Tension and speed for the fast men of the peloton

Jul 10, 2015 12:42 GMT  ·  By

There are some days that have "sprinter" written all over them, and this is one of those few occasions in the current Tour de France when teams with fast men can be almost sure that they will get a shot at victory, which means trains will be present at the forefront of the peloton for most of the day.

Katusha, Etyxx-Quick Step, and probably Sky will dominate the action today, and I know that my team cannot offer the same quality when it comes to lead-out men and even to the actual sprinter.

Nizzolo is a good choice, but he has some problems with the most explosive members of the peloton, especially when I fail to get him in the best possible position.

Pro Cycling Manager 2015 has made a lot of progress as far as sprinting mechanics are concerned, now even allowing gamers to choose the line that they want to take to the finish, but in practice, the new option does not make much of a difference.

Prediction: Cavendish to get the stage in both PCM 2015 and in the real Tour de France, mostly because so far he has not managed to get any wins.

Yesterday, the real race lost a great rider in Tony Martin, and the win by Stybar shows the facts of the sport that no video game will ever be able to simulate, like the way a fall can be boon for someone who knows when to move decisively.

A sprint to remember for Degenkolb

I allowed my team a day off because they have been burning a little too much energy to almost no results during the sprints, and that means I was able to simply watch Giant and Etyxx as they fought for position.

Cavendish seemed to be getting the better lead-out from Boonen and company, but in the end, Degenkolb was able to produce an extra burst of speed to take the win.

Pro Cycling Manager 2015 is very good when it comes to sprint finishes, allowing gamers to reproduce most of the tactics that teams use in the real world, but I would like to see Cyanide add mechanics to simulate the elbow duels that teams engage in to create more space for their riders.

This is how the seventh stage of Le Tour finished: