Yes, correct.

Please add @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be as a cosponsor to the oath bill, @Sir Lüc

I will never understand why the Dutch team didn't play like they were 1 goal behind in extended time. Morocco looked pretty dangerous, so they could have lost, but they ALWAYS lose on penalties. It's really not a 50/50 thing for the Netherlands...

Oh well, I prefer watching cycling anyway. Go register now for TCAT leg 2 everyone!!!



Updated outlook:
min-max
Lüc 39-130
Glüc 41-120
Braneu 41-126
AD 44-116
þerxh 45-115
Danihel 39-128
Breneir 43-115

TANDI QE Owen Bottu tent compiaçat toct i resquiraziuns lexhitais per l'aðmiçiun àl Regipäts Talossan, es tent comvimçat la naziun es noi da sieu intereçù in la citaxhienità Talossan (la Mhiglhor Cosă Qe L'Erxhent Non Put Comprar), da sieu intenziun es desireu à partiçipar in noastră vidă naziunal, es da sieu leialtà àl Coronă, noi sint rat es þonourat àð aðmiçar perventüră Owen Bottu àl statüs exaltat de CITAXHIÉN VEITAT DEL REGIPÄTS TALOSSAN, es dal provinçù Cézembre, cün toct i drepts, privilexhuns, es deveirs qi sint iherinds à ça.

Fäts par va mha in la nómină del Regeu Txec es sub sieu Saxhel Rexhital li 30. Gün in l'anneu dal eră comun 2026, in el secund anneu del röin da noastra soveran cortös Regeu Txec, es el 47-l:t dal independençù da Talossa.

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WHEREAS Owen Bottu has completed all the legal requirements for admission to the Kingdom of Talossa, and has satisfied the nation and us of his interest in Talossan citizenship (the Best Thing Money Can't Buy), of his intention and desire to participate in our national life, and of his loyalty to the Crown, we are pleased and honoured hereby to admit Owen Bottu to the exalted status of NATURALISED CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM OF TALOSSA, and of the province of Cézembre, with all the rights, privileges, and duties thereunto appertaining.

Done by my hand in the name of King Txec and under his Royal Seal this 30th day of June in the year of the common era 2026, in the second year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King Txec, and of the independence of Talossa the 47th.




Sir Lüc da Schir
Secretar d'Estat / Secretary of State

From this day forward, I pledge my loyalty, allegiance, and fidelity to the Kingdom of Talossa and to His Majesty's government. I solemnly affirm that I will support and uphold the Organic Law of the Kingdom of Talossa, defend the realm against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, faithfully observe its laws, respect the rights and freedoms of all my fellow citizens, fulfill all my duties and obligations as a citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa, and humbly appreciate the benefits granted unto me by my King, most especially when those benefits take the form of Talossan currency.

Actually rather surprising that only two people seem to have had Germany advancing past France (also I just noticed the title of Gluc's bracket, lol).

IMMIGRATION

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Should the overdue revival of the TalossAssistant prove unsuccessful in increasing the success of immigration applications then we will need to consider alternative solutions. A review of InfoTeca data shows a steady rate of applications between January and May 2026 (in the low to high 20s) but the drop-off especially in the past three months has been in successful applications.

The concern, based on reviewing the data, is in retaining applicants and making them into successful citizens not in attracting applications. The Government has attempted to make a connection between its publication activity and immigration but that is not where the current problem lies. The PA will need to answer to voters why it took months to reactivate a program (at some urging by the Opposition) that will hopefully address the real immigration issue.

Oath sent over.

The Posse looks forward to checking out the finished Sagrada Familia before the race's start.

Azul everyone, it's almost July again and you all know what that means - it's TCAT time! Welcome back to season 5 of the Talossan Cycling Association Tour. After an eventful first leg, won by Gordon Hiatus Suppor Team we now move on to France (although we are actually starting in Spain again) for the second leg (The famous one with the yellow jersey).

All Talossans are heartily invited to sign their teams up! Team registrations are now open, and instructions follow below.

Deadline

The deadline for entries to be submitted is 16:00 CEST (Cézembre Summer Time) / 09:00 (AM) TDT (Talossan Daylight Time) on Saturday July 4th, 2026.


How to register

Step 1: Create a Velogames account

If you already have a Velogames account you can proceed with step 2.
You can create a Velogames account by going to velogames.com -> log in -> click here to register

Step 2: Register your team

While logged in to Velogames, go to the following page: https://www.velogames.com/velogame/2026/entryform.php

Here you can submit your team. After submitting your team you can still make changes to your team up until the deadline! On your team page, which you can find by clicking visit team, you can also change your team name and jersey.

Step 3: Join the Talossan Cycling Association Tour

After you set up your team you can go to your team page (visit team) and under team management there should be a button called join league. There you can join the Talossan Cycling Association Tour by entering the following league code: 639289433

(You can access league scores and/or view who's signed up here: https://www.velogames.com/velogame/2026/leaguescores.php?league=639289433)


Team information

Each team needs to consist of 9 riders, with a combined total cost of up to 100 credits. These need to include 2 all rounders, 2 climbers, 1 sprinter, 3 unclassified riders, and 1 wildcard (which can be any category).

Generally, the credits assigned to the riders are pretty close to the consensus expection of how these riders will perform. This means it is possible to do well without much research, though of course if you do want to research your team there are many resources online, such as ProCyclingStats, various preview sites, bookmakers, and the youtube channel Ow Do Cycling. It is possible to use less than 100 credits, but this is usually not advisable.

A full list of participating riders, categories and credits can be found here. These should be mostly definitive, but should any of your picks drop out before the deadline without you noticing, Velogames will autoreplace them.


Scoring & Rules

The rules for the competition can be found here. Note that we are only focused on the classic competition: 1 team that stays the same throughout the race.

The scoring system can be found here. Points are assigned daily for stage results, intermediate sprints, categorised summits, participating in breakaways, daily classification standings, and team assist points; and furthermore, a sizable chunk of points will be assigned based on the final classifications.