I have recently been in the mood to play older Pro Cycling Manager games as the modern editions just don't feel right. After spending a couple of weeks trying to re-install old PCM games, I finally was able to get PCM 2011 running after discovering the issue preventing it from loading after installing was that a protection patch was needed for the game to work on newer editions of Windows.
PCM 2011 was a big step forward for the series, or at least that's what it seemed like at the time. The AI had been improved over the years but seems to have gotten worse in the years since then. I specifically remember it fondly as it was the first PCM I bought after upgrading my computer. I didn't have a good graphics card even for the time, but I could finally play the most recent PCM games on release, even if they were at near minimum settings.
The hardest part of playing a career is always the beginning. Which team do you pick? I always lean towards the home country so for me, that means picking an American team, at least at first. 2011 makes that decision even harder as there are four different teams registered in the USA.
I settled on Team RadioShack as the best challenge to rewrite history. Like HTC-High Road, the team would officially dissolve at the end of the year, though RadioShack would live on as its sponsors and some of its riders did carry over to Leopard-Trek under that team's ownership. However, RadioShack on its own had a tough road ahead coming into 2011 with an aging team and no clear direction. The first season will be difficult as I try to bring in the riders I need to compete in the future.
In my upcoming posts, I will go over what the professional road cycling landscape looks like in 2011 and review all teams and what to expect for this season!
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