00:01Pro Cycling Manager returns this year with a rich 2017 edition filled with new features.
00:07The director of the Tour de France and developers are here to tell you all about it.
00:11In Pro Cycling Manager 2017 on PC you play as a manager of a pro cycling team
00:16which will lead to victory season after season.
00:18A cycling manager, like in other sports, needs to love his team and his crew.
00:23He also has to master every aspect of the job.
00:25He needs to be pre-emptive and maintain an all-around vision.
00:32Between races you control everything from riders' contracts, their objectives,
00:36recruitment, staff, the race schedules and training.
00:40Your main mission as a manager is to ensure your leaders are at peak physical condition before a competition
00:45and to make sure the team's strategy is consistent.
00:52Even with a pre-race strategy plan, you can react in real-time to unforeseen events,
00:57such as responding to the attack of an opponent's leader by sending your own leader
01:00or forming a rider train to counter the attack.
01:07This year, you'll also be able to affect the pack by forming rider trains,
01:11allowing you to prepare your sprinter for the finish line.
01:18Pro Cycling Manager is an in-depth game with a huge database.
01:21We know every rider and the future champions.
01:24Every week we analyse the latest races and results.
01:27Our objective is to transpose this knowledge in the game to create the most faithful cycling simulation.
01:34This year we've pushed the boundaries of realism even further.
01:38We've improved the race's pace, the effort management, the rider's speed and the artificial intelligence.
01:43The Tour de France is the biggest cycling competition in the world, though it's not the season's only race.
01:48Besides stage races, Paris-Ni, the Criterium de Dauphiné and the Tour de France, you have classic races,
01:54the queen of them all being the Northern Hell, Paris-Roubaix.
02:00You also have a pro cyclist mode, in which you play as a young rider.
02:04Season after season, you will rise to the top in order to become one of the world's best riders.
02:09This year we've improved the progression system with an objective system adapting to your current role in the team.
02:16Completing objectives allows you to become more important in the team and become a leader,
02:20and then maybe win a contract in your prestigious team.
02:24In multiplayer, you will race against managers from around the world, either in friendly or ranked games.
02:29This year you'll be able to create plans, create private competitions, interact with your community
02:33and help your clan climb the worldwide rankings.
02:35The manager's role is crucial, he supports the whole team.
02:40Of course, his task is made easier by a champion with outstanding qualities,
02:44but it is a team effort, and the manager's role is essential.
