In this cyclocross game, pick from more than 550 male and female cyclo-cross riders and their teams. The game is mixed, with men’s and women’s races and bunches, from rookie manager to seasoned crossman.

• Detailed rider sheets: 16 physical, technical and mental stats
• Teams from many nations, with their average level
• Men and women, in bunches that never mix

Endurance, anaerobic capacity, lucidity, heart rate: in this cyclocross simulation game, every effort has a price. Mud that builds up, fatigue and lapses in concentration make the difference between a great result and a slide down the standings.

• Four effort levels — Recovery, Economical, Sustained, All out — each with a real cost in heart rate and endurance
• Four living gauges during the race: heart rate (BPM), anaerobic reserve, lucidity and endurance
• Lucidity that wears down and never comes back: manage your race from the start
• Start, attacks with a limited quota, and a final sprint

Inside or outside line, sheltered or up front before a corner, riding or running through sand or mud, carrying on or changing bike in the pits: races are also won with the head. Every choice has its risks — crash, getting bogged down, traffic jams — and its rewards.

• Line choice: inside, middle or outside, with the risk of crashing or getting bogged down
• Before a corner: stay sheltered or force your way to the front, at the risk of a traffic jam
• Sand, mud, planks: ride or run depending on the state of the ground
• Pit zones: carry on or change bike

No time to steer every segment? Launch the quick simulation: the race runs by itself, you get your result in a few seconds and compare your performance with the online ranking. Ideal for trying out a rider, a team or a circuit.

• No decisions to make, no save file
• The result and final standings in a few seconds — or watch the race as a spectator
• Result can be synced to the online ranking
• The ideal way to discover the cyclocross game

Become the sports director of your race: set your instructions with a few sliders and a box of intentions, then watch your strategy play out on the circuit. The perfect mode for management and tactics fans.

• Effort: from Economical to All out
• Lines: from clean to fast
• Pit strategy: early, normal or late
• Positioning: stay sheltered or move up, with a box to catch nearby groups
• Live race playback with pause and x1 / x2 / x4 speed

The finest mode of the cyclo-cross game: a decision at every segment of the circuit. Line, effort, attack, pit stop… you steer your rider corner after corner, from mud to sand, managing your gauges.

• A decision at every segment: line, effort, attack
• Every terrain has its own options: grass, dirt, mud, sand, woods, off-camber, stairs…
• Autopilot available when you want to catch your breath
• The mode for simulation and strategy fans

Every rider moves at their own pace: the gaps are real, groups form and break up, and every AI-controlled opponent has a style and a race plan. A real cyclo-cross bunch, never frozen.

• Adaptive AI: attacks, chases, effort management, drafting in small groups
• Realistic fields for the race level, men and women always kept apart
• Standings, gaps and groups updated live
• Pulled out of the race when lapped

At the finish, find the story of your race: your podium, your duel with your rival, your progress lap after lap and your sports director’s advice. Every cyclocross race tells a story.

• Race story, best and worst lap, best progress
• Duel with your rival and gap in the standings
• Race records and best team-mate
• Top 10 and full standings

Mud, sand, woods, stairs, planks, off-camber, asphalt, gravel: a long list of circuits inspired by the world of cyclocross, with their terrain profile, weather and race level. Open a circuit to see its details.

• Very different circuits, from major international races to regional ones
• Detailed terrain profile: surfaces, technical corners, off-camber, stairs
• Filters by race level and country
• Variable weather and ground conditions

Before the start, take the time to scout the cyclocross circuit: strategy is prepared before the first pedal stroke. Test your tyre choices, see how the hardest sections go and decide where you will have to give everything and where you can save yourself.

• Test the tyre pressure: high, medium or low depending on the terrain and the weather
• Pick the type of tread: fast-rolling, intermediate or mud
• Spot the hardest sections: technical corners, off-camber, stairs, planks, sand, mud
• Circuit profile and weather in front of you: surfaces, difficulties, ground condition
• Prepare your race decisions before the start

A packed cyclo-cross calendar, with whole weeks full of races, especially between Christmas and New Year. You choose where to race, when to rest and when to travel.

• Invitations by mail, entries based on your ranking and national call-ups
• Very busy weeks between Christmas and New Year
• Forecast weather for every race day
• Multiple seasons, with the previous one archived

Your team’s management sets you goals for each period of the cyclocross season: early season, mid-season and late season. World-ranking consistency, national and international results, challenges, the duel with your rival… It is up to you to hit them, or to renegotiate them.

• Goals for every period: early, mid and late season
• Goals achieved, partly achieved or missed, with the place you got and the race concerned
• A bonus for every goal achieved
• Renegotiation possible: a tougher goal for a bigger bonus, or an easier one for more safety
• Team roles, team-mates and instructions to reach your goals

Plan your training weeks like a real manager: pushing too hard has a price, and so does easing off. Every session affects your form, fatigue, morale, load and vulnerability.

• A session planner: rest, recovery, endurance, technique, tempo, power intervals, home trainer, race simulation…
• Five variables to balance: form, fatigue, morale, load and vulnerability
• The impact of each session is visible before you pick it
• Your form of the day directly affects your stats in the race

Develop your cyclocross rider race after race: each terrain you master unlocks in steps, and the left panel lets you steer the status bars at a glance.

• Stars per terrain: sand, mud, stairs, off-camber, running
• Four talent trees: athletics, mental strength, immunity, logistics
• Status bars, coaching and training balance always in view
• Effective stats on race day: form, fatigue, morale and talents applied

A fragile body falls ill: minor, moderate or serious illnesses, with a period of rest and recovery to respect. Favourites fall ill too, and the news feed keeps you posted.

• Health panel: who is ill, with what and for how many days
• News about the favourites of the world ranking
• Risk linked to vulnerability and training load
• Direct impact on race stats

A bike breaks, bearings need changing, a clean is overdue: your bike fleet needs attention. A bike that is out of service can leave you on the sidelines, so maintain them before the race.

• Reliability of every bike as a percentage
• Cleaning, bearings, full service: every maintenance has a cost
• Minor, moderate or severe breakages to repair
• A bike that is out of service cannot be used in a race

Accommodation, transport, preparation: prepare every cyclo-cross race like a real manager. Every choice has a cost in euros, fatigue and morale, and weighs on your performance.

• Accommodation, transport and warm-up to choose for every race
• A fortnightly budget, with the total shown live
• Travel and extended stays in Belgium and the Netherlands, the heartland of cyclocross
• Weather and circuit conditions to adapt to

An opponent of the same gender follows you all season, and their story is written alongside yours: duels, twists and a rivalry to take up a level.

• A rivalry with several levels, from tailender to untouchable
• Head-to-head duels (H2H) tracked race after race and in the rankings
• Story events: hospitalisation, team switch…
• Automatic objectives tied to your rival

Dozens of achievements to unlock, in big families: road to victory, participation, consistency, wins, overall rankings, training management, health. Every tier gives you one more goal.

• Multi-tier achievements, from level 1 to level 4
• Families: consistency, wins, participation, health…
• Season objectives negotiated with your team
• Honours list and history of all your seasons

AI riders progress, age and fall ill: the bunch is never frozen. The races you do not play are simulated in the background, and the news feed tells the story of the season.

• News: ranking progress, notable wins, duels, weather
• Weekly form and seasonal progression for your opponents
• World, team and national rankings updated every week
• “In the bunch” atmosphere: rumours and surprises