- Patch notes 4. - 9 September 2026
Dear managers, After a few days on the Open Beta branch, the patch (version 1.8.11.629) is now available for everyone on Steam! You can report bugs or share suggestions on the game Discord server: https://discord.gg/bKz7CU2gWuThank you for your continued feedback and support! 🚴Full ChangelogRaceAdded a game setting allowing the impact of Race-day Condition to be adjusted between 0 and 1. Note: bonuses can still appear on attributes with the setting at 0, as other factors, such as Fitness, can also affect attributes.Adjusted the distribution of Race-day Condition values, which is now slightly more positive on average.Illnesses and injuries now limit Daily Form to 0 or -1 depending on their severity.Detailed SimulationThe player's races are now simulated using Detailed Simulation by default. The “Detailed Simulation” option now only applies to races the player does not participate in.Mis…
- Patch notes 3. - 21 August 2026
Dear managers, After some days in open beta, patch for Pro Cycling Manager 26 (version 1.7.10) is now available on Steam! You can report bugs or share suggestions on the game Discord server: https://discord.gg/bKz7CU2gWuWhat’s next?In addition to this 3rd update, we are working on several major areas:Planning: We believe the new system brings a lot in terms of interest, accessibility and modernity, particularly for players discovering the game. Evolving the game systems is part of what we want for PCM, and the foundations provided by this new system will also allow us to take things further with future improvements. However, your feedback also shows that we have gone too far with automating the whole planning system. We are therefore working on bringing back this freedom, without losing the benefits of the new system.Race-day Condition: A new game setting will allow you to adjust the im…
- Race-day Condition Communication - 17 August 2026
Dear players,We know many of you have been asking for a detailed explanation of how Race-day Condition works in PCM26, as well as the reasoning and vision behind the system. We also want to apologize for not sharing these explanations sooner.The development team has taken the time to clarify the choices behind the new system, how it differs from previous versions, and what we are considering for its future.VisionBefore explaining some of the choices behind this system, it is important to outline the vision we have for it.The purpose of the Race-day Condition (RDC) system is quite simple: it aims to serve two objectives:To represent a realistic, but also somewhat romantic, aspect of sport: the human body is not a machine. Even though modern cycling can sometimes make us forget this due to the dominance of certain riders, nothing is ever guaranteed in advance. To win a race against more t…
- Patch notes 2. - 3 July 2026
Dear managers, A new patch (version 1.4.10) is now available on Steam! You can report bugs or share suggestions on the game Discord server: https://discord.gg/bKz7CU2gWuThank you for your continued feedback and support! 💬🚴Full ChangelogCareerImproved planning: limited the number of Grand Tours that can be assigned to team-mates in their race schedule. Depending on their age and position in the hierarchy, this limit now ranges from 0 to 2.Improved planning: reduced the chances of young riders receiving a second Grand Tour in their race schedule.Improved planning: changed the scheduling algorithm to reduce cases where lower-ranked riders do not receive some of the races from their Season Programme in their race schedule. This can still occur naturally when a Season Programme is heavily used, as the number of available slots for a given race is limited.Bug fix: when using the Groups or S…
- Patch notes 1. - 29 June 2026
Dear managers,After a few days in Open Beta, the first patch (version 1.4.2.535) is now ready for its public release and now available on Steam! You can report bugs or share suggestions on the game Discord server: https://discord.gg/bKz7CU2gWu.If you encounter any bugs or want to share feedback, please add \ in your message title so we can track it more easily! Thank you for your continued feedback and support! 💬🚴Full ChangelogRaceMajor improvements to AI riders' energy management. These changes impact the entire game and increase the challenge provided by the AI. The AI now analyzes the course more accurately and better identifies the sections where it should increase its effort and those where it is better to recover. Leader-versus-leader behavior has also been improved, along with domestiques' effort management.Improvements to hilly cobbled races (Flemish Classics). The AI previous…
- Workshop, Ongoing Work and First Patch Priorities - 22 June 2026
Hello cycling managers,Thank you for all the feedback you have shared since the release of PCM 26.We are currently working on a range of fixes and improvements. Some bugs are already being addressed, while other adjustments require more in-depth investigation and development time. We will provide a more detailed update on the first patch during the week.Among the priority topics for Pro Cyclist, we are currently focusing on:Fixing the bug affecting teammate assistance requests.Ensuring that form peaks also grant a daily form bonus in Pro Cyclist mode, as they already do for AI-controlled riders.We are also reviewing aspects of form planning and the overall balance of the condition system. Our goal is to better reflect modern cycling, where riders are increasingly able to maintain peak performance over longer periods of time.At the same time, we have continued working on race AI. Signifi…
- Bundle PCM x TM 26 - 16 June 2026
Dear managers,Cycling is great, but there’s also tennis in life! 🎾🚴If you want to start a tennis management career alongside your cycling one, the Pro Cycling Manager x Tennis Manager 26 bundle is made for you.To celebrate, we’re also running a giveaway for PCM and TM keys! 🎁To enter, head over to our Twitter and Instagram pages:Twitter: https://x.com/PCyclingManager/status/2066883932516131186 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZpj2b3jZ2m/Have fun!TikTok X (Twitter) Facebook BlueSky Instagram Discord
- Pro Cycling Manager 26 is OUT - 15 June 2026
Hello cycling managers,The wait is over. Pro Cycling Manager 26 is available now on Steam.It's time to take control of your team, build your strategy, manage every detail of the season and lead your riders to victory in the biggest races on the calendar.With deeper management systems, improved realism and new strategic tools, Pro Cycling Manager 26 delivers the most complete cycling management experience we've ever created.What's new in Pro Cycling Manager 26?For those who may have missed our previous announcements, here's a quick overview of the main new features you'll discover in Pro Cycling Manager 26:Smarter and more strategic season planningCompletely redesigned season planning systemDefine team hierarchy and rider rolesOrganise your roster according to specialities and objectivesNew race priority system with four levels of importanceAutomatically generated season plans that can b…
- Update about the workshop! - 9 June 2026
Hello everyone, First of all, we would like to once again thank you for your understanding regarding the roughly ten-day delay to the release of Pro Cycling Manager 26. As we previously explained, delays during development meant that issues related to scheduling in Career Mode were identified late during the final testing phases. Resolving these issues required several additional adjustments to ensure a more stable experience from launch. These issues have now been fixed. We would also like to warmly thank our beta players and content creators who helped us identify, reproduce, and validate these fixes. Regarding mods and databases, their availability on the Workshop will begin on Monday, June 22. This decision is based on our experience from recent Pro Cycling Manager launches. During the first few days after release, it was often difficult to distinguish between issues caused by the g…
- New date release. - 2 June 2026
Dear players,We have an important update about the release of Pro Cycling Manager 26.Pro Cycling Manager 26 will not be released on June 4 as planned and is now scheduled to launch on June 15. During beta testing and content creator previews, we identified a critical issue affecting the new planning system. This bug has a significant impact on race registrations and must be resolved before release. Delaying the launch will allow us to address this issue properly, while also giving us additional time to fix other potential bugs and ensure the best possible experience at launch.We will continue to keep you informed here and across our other platforms as soon as we have further updates to share.Thank you for your understanding, patience, and continued support.We're committed to delivering the best possible experience, and we believe this extra time will help us do just that. Pro Cycling Ma…
- DevBlog - Detailed Simulation - 30 April 2026
Hello everyone,Welcome to this second Devblog for Pro Cycling Manager 26!Today, we're going to dive into a central element of your gaming experience: the simulation of races.Simulation: Going Fast… or Being Faithful?As a reminder, simulation is an alternative way to get the result of a race in an instant, without going through the 3D race.This is an essential feature in PCM: during a career, you can compete in several thousand stages, and not all of them necessarily need to be played manually.The simulation is automatically used for races outside your calendar, but it can also allow you to progress more quickly through your game.Behind this feature, the same dilemma always lurks:Prioritizing speedPrioritizing realismUp until PCM 25, we had chosen an instantaneous simulation, primarily designed to offer an immediate result. It's not that the other approach didn't interest us, but as is o…
- Devblog - Special Attributes - 9 April 2026
Hello everyone,Welcome to this first Devblog for Pro Cycling Manager 26! To kick off this series, we’re going to introduce a new feature that you’ve been asking for regularly and that marks a turning point in our philosophy for the game’s future: special attributes.The goal of this new system is to enrich the riders’ personalities beyond their physical and on-course abilities alone. We’re introducing a more mental and psychological dimension to better capture each rider’s strengths and weaknesses.Our philosophy for this new feature is simple: quality over quantity. Rather than offering a long list of special attributes with diluted effects, we wanted to ensure that each addition has a significant impact and integrates seamlessly with existing game systems.That’s why we’ve focused our efforts on two inaugural special attributes that will have a tangible effect on your matches: Stage Race…
- Paul Seixas joins the Keyart! - 2 April 2026
Hello everyone,Today, we update the keyart of Pro Cycling Manager 26: Paul Seixas joins Paul Lapeira and Matthew Riccitello on the key art for Pro Cycling Manager 2026! 🥵Welcome to all three of them! Thanks for reading and see you soon!TikTok X (Twitter) Facebook BlueSky Instagram Discord
- Announcement Trailer - 27 March 2026
Hello everyone,The 2026 edition of Pro Cycling Manager is preparing for its first major climb of the year: discover the first images now!To support the game, you can add PCM 26 to your wishlist and follow the game now, so you don't miss our upcoming blogs and updates!Welcome in 2026Pro Cycling Manager 2026 is even closer to reality and will push you to a more masterful management of a cycling team. You won't be left wanting when it comes to new features:Even more in-depth season planning. From the start of the season, you can now place your riders into 3 types of priority groups: Main Leaders, Secondary Leaders, and Domestiques.To further aid in season planning, the races that make up the calendar are now categorized by importance with a rating from A to D.The race-day condition feature has been reworked to be more precise and based on the riders' actual abilities. Two special character…
