62RZ22: Con
62RZ23: Aus
62RZ24: Aus

Quote from: Iason Taiwos on May 16, 2026, 05:56:16 PMHe also spurred the creation of the Cjovani subculture. (Which he may possibly regret.) (Da Schir Day is a holiday in our calendar.)

Yeah, I'm sure I've said it before, so I won't repeat the whole spiel again, but writing and passing that catchment area reform bill is the thing I regret the most in all of my Talossan life. Not only it didn't work at what it was supposed to do, it also created a rift in personal relationships that can't be healed easily.

But also, the Cjovani subculture might not exist had that not happened, so...

I think at the very least there should be one for the Sixth Clark, which could include a live Royal Assent and Dissolution ceremony. (EDIT: but this requires an official Living Cosa, since otherwise business would not actually be over at the end of the session, so planning ahead is necessary!)

However, recent turnout has been discouraging, with the official opposition completely unrepresented in recent sessions and the Government only ever represented by the Seneschal. I really hope we can get to a better turnout, especially since the First Clark live debates were such a success, but I understand timezones are a challenge.

Austanéu - 62RZ22 BHAID: Humanitarian Assistance to Sudan Resolution (Reconsideration)

Austanéu - 62RZ23 The Sentient Rights Act   

Austanéu - 62RZ24 Sense of the Ziu: In Support of Decoloniality

Üc - Vote of Confidence

Small trivia moment.

Team In The Wind has already gotten three stage wins, so that puts it in quite a good place to break the record of five stage wins in a team's maiden edition*, jointly held by Gagnheirs/Mençeis (Spain 2022) and Cyclohexane (Italy 2023, but with added value due to more participants).

Cyclohexane also went on to win that edition, being again one of two teams to win its debut edition, together with Esqipă Velocostă (Italy 2025). Surprisingly (or not, if you recall how that edition went...), EVC only took a single stage victory in that winning maiden edition.

Also perhaps surprisingly, Averatxeirs and Valcürïas got two stage wins in their respective debuts, while other teams who went on to win and, in general, to take part in TCAT much more often, actually got no wins in their debut and it took a while to get their first stage win: it took Fieschă 24, Dead Last 25, Port Maxhestic 29, ex-SOS/REX 33 and the Cabana Boys 44 stages before they could finally triumph.

Today's Mençeis wins also ensures ex-GNH/MMM confirms their perfect record of getting at least one stage win in every edition they took part in (5 editions, 17 wins), which they share with GHST (12 editions, 37 wins), EVC (3 editions, 10 wins) and obviously ITW (1 edition, 3 wins).

(*: I am obviously ignoring the very first edition as all teams were new, and the low turnout would skew stuff even more)

Stage 11 Porcari -> Chiavari

A day tailor made for the breakaway was bound to see quite some action, since lots of riders wanted to get into the winning attack, so it took quite a while to get a 12 man front group that included Jhonathan Narvaez (MMM/REX/VFL), Chris Harper (GHS), Mattia Bais (CHX) and Christian Scaroni (MMM/REX). In the hilly finale, Narvaez and Harper were among the last standing, with the former outsprinting non-TCAT Enric Mas for a third stage win and the Australian settling for fourth. Scaroni unfortunately tangled up on the last descent and finished sixth, with a painful right wrist to cope with. GHST's Simone Gualdi took  8th place after a late attack from the peloton, and Bais got 11th and last of the remaining break. Rounding off the daily points in the GC group were Garofoli (GHS, 14th), Piganzoli (MMM/GHS, 17th) and Bernal (BDC/ITW, 19th).

Congratulations to the Mençeis for the first stage win since their comeback; GHST barely edged out REX for second place of the day, but not nearly by enough to take over the lead. Lots of position changes in the standings regardless due to the small gaps throughout. We sadly also have to register another dropout, with stage 6 winner Davide Ballerini (ITW) withdrawing as a result of an early crash. This leaves GHST and Cyclohexane as the sole two intact teams.

Standings after stage 11:

Pos	±		Team	Pts Ove	Pts Today
1st	(=)		Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX)	3479	+423
2nd	(+1)		Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS)	3424	+424
3rd	(+2)		Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM)	3312	+455
4th	(-2)		Team In The Wind (ITW)	3114	+88
5th	(+2)		Velociposse Florencia (VFL)	3039	+330
6th	(-2)		Cyclohexane (CHX)	3033	+175
7th	(-1)		Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC)	2954	+119
8th	(=)		Cézembre Fieschā (CFA)	1737	+76

Tomorrow's stage starts from western Liguria, crosses the very end of the Appennines and ends in Novi Ligure (confusingly not in Liguria). Seems like a stage with a potentially similar outcome to today, but the Appennine crossing might be survived by some of the more versatile sprinters, which in TCAT essentially means Aular (REX/VFL) and Andresen (ITW/REX).

As the initiator of this process in my request for an advisory opinion, I would like, if allowed, to publicly state that at no time did I as Sovereign wish to or intend to fail to fulfill my Organic responsibilities. Rather, when presented with a conflict in statutory law, I felt it was my obligation to seek out advice before exposing the kingdom to potential litigation. I'm sure many are frustrated by this process, but as with all other matters that come before me, I take this responsibility quite seriously and I hope it is resolved quickly.

-Txec R

I suspect I am going to need to start preparing recipes. No way VFL catches ITW.

Let's gooooooooo, MMM!

Stage 10 (ITT)  Viareggio  -> Massa
This editions only time trial was won by Filippo Ganna. Not entirely surprising, but the big time gap to the number two was impressive. Cavagna (ITW) came in third, but was beaten by Arensman (ITW/BDC/GHS/VFL), who had the best day out of all the GC contenders, improving to third place overall, only 1,5 minute behind Vingegaard, who disappointingly only had the 13th fastest time today and did not manage to take the pink jersey.

Other winners in GC included Gee-West (REX) and Storer (REX/GHS/VFL), while Scaroni (REX/MMM) and Gall (REX/VFL) lost time.
Team ITW had another good day and scored the most points. GHST also saw their overall winning chances increase as Harper, Piganzoli and Storer all improved their position in GC, allowing GHST to expand their virtual lead in end of tour points. Cyclohexane did not have a good day, dropping two places in the standing and seeing their competitors do well due to the strong Arensman result. The fun isn't over yet for Els Talossaes Rexhital as they hang on to the lead.

Standings after stage 10:

Pos	±		Team	Pts Ove	Pts Today
1st	(=)		Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX)	3056	+209
2nd	(+3)		Team In The Wind (ITW)	3026	+478
3rd	(+1)		Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS)	3000	+348
4th	(-2)		Cyclohexane (CHX)	2858	+105
5th	(-2)		Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM)	2857	+119
6th	(=)		Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC)	2835	+298
7th	(=)		Velociposse Florencia (VFL)	2709	+297
8th	(=)		Cézembre Fieschā (CFA)	1661	+261

Tomorrow a hilly stage that seems well suited for an attack by some of the riders we've seen at the front before (some more succesfully than others), like Scaroni, Narvaez, Ciccone and Christen. Of course we may see some new faces attacking as well. Could be another good day for Els Talossaes Rexhital.