While a lot of you seem to have problems getting the e-mail with key and download links, there are some people who can't even get to pay for the game. Someone on the forum pointed out a different service / link than the official one, and it seems to work better.

It's "powered by Metaboli", just like the official one, but is placed on a different website called GamesPlanet.

So, give this a try if you have the problem with the "means of payment" not showing up on the official shop link.

Update: If you downloaded the Expansion Pack before 9:30 CET, download the fix. If you didn't, you can safely download the pack from the link below.

As promised earlier, we're now releasing our first database for Pro Cycling Manager 2009. This is hopefully only one of several, but this one should suit most people's demands. We'll keep on working on the DB and release a larger version with more teams, races, etc. later on.

Please report any bugs you find in the forum. We'll then correct them and release an updated version suited for serious career playing one of the coming days.

Click 'Read More' for the list of teams and new races.

Download Links:
PCM.daily

Features:

Teams, Riders and Equipment
- Real names for both teams and riders
- Real shirts for teams
- Lots of new equipments for teams, all linked to the teams so they ride the equipment they use in real life (where possible)
- 66 teams in total
- New stats

Races
- Real names for all races
- Cancelled races removed
- Correct race dates
- 13 new national championships
- 10 new youth races
- 9 new 'normal' races (in addition to the ones mentioned)

Graphics
- Lots of new national champion shirts
- New default race leader shirts
- New race logos, race categorization logos, etc.
- Many new photos
- New sports director car
- Several riders with personalized skin (c. 150)

Other features
- Many new secondary sponsors (with real names)
- UCI Pro Tour instead of Cya Top Tour
- CQRanking instead of Superprestige ranking
- 100 track riders added (all with real names and differentiated stats)

As we've been hinting (or saying directly) the past few days, PCM.daily is going to release a database for Pro Cycling Manager 2009.

The first planned project is a starter's kit which will be released today or during the night and will include correct names for teams, riders and sponsors. In addition to this, it has 8-9 new teams (further and more precise details will be posted later), new stat matrix (new stats compared to Cyanide's), the same amount of equipment as the PCM.daily DB  for PCM08, also linked directly to teams, c. 100 track riders, a bunch of new races ... and probably a tad more that I don't remember right now.

And don't worry - there's no March or June bug in this one.

Later on, the work on a 'proper' 2009 DB continues. But for now, we're focusing on the PCM.daily Expansion Pack for PCM09 (the one described above).

As expected, a Real Name Database for Pro Cycling Manager 2009 has been released - even before most of you got the game. This DB, which is made by someone who wants to be anonymous, includes real names for riders and teams - and that's it. The stats are still the same as the ones you saw on the screenshots published yesterday.

Get the database here!

A part of the Open Bar is that the beta testers are allowed to post screenshots of the game. This year is no exception, and we're of course collecting the ones that we can as fast as possible and add them to the site.

They're being added to this album.

Also make sure to attend the Open Bar if you've any questions about PCM09! ;)