Well, I was not expecting this, but I guess, why not? There are BMX titles, and truck driving sims, why not a tour de France game? Screw it. Let's dive in.
The Giro d’Italia has just come to an end, and the next major race for all you bike enthusiasts is the Tour de France 2019, so obviously the video game adaptation is going to coincide with it, releasing on June 27 on Xbox One and PS4. To keep cycling fans happy until then, Bigben and Cyanide have released a trailer for the 2019 version of the game, letting you know just what kind of bicycling insanity you can expect.
The cover will feature the incomparable BORA-hansgrohe team cyclist and three-time world champion, Peter Sagan. That's right, big Pete has the honor this year, and you can tell he hasn't been skipping leg day. In this continuation of the series, you'll race as one of the game's 761 cyclists in the 21 painstakingly recreated stages of the Tour de France 2019 which will be celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Yellow Jersey.
The game has a completely reworked AI, with the peloton behaving much more realistically: your positioning and the choices you make are crucial if you wanna, you know win the race. There are also two new modes: the Online multiplayer mode, where you can pit yourself against other cyclists over short races in an online multiplayer mode for up to four players simultaneously, and the the world championships mode where players can lead a team or national team. If your cyclist's results are good enough at the end of the season, he may be selected to represent his country in the World Championship to try and win the legendary rainbow jersey!
Tour de France Season 2019 arrives at the end of June.
