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#81
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Sir Lüc - September 13, 2026, 04:48:19 AMStage 20 » La Calahorra › Collado del Alguacil
The queen stage of this edition saw a stunning reversal of fortunes, as Naziun Cjovani almost entirely made up its current points gap to BdC while simultaneously getting a significant boost in End of Tour points.
It wasn't a TCAT rider who won today, but Tobias Halland Johannessen (CJO/MAN/VFL) came second, in a first significant boost to the Belacostan team's fortunes; and also significantly, eighth came Sepp Kuss (CJO/PTM/REX), who had been losing time in GC lately but managed to attack midway through and to get assisted by teammates Van Aert and Nordhagen in making back as much time as possible. His efforts were rewarded with a 6 places bump in GC to 5th, which will more than double his EoT points intake.
This also means Oscar Onley (BDC/CHX/DED/PTM) and Jakob Omrzel (BDC/PTM) get bumped down a place in GC; they finished 19th and 20th, but way down on time, as they got dropped from the GC leaders group midway through. No changes in the remaining top spots of GC: Enric Mas (BDC/MAN/REX/VFL, 14th in the stage) is confirmed to be the winner of the 2026 Vuelta, despite losing a little time to Felix Gall (CJO, 13th). The Austrian also gained more time on Primoz Roglic (CJO/PTM/VFL, 15th), but not enough to replace him at second place. Fourth will remain Richard Carapaz (GHS/REX, 18th), who tried to attack numerous times throughout the stage in an effort to make a bid for the podium, but was unsuccessful.
Naziun Cjovani is of course far and away the winner of the day (9th stagewin this season and 24th overall - now alone at third most ever).
Standings after stage 20:
The queen stage of this edition saw a stunning reversal of fortunes, as Naziun Cjovani almost entirely made up its current points gap to BdC while simultaneously getting a significant boost in End of Tour points.
It wasn't a TCAT rider who won today, but Tobias Halland Johannessen (CJO/MAN/VFL) came second, in a first significant boost to the Belacostan team's fortunes; and also significantly, eighth came Sepp Kuss (CJO/PTM/REX), who had been losing time in GC lately but managed to attack midway through and to get assisted by teammates Van Aert and Nordhagen in making back as much time as possible. His efforts were rewarded with a 6 places bump in GC to 5th, which will more than double his EoT points intake.
This also means Oscar Onley (BDC/CHX/DED/PTM) and Jakob Omrzel (BDC/PTM) get bumped down a place in GC; they finished 19th and 20th, but way down on time, as they got dropped from the GC leaders group midway through. No changes in the remaining top spots of GC: Enric Mas (BDC/MAN/REX/VFL, 14th in the stage) is confirmed to be the winner of the 2026 Vuelta, despite losing a little time to Felix Gall (CJO, 13th). The Austrian also gained more time on Primoz Roglic (CJO/PTM/VFL, 15th), but not enough to replace him at second place. Fourth will remain Richard Carapaz (GHS/REX, 18th), who tried to attack numerous times throughout the stage in an effort to make a bid for the podium, but was unsuccessful.
Naziun Cjovani is of course far and away the winner of the day (9th stagewin this season and 24th overall - now alone at third most ever).
Standings after stage 20:
| Pos | ± | Team | Pts Ove | Pts Today | |
| 1st | (=) |  | Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) | 6903 | +224 |
| 2nd | (=) |  | Naziun Cjovani (CJO) | 6827 | +573 |
| 3rd | (=) | | Cyclohexane (CHX) | 5573 | +121 |
| 4th | (+2) |  | Velociposse Florencia (VFL) | 5496 | +373 |
| 5th | (=) |  | The Manilows (MAN) | 5453 | +310 |
| 6th | (-2) | | Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS) | 5335 | +98 |
| 7th | (=) |  | Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) | 4743 | +190 |
| 8th | (=) | | Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX) | 4737 | +205 |
| 9th | (=) |  | Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) | 3444 | +68 |
| 10th | (=) | | Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM) | 3422 | +77 |
| 11th | (=) | | Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) | 3326 | +33 |
#82
El Funal/The Hopper / Re: Sense of the Ziu: When Age...
Last post by Breneir Tzaracomprada - September 12, 2026, 12:28:41 PMI know we are a very small country and that our ability to influence on the issue of AI safety is extremely limited. Recent news has reaffirmed a need to speak on the issue so I bring forward this legislation for a second time. I hope we will lead in the ways we can.
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#83
Wittenberg / Re: [GOVT] Pretz Pätriotic del...
Last post by Breneir Tzaracomprada - September 12, 2026, 10:57:47 AMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on August 04, 2026, 08:28:37 PMIs this effort on hold until after the election?
Wanted to be sure and bump this to ensure it is on the work continues list.
#84
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by þerxh Sant-Enogat - September 11, 2026, 11:41:34 PMQuote from: Glüc on September 11, 2026, 05:06:35 PMThe stagewin went to Cézembre Fiescha.Yo!! Fear y'all, la Fieschā is back to win!
#85
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Glüc - September 11, 2026, 05:06:35 PMUnfortunately I don't have time for proper update today. The stagewin went to Cézembre Fiescha. For the race for overall winner no change is very good news for BdC, who are getting very close to the win with only two stages to go.
Standings after stage 19:
Tomorrow the Queen stage with loads of climbing and many vertical meters.
Standings after stage 19:
| Pos | ± | Team | Pts Ove | Pts Today | |
| 1st | (=) | | Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) | 6679 | +148 |
| 2nd | (=) | | Naziun Cjovani (CJO) | 6254 | +174 |
| 3rd | (=) | | Cyclohexane (CHX) | 5452 | +193 |
| 4th | (=) | | Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS) | 5237 | +83 |
| 5th | (=) | | The Manilows (MAN) | 5143 | +66 |
| 6th | (=) | | Velociposse Florencia (VFL) | 5123 | +127 |
| 7th | (=) | | Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) | 4553 | +150 |
| 8th | (=) | | Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX) | 4532 | +146 |
| 9th | (=) | | Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) | 3376 | +67 |
| 10th | (=) | | Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM) | 3345 | +91 |
| 11th | (=) | | Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) | 3293 | +200 |
Tomorrow the Queen stage with loads of climbing and many vertical meters.
#86
El Funal/The Hopper / Re: The Hardest Part Of The Or...
Last post by Sir Ian Plätschisch - September 11, 2026, 03:09:19 PMI was a little too brief; I meant I am not sure the current language would allow simply abolishing the Senäts (as opposed to doing something else to it) without provincial consent as the introduction to this bill implies.
#87
El Funal/The Hopper / Re: The Hardest Part Of The Or...
Last post by Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC - September 11, 2026, 03:06:51 PMQuote from: Sir Ian Plätschisch on September 11, 2026, 03:01:45 PMAre we sure that abolishing the Senäts wouldn't count as "affect[ing] the representation of a province in the Senäts"?
"differently to other provinces" I thought was the key phrase, but if you can think of a better way to word it...
#88
El Funal/The Hopper / Re: The Hardest Part Of The Or...
Last post by Sir Ian Plätschisch - September 11, 2026, 03:01:45 PMAre we sure that abolishing the Senäts wouldn't count as "affect[ing] the representation of a province in the Senäts"?
#89
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Sir Lüc - September 11, 2026, 08:39:10 AMStage 18 (ITT) » El Puerto de Santa María › Jerez de la Frontera
The second and longer individual team trial was, as predicted, a Cjovani-led affair; the Belacostan team had the potential to put as many as five or six riders in the points, to most other teams's one or two. And indeed, while non-TCAT riders got first and second, CJO placed Almeida in third, Roglic in fourth, van Aert in fifth, Armirail in seventh and Chamberlain in thirteenth, winning the stage by a wide margin and making back almost 500 points on BDC.
The stage result is deceptive, though: GC leader Enric Mas, thought to be doomed to dropping around 1:30 minutes to (much more competent time trialist) Primoz Roglic, actually limited his losses to just 33 seconds from the Slovene, placing 12th in a performance that could very well seal the deal in his bid to win the general classification. This is very good news for BDC, of course, as is the good performance of Oscar Onley, who placed 17th after somewhat struggling during the second week. Conversely, Felix Gall and Richard Carapaz performed about as expected and limited their losses, while Matthias Skjelmose, initially thought to be the other somewhat competent time trialist other than Roglic, floundered to a lowly 28th, losing time to all other GC riders except for Kuss.
This all means that, while the score delta between Cjovani and BDC is about what was to be expected, the situation in the general classification has not changed enough for Cjovani to have an advantage in End of Tour points (worsened a bit, actually, because of Sepp Kuss losing time). If the Belacostans want to win their second TCAT edition more than four years after their first, they will have to get 450 more stage points in the remaining three stages, plain and simple.
Standings after stage 18:
The second and longer individual team trial was, as predicted, a Cjovani-led affair; the Belacostan team had the potential to put as many as five or six riders in the points, to most other teams's one or two. And indeed, while non-TCAT riders got first and second, CJO placed Almeida in third, Roglic in fourth, van Aert in fifth, Armirail in seventh and Chamberlain in thirteenth, winning the stage by a wide margin and making back almost 500 points on BDC.
The stage result is deceptive, though: GC leader Enric Mas, thought to be doomed to dropping around 1:30 minutes to (much more competent time trialist) Primoz Roglic, actually limited his losses to just 33 seconds from the Slovene, placing 12th in a performance that could very well seal the deal in his bid to win the general classification. This is very good news for BDC, of course, as is the good performance of Oscar Onley, who placed 17th after somewhat struggling during the second week. Conversely, Felix Gall and Richard Carapaz performed about as expected and limited their losses, while Matthias Skjelmose, initially thought to be the other somewhat competent time trialist other than Roglic, floundered to a lowly 28th, losing time to all other GC riders except for Kuss.
This all means that, while the score delta between Cjovani and BDC is about what was to be expected, the situation in the general classification has not changed enough for Cjovani to have an advantage in End of Tour points (worsened a bit, actually, because of Sepp Kuss losing time). If the Belacostans want to win their second TCAT edition more than four years after their first, they will have to get 450 more stage points in the remaining three stages, plain and simple.
Standings after stage 18:
| Pos | ± | Team | Pts Ove | Pts Today | |
| 1st | (=) | | Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) | 6531 | +132 |
| 2nd | (=) | | Naziun Cjovani (CJO) | 6080 | +628 |
| 3rd | (+1) | | Cyclohexane (CHX) | 5259 | +172 |
| 4th | (-1) | | Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS) | 5154 | +39 |
| 5th | (=) | | The Manilows (MAN) | 5077 | +84 |
| 6th | (=) | | Velociposse Florencia (VFL) | 4996 | +254 |
| 7th | (=) | | Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) | 4403 | +224 |
| 8th | (=) | | Els Talossaes Rexhital (REX) | 4386 | +371 |
| 9th | (=) | | Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) | 3309 | +49 |
| 10th | (=) | | Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (MMM) | 3254 | +240 |
| 11th | (=) | | Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) | 3093 | +184 |
#90
El Funal/The Hopper / Re: The Hardest Part Of The Or...
Last post by Lee Kinrin - September 11, 2026, 03:37:29 AMI learned how to draft the bill here.