Pro Cycling Manager is not just about the management and the game allows you to fully experience the intensity of the races

Pro Cycling Manager is not just about the management. The game allows you to fully experience the intensity of the races through its real-time simulation mode.

It is up to you to implement the best strategies through a control panel featuring a complete range of tactical options (managing the efforts of your racers, replenishments, attack phases, leader protection, competitor monitoring, etc.) and immerse yourself completely in the race with your team's cyclists, guiding the team to gain the victory in the biggest competitions on the planet.

In-race gameplay features a day-by-day system to allow grace periods for cyclists, depending upon the individual character and their assigned positions. By the effort each cyclist puts forth, this in-race information makes it possible to build noticeable traits and exploits which could tip the balance for winning a stage in your favour. Inside the transfer system is a new mode: "observe". This makes it possible to gather information about the quality of a cyclist's participation depending on the level of observation applied. While you can't directly attack or defend yourself during observation, you can always click to react to an observed cyclist's attack, thus launching a counter-attack, but beware… A cyclist can observe only one opponent at a time, and the others are then able to surprise you.

With the vast number of game and gameplay improvements, the cyclist and team AI (Artificial Intelligence), and the tactical richness within the races, Pro Cycling Manager – Tour de France 2007 puts you right at the very heart of professional cycling. Grab your cycling gear and prepare to experience the many highlights and the great intensity of the 2007 season!

Simulation and Style
Pro Cycling - Le Tour de France 2007 simulates the thrills and spills of cycling with a genuine realistic feel to the gameplay. Pro Cycling 2007 brings together the 20 official teams of 2007 and pits them in world famous races, including the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix, Milan-San Remo, Giro d'Italia and the Tour of Flanderes.

With cyclist characteristics based on real life, these are races which are faithful to the world of cycling; morning breakaway, hard fought battles for jerseys, burning off competitors in the mountain stages, and much more. At race time you must form your team's strategy, instructing your cyclists on their energy consumption, support of the team leader, dangerous opponents, how and when to attack, and so on. As such, there are many potential tactics which make this PSP version a wonderful sports simulation game. The game also offers arcade-style gameplay, particularly during sprints and time trials, where you must negotiate the course, manage collisions with other cyclists, and pace yourself in order to achieve the ultimate performance. This brings to the game a subtle combination of arcade and tactical gameplay, creating lively races in the pursuit of success.

Here are some key features of "Pro Cycling Manager 2007":

· You participate in the true Tour de France 2007 and take part in all of the season's big competitions.
· An updated and improved database! More than 1500 cyclists, 180 races (Tours or traditional), and 520 stages.
· Realistic management of a cyclist manager's career. Gain experience throughout years and competitions, manage aspects of human relationships, training, finances, etc.
· Direct the largest professional teams. A total of 61 official teams are available (Rabobank, Quickstep, Discovery Channel, CSC, etc.).
· New gameplay possibilities reinforce the tactical aspect of the races with the introduction of the "observe" mode, Gruppetto, etc.
· The Artificial Intelligence of competitors is improved so as to offer behaviours that vary by objectives, situations, and needs. Get ready for even more competition this year!
· Includes a race editor to create and modify your own 3D stages.
· Playable in single-player and/or multi-player, up to 20 players over the Internet or a LAN: Simple Race mode, Tour mode, and Season mode.


What's New in This Release:

3D
· Correction to a crash on some machines that can prevent 3D races being played.
· Correction to a bug at end of race when the winner of a classic race appeared in a yellow jersey.
· Correction to the display of sponsor logo, which did not always appear on leader jerseys.
CAREER
· Correction to crashes during Tour de France 2010
· Correction to a bug which, in some cases, could prevent the selection of a team (empty list).
· Correction to a bug which made rider unavailable after a stage was cancelled.
· Correction to a bug which automatically cancelled participation in races such as : Tour de Sarthe, Circuit de Lorraine, Tour of Slovenia, etc...
· Slight adjustment to progress of young riders, who now take a little longer to reach the top level.
· Slight adjustment to decrease in attributes of older riders, who now lose their level more slowly.
INTERFACE
· Correction to a display refresh bug when arriving on equipment page.
· Correction on Search page
· Various corrections to management pages.
· Correction to a bug in the display of a rider's achievements at the start of a season. 2nd places could be displayed as 1st and 3rd places could be displayed as 2nd.
· Retired riders no longer appear in Search and Shortlist pages
· Some rider nationalities modified.
· Objectives revised for some Continental teams
· Correction to display bug on the logo of the sponsor "M1-d'oeuvre"