# Sprinttrain — Road cycling: draft & race

> Road cycling: draft & race (iPhone/iPad app by David Pape.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sprinttrain/id6782103174 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [David Pape](https://appshunter.io/developer/1869894644)
- Category: Games, Sports, Racing, Sports
- Price: $2.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-29
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sprinttrain/id6782103174/reviews.md

## What is Sprinttrain?

Sprinttrain is a tactical top-down road-cycling sprint game. You ride in the peloton, manage your energy, use the slipstream, and pick the right moment to launch your sprint for the stage win.

The Race
Racing is all about the wind. Out in front you burn through your energy fast, but tucked into another rider's slipstream you save it and even recover. Your power is measured in "matches" — every time you sprint above your threshold, you spend one, and if you burn too many you get blown and your speed collapses. The art is in the timing: read the finale, hold the wheel, and go at exactly the right moment. Moving up through the bunch and forcing your way through gaps costs energy too, so every position you fight for has a price. To set yourself up, you build your own lead-out train — recruit and upgrade riders who pull you into position and peel off in the finale. Everything runs on one-finger touch control or the keyboard.

Course & Stages
No two finishes feel the same. You contest flat bunch sprints, chase points at intermediate sprints on the road, and grind over hill climbs that genuinely bite — uphill you slow markedly and the draft barely helps, while downhill you roll faster. The run-ins throw roundabouts, traffic islands, narrowing roads and road blockades at you, all the way down to the flamme rouge and the finish line.

Career
Pick from three rider archetypes, each with its own strengths, and work your way up through a league system with promotion and relegation: Continental Tour, Pro Continental Tour, and World Tour. Each season is made up of multi-stage tours where you earn World Tour Points to survive and climb. Between races you train your rider's attributes and build and upgrade your team. A points classification and Green Jersey reward consistent placings and intermediate sprints, and every stage gives you results with time gaps, tour and season overviews, full career stats (Palmarès) and a podium ceremony. Three difficulty levels let you set the challenge.

Multiplayer (Beta)
You can also take the same drafting and sprint tactics online against other riders in real time. Sit in the bunch, share the work in the slipstream, and try to outsmart human opponents in the finale instead of the AI. Multiplayer is currently in beta — the core racing works, and it keeps getting refined as the netcode matures.
No account, no ads, no in-app purchases. The single-player game plays fully offline. All names, races and teams are fictional.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-09-05

The biggest update so far.

- Real scenery on every stage: themed landscapes with crowds, houses and
  weather - from forests and coastlines to desert, fjord and night rides.
- New throttle: a small pull up holds tempo, a big pull sprints. Let go and
  you settle back to your threshold; pulling down now brakes properly.
- Bike throw: double-tap in the last 25 metres to throw your bike at the line.
- Lead-outs ride smarter: they follow your line around roundabouts and
  obstacles, squeeze through traffic and pace you without slamming the brakes.
- A calmer, tighter pack with realistic spacing.

### 1.2 — 2026-07-06

sprinttrain's biggest update yet - a full visual overhaul and a reworked racing feel.
NEW LOOK
- Hand-drawn scenery on every stage: forests, coasts, cities and mountains, with weather, crowds and flags
- New rider style: drop-bar race bikes, team-coloured helmets and visible counter-steering
- A press photo motorbike rides ahead of the race
RACING
- Reworked pack physics: realistic spacing in the bunch, drafting recovery and shoulder-to-shoulder pushing
- Crashes are now visible: hit an obstacle head-on and your rider goes down with a proper CRASH! flash
- The stage winner celebrates across the finish line
- New stage features: roundabouts and protest blockades
- Easy mode: nobody gets stuck on obstacles anymore - and Easy is pre-selected for new careers
AROUND THE RACE
- Roadbook briefing before every stage: sprints, climbs and hazards at a glance
- Music: "Superluminal" from RiminiRadios - toggle it anytime in the Options
- Options are now reachable from the pause menu
- Plenty of polish: seamless scenery, finish-line time gaps and a calmer, more readable bunch

### 1.1.1 — 2026-07-02

New mid-stage mountain (KOM) climbs with points to grab before the finish.
Smoother stage routes and stability improvements.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-01

Online multiplayer: race other riders live, or jump into a quick match against AI. Plus a fix for races freezing on cobbled and gravel sectors.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-29

No release notes.

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All apps by David Pape: https://appshunter.io/developer/1869894644

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