Fit check
Is Pro Cycling Manager 2022 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Cycling fans who want to manage recruitment, training, sponsors, and race programmes
- Strategy players who enjoy long-term rider development and scouting decisions
- Online competitors who want to race against players from around the world
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking quick races may hit a wall during the layered management setup before reaching race day.
- Users who want a simple arcade cycling game may bounce off the recruitment, scouting, development, sponsor, and race-planning systems.
- Players looking only for a Tour de France stage experience may find the wider team-management scope excessive.
Our take on Pro Cycling Manager 2022
Players who want to race immediately may bounce off the opening management workload: scouts, recruitment, objectives, sponsors, training, and race programmes all compete for attention before the peloton becomes the focus.
What is Pro Cycling Manager 2022?
Serve as a sport director responsible for recruitment, objectives, race programmes, sponsors, scouting, training, and race tactics.
A scouting system sends staff to regions to identify young riders, with 1,500 to 2,000 new cyclists aged 16 to 18 added each year and rated on a 6-star scale. Rider development depends on potential, versatility, and integration with the team. Pro Cyclist mode lets players create a rider, join a team, and pursue a leadership role.
Races feature more attacks and varied peloton behaviour, while stamina and resistance affect how riders spend effort. The game includes 21 official stages from the 2022 Tour de France, customisable race-condition settings, team jerseys for specific events, online competition, and a simulation speed reported as twice that of the previous version.
How Pro Cycling Manager 2022 plays
- 01Talent scouting
- Scouts investigate regions, improve with experience, and report rider potential and characteristics for recruitment decisions.
- 02Young rider pool
- Each year introduces 1,500 to 2,000 cyclists aged 16 to 18, graded across six potential levels.
- 03Rider development
- Progression considers rider versatility and their relationship with the coach.
- 04Race management
- Stamina and resistance influence repeated attacks and effort management near the end of a race.
- 05Pro Cyclist mode
- A created rider can join a team and pursue a leadership role.
- 06Online competition
- The game includes competition against players from around the world.
- 07Tour de France stages
- The 2022 edition includes all 21 official Tour de France stages.
- 08Race customisation
- Players can adjust bonus amplitude from +5 to -5 or disable it, and can toggle variation.
Pro Cycling Manager 2022 compared to similar games
Golden Lap focuses on leading an open-wheel team through a motorsport era, while Pro Cycling Manager 2022 covers cycling recruitment, scouting, rider development, sponsors, and race programmes. Tour de France 2020 centres on competing across the 21 official stages of that event, whereas Pro Cycling Manager 2022 adds team management, a created-rider mode, young-talent systems, and online competition.
Pro Cycling Manager 2022: platforms & release
Is Pro Cycling Manager 2022 worth it?
It is worth it if: cycling fans who want to manage recruitment, training, sponsors, and race programmes. Skip it if: players seeking quick races may hit a wall during the layered management setup before reaching race day.
Where can I download Pro Cycling Manager 2022?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pro Cycling Manager 2022's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pro Cycling Manager 2022 on?
Windows only.
