Tour de France 2021

Tour de France 2021 isn't the usual old cycling simulator as it will turn us into the director of a cycling team having to take care of our riders' strategy.

Cycling team management game for Android

The most important stage bike race in the world takes place every year in the first three weeks of July. The Tour de France has given us hours of naps in front of the TV, but also some of the most thrilling moments in cycling history. Doping stories aside, we've seen demonstrations of the class by riders like Eddy Merckx, Miguel Induráin, Lance Armstrong or Marco Pantani.

Thanks to the French race, we got to know mountains like Alpe d'Huez, Galibier, Hautacam, Tourmalet, Madeleine o Mont Ventoux and got acquainted with French geography. We will be able to enjoy flat stages, time trials and the always entertaining Alps and Pyrenees.

The official Tour de France game

And as can't be otherwise, there's also an official Android game, Tour de France 2021, and that in APK format makes us the manager of one of the teams taking part in the race. It's not a cycling sim but more of a sports strategy game in which we'll manage a team as if we were Johan Bruyneel. Our task will be to build a competitive team of drivers and choose the right strategies to lead the overall standings.

But you will not only compete in Le Tour de France. This is definitely the most important of all, but you can also take part in other interesting competitions such as the Vuelta España, the Giro de Italia, Paris-Nice, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Tour of California... all the classics on the international cycling calendar and that will depend on how well you manage your team.

So analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your drivers, study the routes of each stage and come up with a winning strategy. Your decisions will lead you to success or failure.

The game works like a sports card game, similar to other soccer titles we've seen in the past, where you have to choose your team based on your skills. If you manage to win races and gain popularity, you can sign the best drivers... although you can also pay for them via in-app purchases. You also have the option to team up with your friends and compete against others. What are you waiting for to wear the yellow jersey?

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.1.
• The app offers in-app purchases.