Pedersen did not manage to be in the front group when they got there. This was not the end of the day for Van Aert, who has previously shown pretty strong climbing skills as well and at the bottom of the final climb he and Johannessen were in a group of 6 riders in front. It was another rider, Leknessund, who was the strongest on the final climb and won the stage followed by Johannessen in second and Van Aert in third. Out of the remainder of the break Omrzel was the strongest behind those 3. Paret-Peintre, Zana and Martin finished 11th, 12th and 14th respectively.
There weren't massive time differences made in the group of GC riders, where Pogacar was again the strongest. Biggest losers for GC were Carapaz (GHS), who dropped from 4th to 7th in the standings and Widar (GHS/BDC) who dropped from 11th to 15th.
With both Van Aert and Johannessen in their team Naziun Cjovani won the day and climb one place in the standings. BdC extend their lead over GHST.
Standings after stage 7:
| Pos | ± | Team | Pts Ove | Pts Today | |
| 1st | (=) |  | Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) | 3434 | +291 |
| 2nd | (=) |  | Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS) | 3033 | +125 |
| 3rd | (=) |  | The Manilows (MAN) | 2833 | +337 |
| 4th | (=) | | Cyclohexane (CHX) | 2733 | +361 |
| 5th | (+1) |  | Velociposse Florencia (VFL) | 2578 | +348 |
| 6th | (-1) |  | Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) | 2556 | +287 |
| 7th | (+1) | | Naziun Cjovani (CJO) | 2372 | +545 |
| 8th | (-1) | | Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM) | 2274 | +136 |
| 9th | (=) |  | Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) | 1899 | +82 |
| 10th | (=) | | Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) | 1873 | +190 |
| 11th | (=) | | Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX) | 1559 | +87 |
Tomorrow looks pretty similar to stage 5. Mostly flat and suited for a sprint, but with a category 3 climb not far from the finish that could perhaps catch some of the pure sprinters off guard. There may also well be riders thinking of some attempt to attack there.
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Wittenberg / [Royal] To the People of Nepal...
Last post by King Txec - Today at 01:27:20 PM
Today Talossa stands with our friends in Nepal and Tibet as they navigate this challenging time, and we acknowledge all the relief workers and nations of the world flowing resources into the region to assist in this tragedy.
We further call upon our BHAID to investigate how the People of Talossa can alleviate, in at least some small part, the suffering now unfolding.
Given under Our hand Royal at the city of Riverside this twenty-eighth day of August, in the year of salvation 2026, of the independence of Talossa the forty-seventh, and of Our reign the second.
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Wittenberg / [Royal] To the People of Norwa...
Last post by King Txec - Today at 01:24:20 PMToday Talossa stands with our friends in Norway as they navigate this challenging time, knowing they will rise to their full greatness and with time embrace the new reality of their ancient Kingdom.
Given under Our hand Royal at the city of Riverside this twenty-eighth day of August, in the year of salvation 2026, of the independence of Talossa the forty-seventh, and of Our reign the second.
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L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Sir Lüc - Today at 04:49:04 AMStage 6 » Alcossebre › Castelló
Another win for Pogacar (all but CJO/REX), the third in five completed stages, but for the first time in many, many mountain stages he took part in, he didn't look unbeatable.
The early break included among others Konrad (MAN/MMM), van Aert (CHX/CJO), Albanese (CJO/DED) and Bilbao (DED/REX), but by the time of the major climb of the day they were all caught by the GC favourites. Of course Pogacar was the one to attack first, but surprisingly Enric Mas (BDC/MAN/REX/VFL) was able to regather him and even cross the summit first. The surprises weren't over, as Pogacar made a mistake in the tricky, narrow descent, causing him to go wide off course, thankfully with no consequences except having to slip back behind Mas.
Pogacar and Mas then rode the ~20 km to the finish together, with the Slovenian easily outsprinting the Spaniard for the stagewin. 46" behind, Carapaz (GHS/REX) took fourth, second in a 5-man chasing group that also included Gall (CJO, 6th) and Roglic (CJO/PTM/VFL, 7th). A further 50" behind, Rodríguez (DED/REX/VFL) took 8th ahead of a disappointed Skjelmose (CFA/GHS, 10th), Kuss (CJO/PTM/REX, 11th) and Onley (BDC/CHX/DED/PTM 12th).
So a good day for Mas (and Carapaz, Gall, Rodríguez and Roglic comparatively), and a bad day for Skjelmose, Kuss and Onley, but also for other minor GC top 10 contenders like Widar, Vine, Brenner and Johannessen, who didn't feature at all today. Also not featuring is Almeida, who sadly looks like he is far from his best shape and probably targeting a return to full form for next year.
The stagewin goes to Velociposse, one of three teams with Pogacar and Mas but the only one who managed to place other riders in the daily top 10. The other two, BDC and the Manilows, have to settle for second and third respectively, with three more teams within 20 points of the latter. Minor shuffling in the overall standings, but today's results make it look like anyone in the top 6 has a shot at winning this edition, which will hopefully make this an interesting leg to follow.
A final note is unfortunately the withdrawal of time trial specialist Joshua Tarling (BDC/CHX/GHS), who took the start of the Vuelta despite losing his younger brother in a car collision only the previous week. He still managed to get third in the inaugural time trial, and would have been expected to win the longer second ITT planned for stage 18, but obviously given the circumstances he mustn't have been in a good enough mental state to continue. He joins Cian Uijtdebroeks (DED) among the two early TCAT abandons.
Standings after stage 6:
More GC action sure to come today with 5 categorised climbs, 3 of which, of increasing difficulty, are in the latter 50km of the 150km parcours. Very interesting to see whether yesterday's patterns hold - including whether Pogacar is indeed a bit out of steam as it might have seemed at times - or if more surprises are in store.
Another win for Pogacar (all but CJO/REX), the third in five completed stages, but for the first time in many, many mountain stages he took part in, he didn't look unbeatable.
The early break included among others Konrad (MAN/MMM), van Aert (CHX/CJO), Albanese (CJO/DED) and Bilbao (DED/REX), but by the time of the major climb of the day they were all caught by the GC favourites. Of course Pogacar was the one to attack first, but surprisingly Enric Mas (BDC/MAN/REX/VFL) was able to regather him and even cross the summit first. The surprises weren't over, as Pogacar made a mistake in the tricky, narrow descent, causing him to go wide off course, thankfully with no consequences except having to slip back behind Mas.
Pogacar and Mas then rode the ~20 km to the finish together, with the Slovenian easily outsprinting the Spaniard for the stagewin. 46" behind, Carapaz (GHS/REX) took fourth, second in a 5-man chasing group that also included Gall (CJO, 6th) and Roglic (CJO/PTM/VFL, 7th). A further 50" behind, Rodríguez (DED/REX/VFL) took 8th ahead of a disappointed Skjelmose (CFA/GHS, 10th), Kuss (CJO/PTM/REX, 11th) and Onley (BDC/CHX/DED/PTM 12th).
So a good day for Mas (and Carapaz, Gall, Rodríguez and Roglic comparatively), and a bad day for Skjelmose, Kuss and Onley, but also for other minor GC top 10 contenders like Widar, Vine, Brenner and Johannessen, who didn't feature at all today. Also not featuring is Almeida, who sadly looks like he is far from his best shape and probably targeting a return to full form for next year.
The stagewin goes to Velociposse, one of three teams with Pogacar and Mas but the only one who managed to place other riders in the daily top 10. The other two, BDC and the Manilows, have to settle for second and third respectively, with three more teams within 20 points of the latter. Minor shuffling in the overall standings, but today's results make it look like anyone in the top 6 has a shot at winning this edition, which will hopefully make this an interesting leg to follow.
A final note is unfortunately the withdrawal of time trial specialist Joshua Tarling (BDC/CHX/GHS), who took the start of the Vuelta despite losing his younger brother in a car collision only the previous week. He still managed to get third in the inaugural time trial, and would have been expected to win the longer second ITT planned for stage 18, but obviously given the circumstances he mustn't have been in a good enough mental state to continue. He joins Cian Uijtdebroeks (DED) among the two early TCAT abandons.
Standings after stage 6:
| Pos | ± | Team | Pts Ove | Pts Today | |
| 1st | (=) | | Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) | 3143 | +631 |
| 2nd | (=) | | Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS) | 2908 | +566 |
| 3rd | (+1) | | The Manilows (MAN) | 2496 | +586 |
| 4th | (-1) | | Cyclohexane (CHX) | 2372 | +446 |
| 5th | (=) | | Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) | 2269 | +574 |
| 6th | (+1) | | Velociposse Florencia (VFL) | 2230 | +725 |
| 7th | (-1) | | Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM) | 2138 | +473 |
| 8th | (=) | | Naziun Cjovani (CJO) | 1827 | +424 |
| 9th | (=) | | Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) | 1817 | +477 |
| 10th | (=) | | Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) | 1683 | +385 |
| 11th | (=) | | Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX) | 1472 | +583 |
More GC action sure to come today with 5 categorised climbs, 3 of which, of increasing difficulty, are in the latter 50km of the 150km parcours. Very interesting to see whether yesterday's patterns hold - including whether Pogacar is indeed a bit out of steam as it might have seemed at times - or if more surprises are in store.
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Independent Progressive / Talossa can do good in the wor...
Last post by Breneir Tzaracomprada - Yesterday at 09:45:23 PMI was saddened to see news of the passing of Dolly Parton (and Tim Curry) for that matter. I was, however, horrified by news of the natural disaster in Nepal. I have said before and will say as many times as possible that Talossa can do good in the world (even if it is by small acts) which helps people as a demonstration of our national character. And hopefully serve as inspiration for other small nations. The BHAID could and should be used as a vehicle for organizing donations to charities supporting people in Nepal.
We need to stop suffocating the BHAID for partisan purposes and make good use of a longstanding organization. I suspect Dolly would really like that.
We need to stop suffocating the BHAID for partisan purposes and make good use of a longstanding organization. I suspect Dolly would really like that.
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Wittenberg / Re: Citizenship petition for A...
Last post by King Txec - Yesterday at 02:50:22 PMCongratulations and welcome officially to Talossa.
-Txec R
-Txec R
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Wittenberg / Re: [ELECTIONS] Feedback, news...
Last post by Sir Lüc - Yesterday at 01:56:37 PMAn additional ballot has been issued and emailed to @Aryan Vaidya , who became a citizen midway through the election.
Turnout is 44% (61/138) with 5 days to go. I believe 35ish eligible voters haven't cast a ballot yet, but took part in at least 3 of the 4 general elections, referenda and census held in the last 2 years. Should they all vote, turnout would be a little shy of the 100 mark. If we could get to triple digits again, even if not to 105 like last time, I'd be happy I think.
Turnout is 44% (61/138) with 5 days to go. I believe 35ish eligible voters haven't cast a ballot yet, but took part in at least 3 of the 4 general elections, referenda and census held in the last 2 years. Should they all vote, turnout would be a little shy of the 100 mark. If we could get to triple digits again, even if not to 105 like last time, I'd be happy I think.
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