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Bicycle Racing Games
Scott Henshaw
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I raced bicycles when I was younger. I enjoyed it greatly. The tactics of the different races fascinated me. I was actually a terrible rider. Whether on the velodrome, a closed course criterium, open road race or time trial, I was not very good, terrible in fact. My only bright spot was mountain climbing. Steep hills I could climb in a barely adequate fashion.
I do miss the race tactics though, so I look for games that let me re-live the racing vicariously through plastic or cardboard figures. I found quite a few games that are about bicycle racing here on BGG. Most are simple roll and move type games. Quite a few are from very small publishers, some from long ago, making actually seeing most of these games impossible. I know A LOT of games published are not even listed here on BGG. Maybe people will enter any they have that are not here, as I, and apparently many others, am very interested in games on bicycle racing!
I have also included some bicycle touring games as some do have a race element. Mostly, the games here have bicycles in them!

Anki Toner from Barcelona, Spain and Ludo Nauws from Belgium are responsible for many of the pictures and descriptions of obscure cycling games that are posted here on BGG. A big thanks to both of them!

Edit: Searched BGG for more game and added them Sept. 2007
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Posted On: 2007-02-01 18:41:39
Edited On: 2007-09-23 11:48:26

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1. Leader 1 [Average Rating:7.80 Overall Rank:909]
John Weber
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Not much info on this one so far, but -- in the interest of completeness -- it seems like a definite addition to this list. Anyone have any more info?
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Posted On: 2008-06-01 02:22:24
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Max Occhi
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Hi!
I have just read the rules manual and it seems a very interesting game!
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John Weber
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Yes, just from the pics and description I am looking forward to this one, too. Given that Rio Grande Games has been tapped to do the US distribution, it looks like this one will be available in an English edition in the US, hopefully some time before the end of 2008.
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We've played "Leader 1" yesterday with Ludo Nauws.

Here's the review I posted on his forum:http://anne.messageboard.nl/26943/viewtopic.php?t=163

Cheers!
Scott Henshaw
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I pre-paid for this from the local game store. I wish Rio Grande was a little more open with information on the release of this game. The website says November, but there has been no updated information in quite a while.
I really want to play this.
2. Helden in het veld [Average Rating:7.50 Unranked]
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Just ran across the recent design credited to Ludo Nauws of Belgium. Don't know much about it, but it sure seems this is definitely a game that should be added to this excellent list!
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Posted On: 2008-05-17 23:22:21
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Ruben Kinderkopke
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This game works very well.

Ideally it should be played with 4 teams of 2 riders for a 3 lap race, it lasts for about an hour or so.

It's basically a fun game of risk management, but the "feel" of a real cyclo cross race is undeniably there.

Ludo Nauws programmed a Vassal version of the game, so that players can play together online. (See also: http://www.wielerspellen.net/spel96/spel96.htm, completely at the bottom of the page)

My appreciation: 8/10.
3. Breaking Away [Average Rating:7.48 Overall Rank:388]
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First game I thought of when I saw the list - didn't see it listed. No dice - interesting to play. Loved the movie, love the game.
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Posted On: 2007-01-21 14:52:51
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Scott Henshaw
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How did I miss this! It is staring at me from my shelf as I type. Seems to be glaring right now, in that hurtful way. I'll pay for this over sight! :p
Alex Sorbello
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a great racing game but works good only with more players...
Darrell Hanning
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Only bicycle racing game I own, but a true gem. True, it doesn't work as well with 3 as it does with more, but is still playable. (As an alternative, to keep the numbers of bikes high, I've added other teams and rolled d10 for their movement.)
Luke Morris
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Now this game, I WANT.
Greg Poulos
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i finally got this last year but have only gotten to play it once. it was with 7 players, but not all them were really into and 1 was REALLY not into it and that ruined the experience. i hope to get to try it again with a bunch of players soon because it's so well thought of here.
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This was what I thought when I saw the list, and I said to myself "I bet Chris comments on this". I was close. He added it :)
Ruben Kinderkopke
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