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#81
La Comità CRL/The CRL Committee / Re: The Terpelaziuns Amendment...
Last post by Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC - August 28, 2025, 03:53:35 PMCan we take this to the CRL please
#82
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat - August 28, 2025, 12:58:01 PMHeck yeah MCB!
#83
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Sir Lüc - August 28, 2025, 03:20:25 AMStage 5 Figueres -> Figueres (TTT)
Second of three updates from me as I catch up on the ones I missed while travelling - many thanks again to @Glüc for covering for me earlier.
Not much to say about yesterday's team time trial except that it was fairly clear it would be won by either UAE (Ayuso and Almeida's team) or Visma (Vingegaard's team) - it was the former who ultimately prevailed by 8". Lidl (Pedersen and Ciccone's team) rounded off the podium.
TCAT wise, GHST gets another daily win largely thanks to holding five riders among the three podium placed teams. Most other teams got roughly the same amount of points, 60 to 80 fewer than GHST, except for PTM, whose riders might not be bringing enough assist points to fill these small gaps yet, and REX and VFL, both of whom only held a single UAE rider. As a combination of the low-ish scoring and little point differences, not much has changed in the overall standings except for EVC gaining two places off their daily fifth place.
Standings after stage 5:
Today we finally get a first true taste of the mountains as Vuelta enters a fourth diffferent country in six stages, with a category 1 summit finish in Andorra. Could be a first chance to see the first meaningful gaps in the general classification, although it doesn't seem nearly hard enough to blow up the standings altogether. It will still be an interesting first peek at the climbing pecking order, and a chance for poor fortunes to turn around as the climbers get more engaged.
Second of three updates from me as I catch up on the ones I missed while travelling - many thanks again to @Glüc for covering for me earlier.
Not much to say about yesterday's team time trial except that it was fairly clear it would be won by either UAE (Ayuso and Almeida's team) or Visma (Vingegaard's team) - it was the former who ultimately prevailed by 8". Lidl (Pedersen and Ciccone's team) rounded off the podium.
TCAT wise, GHST gets another daily win largely thanks to holding five riders among the three podium placed teams. Most other teams got roughly the same amount of points, 60 to 80 fewer than GHST, except for PTM, whose riders might not be bringing enough assist points to fill these small gaps yet, and REX and VFL, both of whom only held a single UAE rider. As a combination of the low-ish scoring and little point differences, not much has changed in the overall standings except for EVC gaining two places off their daily fifth place.
Standings after stage 5:
| Pos | ± | Team | Pts Ove | Pts Today | |
| 1st | (=) |  | Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS) | 2467 | +338 |
| 2nd | (=) | | Naziun Cjovani (CJO) | 2035 | +268 |
| 3rd | (=) |  | Maricopa Cabana Boys (MCB) | 1967 | +273 |
| 4th | (=) |  | Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) | 1666 | +246 |
| 5th | (=) |  | Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) | 1640 | +257 |
| 6th | (=) | | Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) | 1546 | +266 |
| 7th | (=) | | Cyclohexane (CHX) | 1518 | +254 |
| 8th | (+2) | | Esqipă Velocostă (EVC) | 1432 | +261 |
| 9th | (-1) |  | Velociposse Florencia (VFL) | 1409 | +167 |
| 10th | (-1) | | Els Talossaes Rexhitais (REX) | 1390 | +195 |
| 11th | (=) |  | Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) | 1318 | +213 |
Today we finally get a first true taste of the mountains as Vuelta enters a fourth diffferent country in six stages, with a category 1 summit finish in Andorra. Could be a first chance to see the first meaningful gaps in the general classification, although it doesn't seem nearly hard enough to blow up the standings altogether. It will still be an interesting first peek at the climbing pecking order, and a chance for poor fortunes to turn around as the climbers get more engaged.
#84
Wittenberg / Re: Cosă
Last post by Breneir Tzaracomprada - August 27, 2025, 06:20:15 PMI am absolutely delighted to see this feature being used again. Leo, welcome to the Ziu.
#85
Wittenberg / Re: Cosă
Last post by Sir Lüc - August 27, 2025, 06:08:05 PMThe Chancery is in receipt of this request and has assigned you a single Cosă seat, to be held until Dissolution. This is reflected on the Database as well: https://database.talossa.com/ziu/terms/61/clarks/5
@Leonardo Miguel Carvalho Marques , I have additionally sent you an email with credentials that will enable you to vote on the Clark through the Database. Be sure to check your inbox and/or spam folder.
@Leonardo Miguel Carvalho Marques , I have additionally sent you an email with credentials that will enable you to vote on the Clark through the Database. Be sure to check your inbox and/or spam folder.
#86
Wittenberg / Immigration form updated
Last post by Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC - August 27, 2025, 04:43:02 PMThe Government is pleased to announce that we have anticipated the Royal Commission on Immigration in moving to streamline the immigration application form, given recent legislative changes. We have cut down the number of questions by about 1/3 and added more flexibility.
Something I noted that I didn't realise before was that we are legally required to collect a prospective's phone number, which I'm not sure is appropriate in the modern era.
Something I noted that I didn't realise before was that we are legally required to collect a prospective's phone number, which I'm not sure is appropriate in the modern era.
#87
Belacostă / Re: The Great Belacostan Geogr...
Last post by Leonardo Miguel Carvalho Marques - August 27, 2025, 03:28:53 PMQuote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be on August 10, 2025, 11:56:28 PMAzul @Leonardo Miguel Carvalho Marques ! As a new citizen of Belacostă, you are entitled to pick a geographic assignment within the province as well. It doesn't really affect anything, it's just for fun.
Garibaldi
#88
El Ziu/The Ziu / Re: [CHANCERY] Call for Bills ...
Last post by Breneir Tzaracomprada - August 27, 2025, 11:13:30 AMHenlo, it is my pleasure to throw this bill into the sawmill request this bill be clarked:
Sense of the Ziu: Celebrating the BHAID's first decade
Sense of the Ziu: Celebrating the BHAID's first decade
#89
El Ziu/The Ziu / [CHANCERY] Call for Bills for ...
Last post by Sir Lüc - August 27, 2025, 10:39:59 AMThe call for bills for the September 2025 Clark (the fifth of the 61st Cosă) is now open. You may post a link to a bill's Hopper thread underneath in the usual fashion, provided it has passed the Hopper according to Lex.H.2 and you are entitled to Clark bills.
I will accept for Clarking any such bills (except for any that fall foul of H.2.7) that are presented between now and August 31st 11:59 PM TST, as I will begin assembling the Clark on the CEST morning of September 1st.
I will accept for Clarking any such bills (except for any that fall foul of H.2.7) that are presented between now and August 31st 11:59 PM TST, as I will begin assembling the Clark on the CEST morning of September 1st.
#90
L'Óspileu/The Chat Room / Re: Talossan Cycling Associati...
Last post by Sir Lüc - August 27, 2025, 10:07:10 AMStage 4 Susa -> Voiron
I'm back from traveling so here's a quick update on yesterday's stage, which led riders out of Italy and into France for the last of the four "grand depart" stages away from Spanish soil.
The longest of this edition, yesterday's stage started off strong with three categorised climbs, then a very long downhill and flat stretch to an uphill sprint. Many speculated this could go to the breakaway, but ultimately most of the peloton arrived together in a sprint. It was non-TCAT Ben Turner who crossed the line first, ahead of stage 1 winner Jasper Philipsen (BDC/GHS/REX/VFL/DED). EVC placed Jenthe Biermans in fifth, ahead of still-winless Mads Pedersen (MCB/PTM/DED, 6th), Orluis Aular (CJO, 8th), Guillermo Silva (GHS, 9th) and Bryan Coquard (CFA, 13th).
Logically a pretty good result for the five Philipsen teams, who lock out the five top positions. Dead Last just misses out on the daily win despite the Philipsen/Pedersen combination, with GHST edging them out with Silva and more daily classification points.
Standings after stage 4:
Tomorrow, a very rare team time trial (TTT) - only the third TTT in 11 editions of TCAT, I believe - as TCAT finally enters Spain proper. Each of the 23 (real world) teams taking part in Vuelta will field their riders as a group, and the time for the whole team will be taken at the fourth rider crossing the line. The custom Velogames scoring for this kind of stage means TCAT managers will receive 50,40,30,...,5 points for each rider they hold in the 1st,2nd,3rd,...,8th placed Vuelta team.
I'm back from traveling so here's a quick update on yesterday's stage, which led riders out of Italy and into France for the last of the four "grand depart" stages away from Spanish soil.
The longest of this edition, yesterday's stage started off strong with three categorised climbs, then a very long downhill and flat stretch to an uphill sprint. Many speculated this could go to the breakaway, but ultimately most of the peloton arrived together in a sprint. It was non-TCAT Ben Turner who crossed the line first, ahead of stage 1 winner Jasper Philipsen (BDC/GHS/REX/VFL/DED). EVC placed Jenthe Biermans in fifth, ahead of still-winless Mads Pedersen (MCB/PTM/DED, 6th), Orluis Aular (CJO, 8th), Guillermo Silva (GHS, 9th) and Bryan Coquard (CFA, 13th).
Logically a pretty good result for the five Philipsen teams, who lock out the five top positions. Dead Last just misses out on the daily win despite the Philipsen/Pedersen combination, with GHST edging them out with Silva and more daily classification points.
Standings after stage 4:
| Pos | ± | Team | Pts Ove | Pts Today | |
| 1st | (=) | | Gordon Hiatus Support Team (GHS) | 2129 | +397 |
| 2nd | (=) | | Naziun Cjovani (CJO) | 1767 | +201 |
| 3rd | (=) | | Maricopa Cabana Boys (MCB) | 1694 | +257 |
| 4th | (+1) | | Cézembre Caçeirs dals Mailintzarăs (BDC) | 1420 | +279 |
| 5th | (+2) | | Dirnalaiset Mortescu (DED) | 1383 | +390 |
| 6th | (=) | | Cézembre Fieschā (CFA) | 1280 | +157 |
| 7th | (-3) | | Cyclohexane (CHX) | 1264 | +96 |
| 8th | (=) | | Velociposse Florencia (VFL) | 1242 | +265 |
| 9th | (+1) | | Els Talossaes Rexhitais (REX) | 1195 | +255 |
| 10th | (-1) | | Esqipă Velocostă (EVC) | 1171 | +209 |
| 11th | (=) | | Port Maxhestic AC (PTM) | 1105 | +212 |
Tomorrow, a very rare team time trial (TTT) - only the third TTT in 11 editions of TCAT, I believe - as TCAT finally enters Spain proper. Each of the 23 (real world) teams taking part in Vuelta will field their riders as a group, and the time for the whole team will be taken at the fourth rider crossing the line. The custom Velogames scoring for this kind of stage means TCAT managers will receive 50,40,30,...,5 points for each rider they hold in the 1st,2nd,3rd,...,8th placed Vuelta team.