ABOUT THE GAME SMARTER, MORE STRATEGIC SEASON PLANNING In Pro Cycling Manager 26, season planning has been completely overhauled to give you greater immersion and control. Shape your team’s hierarchy, assign roles to each rider, and organise your squad by speciality or versatility to get the most out of your roster. Every race on the calendar now carries one of four priority levels, allowing you to identify the defining moments of your season and commit your strongest assets accordingly. Once your objectives are set, lock in each rider’s programme to ensure your squad is balanced and competitive from spring through to the final races of the year. At the start of the season, you’ll be given an automatically generated plan, which you’re free to fine-tune to match your goals and constraints. For a more authentic and competitive experience, AI teams now benefit from these same advanced planning tools. And of course, the unexpected still happens. Crashes, illness or poor form may force you