Pro Cycling Manager 2023 Review (PC)

Ciccone is rubbish at time trials and Il Giro organizers have decided to feature quite a few of them this year. So the Trek-Segafredo leader has to gain a lot of time in the mountains to then lose in the battle against the clock, if the team is to reach its most important objective for 2023, getting the Maglia Rosa (there aren’t any bonus points for securing it with an Italian rider). So I put together a strong squad of mountain specialists and some capable workhorses. Pedersen makes the cut to try for some sprints and maybe aim for the points classification if the other teams don’t bring the most powerful fast men along. I calibrate training and race programs so that as many of the eight-man squad get their fitness peaks in the second and third weeks of the Italian Grand Tour. I ask my riders to be aggressive, protect Ciccone, and try and be at the head of the race as soon as there’s a hint of climbing. It all goes well until the 19th s...