Tour de France Guide

Controls

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Normal race

ps4_L Turn
ps4_R2 Pedal. The longer the button is held, the stronger the cyclist pedals and the more the force gauge increases, which in turn decreases the energy gauge (blue) faster.
ps4_L2 Brake. The longer the button is held, the harder the braking is. Remember to balance the braking downhill to save time and avoid crashing.
ps4_cross Attack. Press repeatedly to stand the rider up whilst pedalling, ready for an attack or sprint. The faster the presses, the more powerful the attack and the faster the attack gauge (red) empties.
ps4_cross_maintain Sustained effort Holding down the button allows an increase in maximum effort, but without attacking.
ps4_square Follow another rider. Press and hold the button to keep a rider close. Attention! You can let go if he decides to attack.
ps4_triangle Feeds. Pressing and holding the button allows the rider to consume the selected feed. One press allows you to select the feed to consume. The blue gel allows recovery of energy (blue gauge). The red gel allows refill of the attack gauge (red gauge). Feeds are refilled when passing through the feed zone.
ps4_round Team Comm. Opens the menu for giving orders to riders, to take control of another rider or to move faster (see section Team Comm).
ps4_R1 Aerodynamic position or bike launch. When going downhill, holding down the button allows your rider to enter the aerodynamic position. This allows for energy recovery and, if the slope is more than 6%, no loss of speed. If your rider is 100 meters in front of an intermediate sprint or the finish line, hold down the "bike launch" button which will allow the rider to gain a few centimeters to try and win the sprint.
ps4_L1 Force regulator. Pressing the button activates the force regulator. In this mode, you can control the force precisely with ps4_L1 (decrease of force) and ps4_R1 (increase of force).
ps4_right Race info. Pressing repeatedly allows you to view the standings of the various riders.
ps4_R3 Camera Choose between close-up, aerial and first-person views.

You can celebrate your victory in the last kilometre by pressingps4_L1 + ps4_cross / ps4_square / ps4_triangle / ps4_round / ps4_right / ps4_up / ps4_left or ps4_down

Time trial

ps4_L Turn
ps4_R2 Pedal. The longer the button is held, the stronger the cyclist pedals and the more the force gauge increases, which in turn decreases the energy gauge (blue) faster.
ps4_L2 Brake. The longer the button is held, the harder the braking is. Remember to balance the braking downhill to save time and avoid crashing.
ps4_cross Step on the pedal. Press repeatedly to stand the rider up whilst pedalling, ready for an attack or sprint. The faster the presses, the more powerful the attack and the faster the attack gauge (red) empties.
ps4_square Time-trial position Allows a decrease in drag for the same level of effort. Be careful though, because cornering becomes a lot more difficult in this position and, under 25 km/h, maximum possible effort gradually decreases. It is thus unfavourable to remain in this position during a climb.
ps4_round In team time trials, pass the lead on to a team-mate.
ps4_right Intermediate times. Pressing repeatedly allows you to view the various intermediate standings.