New patch finally on the way

A couple of months have passed since the release of PCM13, but several fairly major bugs and other problems have made it hard to enjoy the game as much as you'd like to. Luckily, some of these issues are about to be sorted out in a new patch from Cyanide in a few weeks time.

Among the bug fixes included are, for example, getting the resistance stat working properly, making WT teams participate in Continental Tour races all season long and a solution to the currently not working world championships races. An official list of everything that will be fixed can be found here.

#1 Story of the Month winner: Nordic Cycling

In a thrillingly close vote, the title of August's most popular story goes to Atlantius and Nordic Cycling! With 8 votes out of 28 in total, he tops valverde321's AC Sparta Praha by the slimmest possible margin: 1 vote!

Though perhaps a surprise for some that a PCM11 story steals the show from some of the newer ones, it is without any doubt a deserving winner. The thread passed the legendary 100 pages-milestone already a few weeks ago, and has made it as far as 4 seasons into the career - which all story writers know is a very impressive achievement!

Along with this, the official winners thread has now also been opened!

Mini Man-Game opens in Brazil

The 24 teams offered to new managers two weeks ago were quickly claimed, and after a short preparation process - the Mini Man-Game racing began yesterday, with the flat Copa America de Ciclismo classic in Brazil.

As expected, every quality sprinter in the division was present - leading to a big clash at the mass sprint finish. Who came out victorious, then? Have a look for yourself, rather than allow me to spoil the excitement for you!

It's been a rather quiet week around here, but here's a small news update nevertheless!

Elect the "first" Story of the Month-winner

After being one of two big subjects (along with the Mini Man-Game) in the news for a couple of weeks, the storied award has made its official return today. Now it's up to you to decide who will be the first winner since the revival!

And the nominees? Have a look in the thread if you haven't already!

Add a new level of enjoyment to PCM with Stylus' Giro

Just over a month after uploading a terrific variant for the Giro, native Italian member Stylus has used his knowledge of the terrain Italy offers to add another Giro to his showroom. This version is quite possibly the most impressive I've personally ever seen, not to mention a well balanced route - which among other places includes a finish on Colle di Bettaforca, 2670m above sea level!

Even if you don't feel like downloading right now, it's definitely worth visiting his thread through the link above - just to look at the amazing screens from the race!

Norway next stop for the Man-Game ProTour

The Tour de France may have come to an end, leaving the Tour of America as the only remaining Grand Tour this season - but there's still many races to enjoy before the year is over. The biggest teams in the game are currently in Norway, where the first stage of an 8-day stage race was ridden today.

Norway's own superstar, Edvald Boasson Hagen, looks like the top favourite after winning both Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne earlier this year, but there's a long line of other strong riders present as well.

With school and work having started up again after the summer break for some of us, it feels pretty good to have reached the weekend. To make the day even better, check out the exciting new projects included in this edition of the news below!

Take part in the Mini Man-Game

We are pleased to announce a new addition to the Management Game, dubbed the 'Mini ManGame'. 24 teams are available to be claimed right now, on a first come, first serve basis. They will participate in a 10 race calendar, as part of the current Management Game season. The sign up thread is now open, and please use the general discussion thread for any questions.

How the Story of the Month-award will work

Alongside the obvious excitement, last week's announcement that a previous award for story writers would be making a return later this year was also met by some scepticism and worry that the same members would win the award every time. An understandable concern, but not to worry - Mresuperstar has worked out a set of rules to avoid such problems.

Click "Read More" to find out the details.

Enjoy the Vuelta with the other members

The 68th edition of the Vuelta starts later tonight, as most of you probably know. If you want to have some extra fun watching it, make sure to check out the discussion thread in the real life cycling section of the forum. You'll find all the information you need there, thanks to Malkael - who is once again doing a terrific job posting previews and other interesting stuff.

French community DB now available from the downloads section

After several days of small problems with the upload, Rin has successfully added PCM France's Full Cycling Manager DB to our own downloads section. It's definitely one of the most complete DBs available at the moment, so if you're excited to start a career, it's certainly worth downloading.

There is still time left to join in PCMdaily's Fantasy Vuelta a España league on Velogames.com. The deadline for picking your team is this Saturday, the 24th, at 18:30 CEST.

alexkr00 and Smowz took victory in the first two Grand Tours of the season. Who will triumph at the Vuelta?

League name: PCM.Daily
League code: 20065634

Here's a fresh, new edition of the weekly news!

"Story of the month" to be revived

As some of the the long-time members might remember, there was once an award given out monthly to the most popular story on the site. Unfortunately, it didn't last long and hasn't been around for several years. However, newly appointed crew member Mresuperstar has now decided to make an effort to bring this back.

So, story writers - make sure to write the best reports you can in the next couple of weeks, as the first "new" award will be handed out at the end of August. Further details surrounding this will be revealed in next week's news.

Stages forum running strong

There has always been at least a few talented stagemakers active on the forum, but during the past couple of weeks, the activity is excellent and many members are frequently updating their showrooms.

Among the most recent additions of races we have nathounet87's Vuelta variant, stardrummer91's 2013 Tour of Utah and the soon-to-be-finished 1995 Giro d'Italia by ricardo123. If you haven't visited the PCM13: Stages subforum yet, now is a great time to do so!

ManGame TDF approaching the end

The last time the ManGame Tour was mentioned in the news - two weeks ago - it had only reached stage 7 and not really begun yet in terms of decisive stages. That has now changed, as we've made it all the way to stage 16 and the 3rd week - with the potential for some amazing final stages ahead.

Team B&O's Aleksandr Pluchkin was the man in yellow two weeks ago, but the Moldovan champion has since then suffered a poorly timed puncture that cost him over 5 minutes to his main rivals, and subsequently all chances of winning his first Tour ever.

Instead, the fight looks to be the same as last year - ManGame legend and defending champion Damiano Cunego vs. young supertalent Angel Madrazo. At the moment, it is the former who has the upper hand, leading Madrazo by 27 seconds heading into the final five stages. However, a long ITT and several mountain stages remain - meaning that anything can still happen. Don't miss the end of this very exciting race!

Lastly - not a part of the ManGame? Stay tuned for next week's news for an opportunity to join a new development in the game.