Watch the race knowing the whole story
Spinning Through Time tells the history of road cycling as stories you swipe: the riders, the races, the days that decided them. And a week before every Monument, it gets you ready for the real thing.
Next up: Milan-San Remo, Saturday 20 March 2027.
115 stories, one narrator
From 1869 to 2026: Merckx alone over the Tourmalet to Mourenx. Fignon losing the Tour by eight seconds. Alfonsina Strada riding the Giro among the men in 1924. Every story moves slide by slide towards the moment that decided it.
Doping is told as it happened, and titles stand as they officially stand. Newcomers get the context; fans get the details they did not know.
The archive, full screen
Every slide fills the phone with a photo from the time: the snow on the Tre Cime in 1968, the Faema team behind their leader, the arms in the air in Paris. The text scrolls up over the picture, and the moment that decided the race counts down kilometre by kilometre.
Every photo is licensed and credited.
Seven days. Seven briefings.
A week before Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Il Lombardia, a briefing opens every morning at 06:00: where the race comes from, its legends, the course, the riders to watch. A few minutes each.
Missed a day? It stays open. The ring only ever fills.
- 7Origins
- 6The name
- 5The course
- 4Legends
- 3Famous editions
- 2Riders to watch
- 1Race-day guide
Keep it open next to the TV
The race-day guide runs from the start to the line by kilometres to go: every cobbled sector with its stars, what happened there before, and where the race usually breaks. Tap a rider to read their story while the break goes clear.
Check yourself. Nobody keeps score.
Two or three questions on what you just read. Get one wrong and the app explains the answer and takes you straight back to the card to read again.
No points, no leaderboard, no streak to lose. Just you, a little better prepared.
The evening before every mountain
From the Grand Départ in Edinburgh on 2 July 2027, a short briefing opens at 18:00 before each key stage: the profile, the climbs, and what happened on those roads before.
The whole season in your pocket
The real 2027 calendar is in the app: when each race week opens, and how ready you were for every race behind you.
Questions
What is Spinning Through Time?
An iPhone and Android app that tells the history of professional road cycling as swipeable stories: 115 stories about riders, races and eras, from 1869 to 2026, told by one narrator. Before every Monument it opens a race week with a short briefing each day.
What is race week?
Seven days before Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Il Lombardia, the app opens one briefing a day at 06:00: the race's origins, its legends, the course and the riders to watch. On race day a guide lists every sector by kilometres to go.
Does it cover the Tour de France?
Yes. From the Grand Départ in Edinburgh on 2 July 2027, a short briefing opens at 18:00 the evening before each key stage, with the stage profile, the climbs and what happened on those roads before.
Is it a quiz or a game?
No. After each briefing there are two or three optional questions, but nothing is scored: there are no points, leaderboards or streaks. A wrong answer explains the right one and links back to the card to reread.
Do I need an account or a connection?
No login and no ads. Every story is on the phone and works offline; reading progress syncs to an anonymous account that you can remove from Settings.
When can I download it?
Spinning Through Time is coming to the App Store and Google Play. The app is in English.
You reached the finish
Spinning Through Time is coming to the App Store and Google Play.
- Works offline: every story is on your phone.
- No ads, no login. Your reading syncs to an anonymous account you can delete in Settings.
- Every photo licensed and credited.