 More TDF/PCM 15 Announcements
We're at that stage of the year where Cyanide/Focus is putting out new information a couple of times a week in the final run up to the releases of the games. To keep right up to date follow @PCyclingManager on twitter. Every day they confirm a fully licensed team.
On Friday we got 4 new screenshots. The usual fare really, a couple of peloton images and a couple of Elysees images, including the standard Yellow jersey attack on the Elysees.
Most interestingly was a new DevBlog about Pro-Team mode in the TDF console game. Here Cyanide detailed a lot of new information about one of the big games modes of the game. The biggest bit of news is the inclusion of not just the Crit Int and Dauphine as standard, but that all three races (Int, Dauphine and TDF) come with a variant route as standard!
For the Crit Int this is a flat stage, no ITT variant, and a cool looking stage up the Mont Ventoux. Not exactly realistic but should be pretty fun. The Dauphine has a mix of stages including a hilly stage on Corsica, realism apparently not important, and a stage finish on the Alpe d'Huez. The Tour de France variant is actually the 2014 race route, beginning in Yorkshire and heading over cobbles and onwards.
Giro All Over
For the last three weeks the Giro d'Italia has dominated the site's cycling section. Today it came to another surprising and dramatic finish with Alberto Contador crowned race winner. The weekly discussion threads have regularly been the most popular threads on the site as this most action packed of Grand Tours delivered something new every day. Now we've got just enough time to recover before the Tour kicks it all off again!
PCM.Daily's Favorite Cyclist
The 6th(!) edition of the competition is scheduled to make its return tomorrow. Again it will be run by Mresuperstar who does a terrific job each time. Last year Marcel Kittel just edged out Vincenczo Nibali to the title. Previous winners include Gilbert, Voeckler, Voigt and Nibali. Can the Shark podium for a third year in a row? Will we get our first repeat winner? Is it going to be an easy walk for Bakari?
Thread of the Week
Just like the last couple of weeks i refuse to select the Giro thread. You can tell summer is here as there's more going on than ever on the site. There's a whole range of community activites i can chose from. The Man-Game pre-season events come close. The Daily Song Contest comes close as well. But my thread of the week goes to the CX:ND Game Thread! Ian Butlers reports are some of the best writing on the site, and the players mimic that with incredible responses. By far the highest quality thread of the last couple of weeks! |
