NACON and Cyanide have announced that Tour de France and Pro Cycling Manager will be coming back for another round in 2021. NACON and Cyanide have been releasing both of their cycling simulations for the past 2 years in a row and this year will be no different as Tour de France 2021 and Pro Cycling Manager 2021 will release in June 2021 for all mainstream platforms this year.
Check out the reveal trailer for both Tour de France 2021 and Pro Cycling Manager 2021 before we jump into details:
Pro Cycling Manager combines both management and racing in real-time. You start your journey as a manager of your very own Tour de France cycling team and you must recruit, train, and direct the riders in their team to take them to the top of the rankings in the game. Cyanide has improved the title overall and this time around, you will be participating in over 260 races including all 21 of the official stages of the Tour de France for this year making it over 700 stages combines.
Some of the new features that you will find in Pro Cycling Manager 2021 include:
- European Championships and national teams added
- Improved AI, especially in the peloton behavior
- More realistic weather, which affects fatigue and rider performance
- Top manufacturers’ helmets, bike frames, and wheels recreated in-game for added realism
The second game to arrive this year is the Tour de France 2021 which follows the third most followed sporting competition in the world. The game faithfully recreates the new route that starts in Brittany this year and allows you to take part in the world’s biggest cycling race as a rider in one of the top Tour de France teams. You will be required to adapt to your strategy in order to meet your objectives in the game.
Similar to Pro Cycling Manager 2021, the latest version of Tour de France will also new features and improvements including:
- The official route of the Tour de France 2021
- A redesign of My Tour mode, with more customization options and 89 stages available
- A new recovery mechanic for added realism
- More realistic peloton behavior
- Equipment from a wide range of official brands
You can head over to Steam to add both titles to your wishlist as separate pages are now live for them. Additional details will be shared at a later stage. Tour de France 2021 will release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on June 3, 2021. Pro Cycling Manager 2021 will release on PC on June 3, 2021. Make sure that you check out our review of the previous year’s Pro Cycling Manager 2020 and Tour de France 2020.
Are you looking forward to playing the 2021 versions by Cyanide when they come out later this year? Let us know in the comments section below.
