Tour de France 2025 news & patch notes

Dear riders,

Tour de France 2026 is coming soon, and we can’t wait to share more with you!

The new Devblog highlights the full Stage List, including Tour stages, Classics, World Championship routes, and 48 variants.

Discover iconic climbs, legendary finishes, and brand new race profiles for 2026. Take a first look at some of the stages and routes waiting for you this year.

Read the full Tour de France 2026 Stage List Devblog now!

See you soon for the next Devblog 🙂

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Dear players,

Nacon Connect is back, bringing its share of announcements!

Join us to watch the conference live on Thursday, May 7 at 8 PM CEST, with a few announcements related to Tour de France 2026.

See you on Thursday!

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Hello and welcome, riders! 🚴‍♂️

Tour de France 2026 is gearing up to be the most complete edition yet, bringing every World Tour and Pro Team into the game with updated gear and customization options. For the first time, you can truly craft your own identity with unique frame and jersey combinations across multiple modes.

This year also introduces stunning new landmarks, from the breathtaking Sagrada Familia to the iconic Sacré-Cœur Basilica, adding fresh visual depth to legendary stages.

The racing calendar expands too, with surprises like the Muscat Classic and a Paris-Tours finale featuring intense gravel sections.

With nearly 18,000 km of racing, enhanced environments, and improved realism across routes and equipment, TDF 26 pushes immersion further than ever.

Curious to see everything in detail? Head over to the full devblog on the Steam page and discover what awaits on the road!

See you soon!

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Read more in the Devblog:

See you soon!

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Hello everyone,

We are proud to unveil the announcement trailer for Tour de France 2026 today!

To support the game, you can add TDF 2026 to your wishlist and follow the game now, so you don't miss our upcoming blogs and updates!

See you soon!

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Dear players,

Happy new year everyone!

A new patch (versions 01.08.05) is now available for Tour de France 2025!

🛠️ Patch Notes:

AI Behavior

• Fixed: opponents no longer stop chasing breakaways when a player’s cyclist stays at the front of the peloton to artificially let the gap increase.

>> https://linktr.ee/cyclinggames <<

Dear players,

A new Open Beta patch (versions 01.08.05) is now available for Tour de France 2025 on PC only!

How to join the Open Beta:

• Open Steam > Go to your Library

• Right-click on Tour de France 2025 > Click Properties

• Go to the Betas tab and select open-beta from the dropdown menu

👉 Please add \ in your message title when reporting bugs or feedback. Thanks for helping us test and improve the game! 🚴‍♂️

🛠️ Patch Notes:

AI Behavior

• Fixed: opponents no longer stop chasing breakaways when a player’s cyclist stays at the front of the peloton to artificially let the gap increase.

>> https://linktr.ee/cyclinggames <<

Dear players,

As 2025 draws to a close, we're taking a moment to reflect on a year filled with exciting developments. It has been a fantastic ride, and we have our amazing community to thank for it!

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Dear players,

After a few days in Open Beta, the major patch (versions 01.08) is going live and is now available for everyone!

🛠️ Patch Notes:

Visuals

• Added special Vuelta kits for Arkéa B&B Hotels, Lotto, Quick Step, and Uno-X,

• Updated Giro kit setups to preserve pre–Tour de France kits,

• Fixed: special Giro and Vuelta kits not displaying in My Tour,

• Updated national team kits for Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands,

Pro Team / Leader

• Adjusted form peaks so more riders are in top form during the Tour de France,

AI Behavior

• Fixed: opponents entering crisis mode while still having energy,

• Fixed: outsider teams chasing all day on hilly stages despite low win chance,

• Fixed: favorite’s team refusing to chase when a GC threat attacks,

• Fixed: dangerous GC riders attacking too early in stages,

• New: GC favorites can now target stage wins on hilly stages,

• Tweaked: peloton now gives a more realistic gap to morning breakaways,

Database

• Updated post-Worlds and European Championships

Optimizations

• Fixed MyNacon network errors,

• Fixed crashes

>> https://linktr.ee/cyclinggames <<

Dear players,

A new Open Beta patch (versions 01.08.02) is now available for Tour de France 2025 on PC only!

How to join the Open Beta:

• Open Steam > Go to your Library

• Right-click on Tour de France 2025 > Click Properties

• Go to the Betas tab and select open-beta from the dropdown menu

👉 Please add \ in your message title when reporting bugs or feedback. Thanks for helping us test and improve the game! 🚴‍♂️

🛠️ Patch Notes:

Visuals

• Added special Vuelta kits for Arkéa B&B Hotels, Lotto, Quick Step, and Uno-X,

• Updated Giro kit setups to preserve pre–Tour de France kits,

• Fixed: special Giro and Vuelta kits not displaying in My Tour,

• Updated national team kits for Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands,

Pro Team / Leader

• Adjusted form peaks so more riders are in top form during the Tour de France,

AI Behavior

• Fixed: opponents entering crisis mode while still having energy,

• Fixed: outsider teams chasing all day on hilly stages despite low win chance,

• Fixed: favorite’s team refusing to chase when a GC threat attacks,

• Fixed: dangerous GC riders attacking too early in stages,

• New: GC favorites can now target stage wins on hilly stages,

• Tweaked: peloton now gives a more realistic gap to morning breakaways,

Database

• Updated post-Worlds and European Championships

Optimizations

• Fixed MyNacon network errors,

• Fixed crashes

>> https://linktr.ee/cyclinggames <<

Dear players,

After a few days in Open Beta, the major patch (versions 01.07.01 and 01.07.02) is going live and is now available for everyone!

🛠️ Patch Notes:

Visuals:

• Added Tour de France 2025 special jerseys for Bora-Hansgrohe and Israel-Premier Tech teams. \

• Fixed jersey issues for Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale and Lotto teams. \

Gameplay:

• Legend Mode: crash detection on the roadside is now less punishing.

• Slight increase in the number of riders that can be involved in a mass crash.

Opponent Behavior:

• In short stage races with no major difficulties, there has been no early breakaways. \

• AI riders were experiencing fatigue even when they still have feed supplies. \

• Improved feed zone behavior to minimize position loss.

• Improved feed behavior for domestiques: they now stop feeding if they drop too far back and will resume feeding if the race pace slows down.

Database:

• Ratings update. \

Fixes

• Leader jerseys now display correctly on the podium in Pro Team/Leader mode when playing consecutive races.

• Sponsor banners may appear incorrectly on the podium when loading a save.

• Commissaire’s car is too close during descents, reducing visibility.

Optimizations

• Crash fixes.

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Dear players,

A new hotfix is available in Open Beta (version 01.07.01) for Tour de France 2025.

• Fix for a bug introduced in 01.07.00 that prevented the use of feeds.

Thank you!

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Dear players,

A new Open Beta patch (versions 01.07.01 & 01.07.02) is now available for Tour de France 2025 on PC only!

How to join the Open Beta:

• Open Steam > Go to your Library

• Right-click on Tour de France 2025 > Click Properties

• Go to the Betas tab and select open-beta from the dropdown menu

👉 Please add \ in your message title when reporting bugs or feedback. Thanks for helping us test and improve the game! 🚴‍♂️

🛠️ Patch Notes:

Visuals:

• Added Tour de France 2025 special jerseys for Bora-Hansgrohe and Israel-Premier Tech teams. \

• Fixed jersey issues for Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale and Lotto teams. \

Gameplay:

• Legend Mode: crash detection on the roadside is now less punishing.

• Slight increase in the number of riders that can be involved in a mass crash.

Opponent Behavior:

• In short stage races with no major difficulties, there will be no early breakaways. \

• AI riders can now experience fatigue even when they still have feed supplies. \

• Improved feed zone behavior to minimize position loss.

• Improved feed behavior for domestiques: they now stop feeding if they drop too far back and will resume feeding if the race pace slows down.

Database:

• Ratings update. \

Fixes

• Leader jerseys now display correctly on the podium in Pro Team/Leader mode when playing consecutive races.

• Sponsor banners may appear incorrectly on the podium when loading a save.

• Commissaire’s car is too close during descents, reducing visibility.

Optimizations

• Crash fixes.

>> https://linktr.ee/cyclinggames <<

Hello everyone,

After a few days in Open Beta, the major patch (version 01.06.00) is going live and is now available for everyone!

Thank you for your feedbacks!

🛠️ Patch Notes:

Visuals

• New ghost appearance in Moment Descent.

• New jerseys: Visma Lease a Bike, Ineos Grenadiers, Groupama FDJ, Lidl Trek.

• TDF25 edition jerseys: Visma Lease a Bike, Groupama FDJ, UAE Team Emirates, Tudor, Lotto, TotalEnergies.

Gameplay

• Adjustment: in Pro Team/Leader, T. Pogacar now targets a form peak in April instead of May.

• Adjustment: in Pro Team/Leader, riders now earn Pro Cycling ranking points during team time trials.

• Fix: in Pro Team/Leader, teams no longer earn too many Pro Cycling Points after a team time trial.

• Fix: in Pro Team/Leader, the same stage no longer appears twice in a row.

• Fix: in Pro Leader, during World Championships, the player’s teammates are no longer extremely weak.

• Fix: in Pro Leader, objectives at the World Championships can no longer be completed without being selected.

• Fix: the higher the difficulty, the more the Follow mode favored the player unfairly.

• Fix: in My Tour, riders' recovery could become inconsistent with their stats.

AI Behavior

• New: AI effort management on the final climb of a stage has been reworked to reduce unrealistic breakdowns.

• Adjustment: general classification outsiders aiming for the top 20 have more freedom to attack early in the race.

• Adjustment: early breakaways set a slightly lower pace in the first climbs to stay together longer and improve their chances of winning.

• Adjustment: in hilly stages, favorites manage their energy better for the final climb.

• Fix: general classification outsiders make their team work even though it should be the leader teams’ responsibility.

• Fix: a team chases the breakaway even though it has the strongest rider in the break.

• Fix: some riders refuse to collaborate in a breakaway to protect their leader, even when there's no threat to the leader.

• Fix: sometimes during the final climb, the early breakaway rides slowly and no attacks occur.

• Fix: attacking with a favorite and the entire team doesn’t trigger a reaction from opponents.

• Fix: in a breakaway, some riders try to take strong turns without having the energy, disrupting the relay.

Interface

• Fix: special jerseys (Flanders, Giro) were not displayed in the interface.

• Fix: certain special characters were not displayed in rider names.

Database

• Update: 2025 national champions.

Club Tour

• Fix: wind zones disabled in Moment Race.

• Fix: in MyTour, the starting location differs from the one selected in the menus.

• Fix: TurboGel was missing for teammates.

• Fix: in rankings, the player’s name was incorrect if Watts were set to 0.

Optimizations

• Crash fixes.

• Reduced memory usage in menus.

• Fixes for MyNacon connection issues.

PC

• Fix: game launch issue without Steam.

• Fix: improved support for Steam Input.

• Added: option to limit FPS.

• Added: option to select the controller display style (Xbox, PlayStation).

• Added: Trading Cards are now available on Steam.

Steam Deck

• We are now verified!

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Hello everyone,

A new Open Beta patch (version 01.06.00) is now available for Tour de France 2025 on PC only!

How to join the Open Beta:

• Open Steam > Go to your Library

• Right-click on Tour de France 2025 > Click Properties

• Go to the Betas tab and select open-beta from the dropdown menu

👉 Please add \ in your message title when reporting bugs or feedback. Thanks for helping us test and improve the game! 🚴‍♂️

Visuals

• New ghost appearance in Moment Descent.

• New jerseys: Visma Lease a Bike, Ineos Grenadiers, Groupama FDJ, Lidl Trek.

• TDF25 edition jerseys: Visma Lease a Bike, Groupama FDJ, UAE Team Emirates, Tudor, Lotto, TotalEnergies.

Gameplay

• Adjustment: in Pro Team/Leader, T. Pogacar now targets a form peak in April instead of May.

• Adjustment: in Pro Team/Leader, riders now earn Pro Cycling ranking points during team time trials.

• Fix: in Pro Team/Leader, teams no longer earn too many Pro Cycling Points after a team time trial.

• Fix: in Pro Team/Leader, the same stage no longer appears twice in a row.

• Fix: in Pro Leader, during World Championships, the player’s teammates are no longer extremely weak.

• Fix: in Pro Leader, objectives at the World Championships can no longer be completed without being selected.

• Fix: the higher the difficulty, the more the Follow mode favored the player unfairly.

• Fix: in My Tour, riders' recovery could become inconsistent with their stats.

AI Behavior

• New: AI effort management on the final climb of a stage has been reworked to reduce unrealistic breakdowns.

• Adjustment: general classification outsiders aiming for the top 20 have more freedom to attack early in the race.

• Adjustment: early breakaways set a slightly lower pace in the first climbs to stay together longer and improve their chances of winning.

• Adjustment: in hilly stages, favorites manage their energy better for the final climb.

• Fix: general classification outsiders make their team work even though it should be the leader teams’ responsibility.

• Fix: a team chases the breakaway even though it has the strongest rider in the break.

• Fix: some riders refuse to collaborate in a breakaway to protect their leader, even when there's no threat to the leader.

• Fix: sometimes during the final climb, the early breakaway rides slowly and no attacks occur.

• Fix: attacking with a favorite and the entire team doesn’t trigger a reaction from opponents.

• Fix: in a breakaway, some riders try to take strong turns without having the energy, disrupting the relay.

Interface

• Fix: special jerseys (Flanders, Giro) were not displayed in the interface.

• Fix: certain special characters were not displayed in rider names.

Database

• Update: 2025 national champions.

Club Tour

• Fix: wind zones disabled in Moment Race.

• Fix: in MyTour, the starting location differs from the one selected in the menus.

• Fix: TurboGel was missing for teammates.

• Fix: in rankings, the player’s name was incorrect if Watts were set to 0.

Optimizations

• Crash fixes.

• Reduced memory usage in menus.

• Fixes for MyNacon connection issues.

PC

• Fix: game launch issue without Steam.

• Fix: improved support for Steam Input.

• Added: option to limit FPS.

• Added: option to select the controller display style (Xbox, PlayStation).

>> https://linktr.ee/cyclinggames <<

A huge thank you for the trust you’ve placed in us over the years with the Tour de France games. We’re beyond happy to have you as our community. Enjoy discovering Tour de France 2025 and have fun!

Dear players,

After a few days in Open Beta, the major patch (version 01.04.02.1147) is going live and is now available for everyone!

🛠️ Patch Notes:

Visuals

• Improvement: More realistic lighting and skies in stages

• Improvement: More realistic transitions between grass and dirt areas

• Improvement: Updated podium for fictional races

• Improvement: Reduced ghosting effects of wheels in dark areas

• Addition: Vuelta and Italia jerseys in MyTour influence the sponsors displayed during races

• Fix: Riders flying at the start of an individual time trial

• Update: Canyon frames for Movistar and Alpecin

Gameplay

• Adjustment: Easier to stay in the wheels during the finale of a stage ending in a bunch sprint

• Adjustment: Opponents no longer push the player’s riders in tight corners

• Adjustment: 1 extra second of effect for TurboGel

• Adjustment: 1 additional second before the automatic triggering of TurboGel

• Adjustment: Slight reduction in the number of cases where leaders skip major races

• Adjustment: Reduced influence of the Hills stat on cobbled climbs

• Fix: Simulating Paris-Roubaix in Pro Team/Leader results in unrealistic winners

• Fix: Riders do not stand on the pedals in time trials

• Fix: Wind protection in sprint trains was incorrectly calculated, causing energy inconsistencies

• Fix: Flèche Wallonne trophies do not unlock under the correct conditions

• Fix: Incorrect display of information panels in menus

• Fix: Pro Leader general classification missions can be completed in classics

• Fix: “Pass a Mountain Grand Prix in the lead” missions can be validated in classics

• Fix: Variant stages do not trigger

AI Behavior

• Fix: A co-leader no longer waits for a dropped co-leader to help

• Fix: A good sprinter who is dropped and has no energy left is no longer waited for

• Fix: In bunch sprints, riders no longer try to follow exhausted riders

• Improvement: AI riders are more likely to collaborate with the player in breakaways, reducing cases where they do nothing

• Improvement: Increased energy consumption for riders in the grupetto

Interface

• Addition: Warning message during races when AI wants the player’s team to lead the chase

• Fix: Incorrect race icon in the fitness calendar in Pro Team/Leader

• Fix: Incorrect icons for “TurboGel and Attack” and “Follow Attacks” commands

• Fix: “Take TurboGel and Relieve” command is unavailable even when the rider has TurboGel

• Fix: Incorrect “Follow Attacks” icon after the final feeding zone

• Fix: Commands are grayed out when selecting multiple riders

• Fix: TurboGel effect is lost if used from the radio menu and the menu is then closed

• Fix: Credits continue to scroll over other menus

• Fix: Texts contain development characters

• Fix: Riders switched from "starter" to "substitute" are not sorted correctly

• Fix: Rider names during races are not correctly placed

• Fix: In Pro Team/Leader, the game purchases the rider at the top of the list, not the one selected

Database

• Updated rider stats

• Updated startlist for Critérium du Dauphiné

• Updated Legends

• Corrected national teams for Legends

Club Tour

• Improvement: Automatic reconnection in the lobby when the connection is restored

• Fix: All riders stop just after the finish line

• Fix: “One rider per team” setting has no effect

Miscellaneous

• Improvement: No longer necessary to restart the game for premium pack stages to appear

• Fix: Various crash fixes

• Fix: Accessing Club Tour mode without a linked MyNacon account prevents linking it afterwards

• Fix: Lead car no longer clips into the road on the Roubaix velodrome

ONLY FOR PC

• Adjustment: Available resolutions now match the screen

• Adjustment: Default graphics not set to max on first launch anymore

• Improvement: More explicit error message when the game does not support a graphics card

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Dear players,

A new Open Beta patch (version 01.04.02) is now available for Tour de France 2025 on PC only!

AI Behavior

• Teams that missed the early breakaway no longer chase it pointlessly during mountain stages

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A huge thank you for the trust you’ve placed in us over the years with the Tour de France games. We’re beyond happy to have you as our community. Enjoy discovering Tour de France 2025 and have fun!

Dear players,

The Tour de France enters the esports arena! 🎮 The eTour de France is a competition on the #TDF2025 official game with LCL, featuring a live final on July 21, €6,000 for the top players and a VIP experience on the Grande Boucle.

Ready to ride with a controller in hand? 🚴

🔗 Info & registration: https://www.letour.fr/fr/etour-de-france-avec-lcl

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Dear players

A new beta patch for Tour de France 2025 (version 01.04.01.1119) is now available on Steam!

You can now test it in advance via the Open Beta branch.

🔧 How to join the Open Beta:

• Open Steam > Go to your Library

• Right-click on Tour de France 2025 > Click Properties

• Go to the Betas tab and select open-beta from the dropdown

If you encounter any bugs or want to share feedback on our Discord, please add \\\ in your message title so we can track it more easily!

🛠️ Patch Notes:

Visuals

• Improvement: More realistic lighting and skies in stages

• Improvement: More realistic transitions between grass and dirt areas

• Improvement: Updated podium for fictional races

• Improvement: Reduced ghosting effects of wheels in dark areas

• Addition: Vuelta and Italia jerseys in MyTour influence the sponsors displayed during races

• Fix: Riders flying at the start of an individual time trial

• Update: Canyon frames for Movistar and Alpecin

Gameplay

• Adjustment: Easier to stay in the wheels during the finale of a stage ending in a bunch sprint

• Adjustment: Opponents no longer push the player’s riders in tight corners

• Adjustment: 1 extra second of effect for TurboGel

• Adjustment: 1 additional second before the automatic triggering of TurboGel

• Adjustment: Slight reduction in the number of cases where leaders skip major races

• Adjustment: Reduced influence of the Hills stat on cobbled climbs

• Fix: Simulating Paris-Roubaix in Pro Team/Leader results in unrealistic winners

• Fix: Riders do not stand on the pedals in time trials

• Fix: Wind protection in sprint trains was incorrectly calculated, causing energy inconsistencies

• Fix: Flèche Wallonne trophies do not unlock under the correct conditions

• Fix: Incorrect display of information panels in menus

• Fix: Pro Leader general classification missions can be completed in classics

• Fix: “Pass a Mountain Grand Prix in the lead” missions can be validated in classics

• Fix: Variant stages do not trigger

AI Behavior

• Fix: A co-leader no longer waits for a dropped co-leader to help

• Fix: A good sprinter who is dropped and has no energy left is no longer waited for

• Fix: In bunch sprints, riders no longer try to follow exhausted riders

• Improvement: AI riders are more likely to collaborate with the player in breakaways, reducing cases where they do nothing

• Improvement: Increased energy consumption for riders in the grupetto

Interface

• Addition: Warning message during races when AI wants the player’s team to lead the chase

• Fix: Incorrect race icon in the fitness calendar in Pro Team/Leader

• Fix: Incorrect icons for “TurboGel and Attack” and “Follow Attacks” commands

• Fix: “Take TurboGel and Relieve” command is unavailable even when the rider has TurboGel

• Fix: Incorrect “Follow Attacks” icon after the final feeding zone

• Fix: Commands are grayed out when selecting multiple riders

• Fix: TurboGel effect is lost if used from the radio menu and the menu is then closed

• Fix: Credits continue to scroll over other menus

• Fix: Texts contain development characters

• Fix: Riders switched from "starter" to "substitute" are not sorted correctly

• Fix: Rider names during races are not correctly placed

• Fix: In Pro Team/Leader, the game purchases the rider at the top of the list, not the one selected

Database

• Updated rider stats

• Updated startlist for Critérium du Dauphiné

• Updated Legends

• Corrected national teams for Legends

Club Tour

• Improvement: Automatic reconnection in the lobby when the connection is restored

• Fix: All riders stop just after the finish line

• Fix: “One rider per team” setting has no effect

Miscellaneous

• Improvement: No longer necessary to restart the game for premium pack stages to appear

• Fix: Various crash fixes

• Fix: Accessing Club Tour mode without a linked MyNacon account prevents linking it afterwards

• Fix: Lead car no longer clips into the road on the Roubaix velodrome

ONLY FOR PC

• Adjustment: Available resolutions now match the screen

• Adjustment: Default graphics not set to max on first launch anymore

• Improvement: More explicit error message when the game does not support a graphics card

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Dear players,

Tour de France 2025 has now been available for a week, and we want to thank you for your enthusiasm and support!

On June 5, we hosted a livestream on Twitch to celebrate the release (make sure to follow us so you don’t miss future events!). Matthis Gras (Product Manager for TDF and PCM at Nacon) and Ghislain Marfaing (Community Manager at Nacon) were live to answer your questions from the chat.

Here are some highlights from the Q&A:

Q: UE 5.6 was recently released. Are there any plans to update the game to this newer version? Will DLSS support be added?

A: The game currently runs on Unreal Engine 5.4. We don’t plan to update it to 5.5 or 5.6 this year.

Q: Is the new Champs-Élysées stage included in TDF 2025?

A: Not this year, as the official route was revealed too late to implement in time. If the stage remains the same next year, we might include it then.

Q: Are there any plans to bring TDF 2025 to the PlayStation Plus catalogue?

A: Not at the moment. However, this has happened in previous years, so it’s something we might consider a few months after launch.

Q: Is it possible to play a full season in Multiplayer mode with friends in PCM?

A: Yes, you can play a full season of Multiplayer Tournaments with friends in Pro Cycling Manager.

Q: Does Tour de France 2025 support crossplay?

A: Crossplay is on our roadmap, possibly for next season.

Q: Are rider stats identical in Crit Mode for all team leaders and domestiques?

A: Rider categories (like sprinters vs. climbers) have different stats. However, riders within the same category have equal stats.

Q: Are the difficulty sliders from PCM also available in Tour de France?

A: No, difficulty sliders are exclusive to PCM.

Q: How do you have the license for the Quick-Step jersey but not the rider names?

A: Rider image rights are handled individually, which can vary by team. However, jersey usage falls under a separate agreement, which is why we can include it.

Q: Is there a chance you’ll acquire licenses for teams like Quick-Step during the year?

A: We remain in regular contact with Quick-Step and other teams/brands to try and secure rider licenses. Unfortunately, it’s not currently possible with Quick-Step.

Thanks again for all your questions and continued support. More updates are coming soon — stay tuned!

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Hello and welcome!

Since the release of the game yesterday at 10 a.m., we've received a flood of feedback and we're thrilled to see so many of you excited about the changes introduced this year!

Your enthusiasm means a lot to the entire team. What you're playing today is the result of many months (and even years) of hard work, and it's incredibly rewarding to know you're enjoying it. If you're having a great time, we’d be hugely grateful if you could leave a positive review on Steam, it really helps us and supports the future of the game.

Thanks again for your support and most importantly, enjoy the ride with TDF 2025!

For this devblog, we won’t be focusing on a single topic, but rather going over all the changes made to the game to make it more enjoyable and realistic.

Let’s start with the game’s onboarding, which has been revamped with a welcome sequence on the first launch. This allows you to adjust brightness, sound level, and default difficulty without needing to go into the settings menu. It also includes options for color adjustments for colorblind players. These quick settings can later be modified in the Options menu, where all the usual settings remain available.

Steam players will have access to additional advanced settings that were previously unavailable, allowing them to fine-tune performance, such as rider detail level, view distance, or motion blur.

This might seem minor, but it brings us closer to realism: the game now handles certain special letters better. Characters like the “ž” in Primož or the “á” and “í” in Iván García were not properly supported before. Some letters might have been displayed correctly, but mechanics like having names pronounced by the speaker during the podium ceremony didn’t work. Now, more riders' names will be pronounced on the podium, with spelling more consistent with their native origin.

Unfortunately, the “č” in Pogačar still isn’t handled properly — a particularly tricky case we hope to resolve by 2026.

This year, we’ve taken audio updates a bit further. As mentioned, more rider names will be pronounced during podiums, and as always, stages come with their own dedicated commentary. We’ve also refreshed the menu environment. The sound effects have been reworked to bring a bit of freshness to an area that hasn’t evolved in the last 10 years.

Thanks to the new engine, we’ve been able to add many more jerseys to the game. While we were previously limited to around ten jerseys for national champions, the game can now handle over fifty — including the new African champion jersey.

We also took this opportunity, with help from Tomgtr7, to redesign the individual Pro Cycling leader jersey, which didn’t seem to be popular with the community 🙂.

At the same time, we revised the rules for wearing this jersey based on your feedback: the World Champion jersey will now take priority if a rider qualifies for both. We've also updated these rules to reflect the new UCI regulation, allowing a national time trial champion to wear their jersey during a team time trial.

Removing this technical limitation also allowed us to add 8 national teams for the World Championships, resulting in a more packed peloton with 25 teams at the start.

The new engine also lets us go further in visual race reproduction. Each ASO race now includes specific sponsorships we can more easily replicate in-game, making each race more unique and recognizable.

Beyond sponsorships, we’ve also increased the number of bike frames and helmets. Every team in the Tour de France has its own customized frame and helmet. Sunglasses also enhance the visual resemblance between the game and reality.

We’ve made changes for Pro Mode fans concerning race participants. To reduce redundancy across seasons, rider lineups are now more varied, so you won’t always face the same opponents. This variation also applies from race to race, avoiding scenarios where Paris-Nice, the Critérium du Dauphiné, and the Tour de France all have the same favorites.

This will create more open editions, where it’s even possible (though rare) that the world’s top 3 riders may not be present, leading to more diverse seasons. This change also allows for special cases — like Pogačar occasionally participating in Paris-Roubaix (still rare, but now possible).

Let’s end with racing. While the new feeding zones have already been covered in a dedicated devblog, we haven’t yet discussed the collision system, which has undergone a significant update.

Now, when your rider exerts a high effort (consuming the red energy), their collision box temporarily changes from a cube to a more elongated diamond shape. This makes it easier to weave through the pack and move up quickly when needed, preventing players from getting stuck without options.

Collision box at moderate pace

Collision box at high effort

This change also applies to AI riders and teammates, allowing for a more fluid peloton.

We paid special attention to mass sprints to ensure they’re better organized, with real, effective lead-out trains competing near the finish. These trains and the riders forming them have been improved to be more efficient, with:

• Lead-out riders no longer unnecessarily slowing down their sprinter,

• Teammates being used more effectively and adapting better to surprises,

• Stronger pace-setting capabilities.

Sprinter behavior has also been corrected to:

• Avoid falling back in the pack right before a sprint,

• Stay aligned with their lead-out man to avoid wasting energy in the wind,

• Time their sprint better when fatigued.

Stage finishes have also been reworked in a specific scenario: when a strong sprinter could win, despite initially having low chances. For instance, in a medium-mountain stage that finishes flat — previously, strong sprinter-puncheurs (like Michael Matthews or Wout Van Aert) who survived the climbs would just sit in or help their team leader, who had no chance in the sprint. Now, the opposite happens: if that fast rider has a teammate, the latter will try to control the race to set up a sprint finish for the puncheur. This applies to all stage types.

Other fixes include:

• In crosswind zones, riders position themselves more logically to form echelons,

• Team leaders better anticipate crosswinds to avoid getting trapped by their own team,

• Some teams now try to harden the race earlier to enable long-range attacks from their leader,

• Fixes for teams/riders that should have been pulling but weren’t,

• Adjustments to reduce excessive rider collapses,

• Tweaks to ensure riders are a bit fresher at the end of easier stages,

• And plenty of minor fixes that are hard to categorize or describe (and don’t make much sense out of context 🙂).

One final point on AI concerns your teammates in team time trials. Fixes have been made so they reposition more efficiently in the relay line, creating a more consistent group where tired riders stay behind rather than slowing the team or causing splits. These changes also apply to opposing teams, making them more competitive.

This year, we’ve integrated MyNacon into Tour de France 2025. This system allows us to learn more about you and what you enjoy in the game.

For those unfamiliar, MyNacon lets you create a single account across all Nacon games, granting access to rewards and additional content in other titles we publish.

However, we didn’t want this feature to feel intrusive or burdensome. That’s why, throughout the game’s lifespan, MyNacon will give you chances to win prizes and enter contests for free. In partnership with cycling brands, we’ll offer real-life competitions in Critérium mode, with top players able to win real-world cycling-themed goodies.

Here’s a list of helpful resources to get you started in Tour de France 2025:

Frequently Asked Questions & Known Bugs: \

If you encounter any bugs, crashes, or other problems during your gameplay experience, please don’t hesitate to report them here: \

>> https://linktr.ee/cyclinggames <<

A huge thank you for the trust you’ve placed in us over the years with the Tour de France games. We’re beyond happy to have you as our community. Enjoy discovering Tour de France 2025 and have fun!

Hello everyone,

Tour de France 2025 is now available for everyone on Steam and consoles!

In Tour de France 2025, take on the legendary roads of the Grande Boucle and try to wear (and win) the iconic Yellow Jersey. Create your own team in Pro Team mode, your own rider in Pro Leader mode, or play with any roster you like, including the world’s best teams. Will you be able to end the dominance of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard? Or will you aim to claim a fourth or third Tour de France victory?

Beyond the Grande Boucle, Tour de France 2025 features a wide selection of iconic races from the cycling calendar. Try to conquer the greatest classics (Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Paris–Roubaix, Flèche Wallonne…) as well as stage races like Paris–Nice, the Critérium du Dauphiné, the Circuit Grand Est, and many more.

Finally, create your own private matches in Critérium mode and compete directly against your friends. Choose the stage you want to ride, its length, and the race settings to make every event unique and show your dominance. The Race of the Moment and the Descent of the Moment also return with new weekly challenges. Play, earn points in multiplayer, unlock content, and climb the global leaderboard to become the best Tour de France 2025 player.

Here’s a list of helpful resources to get you started in Tour de France 2025:

Frequently Asked Questions & Known Bugs: \

If you encounter any bugs, crashes, or other problems during your gameplay experience, please don’t hesitate to report them here: \

>> https://linktr.ee/cyclinggames <<

A huge thank you for the trust you’ve placed in us over the years with the Tour de France games. We’re beyond happy to have you as our community. Enjoy discovering Tour de France 2025 and have fun!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511320/Tour_de_France_2025/

Here’s a list of helpful resources to get you started in Tour de France 2025:

Frequently Asked Questions:

General Questions

Gameplay Questions

Support & Community Questions

Known Bugs

Next Patches:

• The game can displays an incorrect gamertag in the Criterium Classifications leaderboard when the user has a Watts rating of 0.
• On Paris-Roubaix, the race car is present through the velodrome part of the race
• Controller does not appear in settings with a ps4 dualshock 4 controller.

• DirectX: Version 12
• Processor: Intel 7xx and Intel Iris Xe not supported
• Drivers: Shader Model 6.6 or higher
• Storage: 30 GB

• Operating System: Windows 10
• Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
• Memory: 8 GB RAM

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 4 GB
• or AMD Radeon RX 570, 4 GB
• or Intel Arc A310, 4 GB

• Operating System: Windows 11
• Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K or Ryzen 7 5800X.
• Memory: 16 GB RAM

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, 8 GB
• or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, 10 GB

• The number of players (2 to 6),
• Whether AI-controlled teams are included,
• The type of team you want to manage (flat, hilly, mountain, or all-rounder),
• The length of the stage, chosen from 3 presets: short (20 km), normal (30 km), or long (40 km),
• The rider stats used—either real stats or equalized stats to give every player the same starting conditions.

• Yellow Jersey Ranking: based on the number of wins during the day,
• Green Jersey Ranking: based on the longest winning streak of the day,
• Polka-Dot Jersey Ranking: based on your win percentage throughout the day,
• White Jersey Ranking: determined by the highest number of Watts gained on a single stage (more on Watts in a moment),
• Combativity Award Ranking: based on the number of Criterium Points earned in a day.

• 1 project manager, responsible for the planning of both games
• 1 technical director, ensuring technical consistency to avoid redundancy
• 4 level designers, dedicated to production, who then switch to PCM starting in February
• 2 to 3 3D artists working for both games (who, with the arrival of Unreal, will have fewer redundant tasks)
• 1 2D designer, split 50% between TDF and PCM
• 1 AI programmer, responsible for the race gameplay of both games
• 2 quality testers, ensuring game stability and preventing bugs or crashes
• 1 community manager, working closely with the one at NACON.

• 1 game designer
• 2 to 3 programmers tasked with integrating new features.

The Community Manager on Cyanide's side:

The Marketing Product Manager

What are their tasks?

A coordinator's role:

The Role of the Community Manager:

• 21 flat
• 30 hilly
• 9 mid-mountain
• 23 mountain
• 3 cobbled
• 1 gravel
• 15 time trials