The game is a detailed simulator that allows you to control virtually every aspect of running a professional cycling team, including which riders are on that team, which races those riders will do, what equipment your riders will use, which sponsors will help fund your team, and most interestingly, how your riders will tackle each race on the calendar.
If you’re just hearing about the Pro Cycling Manager (PCM) series for the first time, here’s a quick catch-up. I’ve reviewed a few editions of the game in recent years - in 2013, 20 - and with the 2020 edition now available, I thought it was worth diving back in to see whether much had changed since my last visit.
A new version has come out every year since then, offering updated team and riders lists, and a range of new features and updates. It’s been almost 20 years now since the Pro Cycling Manager game first hit shelves, offering cycling-obsessed gamers a chance to run their own professional cycling team.
