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Pro Cycling Manager 2007 is a cycling team management game. It is available on PC and PSP. It was released prior to the 2007 Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

. The objective of the game is to take control of one of sixty teams in the game and lead them through several seasons as their manager, with duties including signing new riders, training, budgeting and scheduling races.

Teams

There are 61 teams in the game, 20 ProTour and 41 Continental, as well as National Teams for the World Championships. 18 of the 20 UCI ProTour

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

teams are fully licensed, with only Astana and Unibet not licensed (They are instead called Kazakstana and Unibotte.com). Of the 41 Continental teams, most are unlicensed and have the team and riders' names based on the real thing, but not quite real (For example: Alexandre Venokourov).

Riders

There are over 1500 riders available for use in the game. Riders will progress through their careers just as you progress through your career. The player must nurture the young riders and turn them into stars of the future. Riders have to be scouted, trained and cared for.

Races

The game includes the full ProTour calendar as well as many Continental races from across the globe.

Customisation

There have been many 'un-official' add-ons to each version of Pro Cycling Manager, and the 2007 game is no exception. With Fansites of PCM full of plenty of downloads. A database pack can include the following:

Real Names for all riders and teams
Updated statistics for the riders
Additional Stages and Races
Additional Teams and Riders
Updated or Customised Jerseys

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Teams

Riders

Races

Customisation

PCM-Sites