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2017 Club Champs – Results So Far…
Well done all of you for taking part in the 2017 Club Championships so far. We will be collating and posting each event’s results on this page, so do bookmark this and come back to it a few days after each event for any updates. Note: Once the judges have...
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Schedule – 2017 Time Trials Champs
This weekend, on Saturday, 14th October 2017, we will be running round 2 of the 2017 Club Champs events, and this time it’s the turn of the Time Trial. The weather is looking very promising, so it should be great day outdoors, and if that’s not enough to...
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Schedule – 2017 Family Fun Day & Skills Champs
It’s that time of the year again when we kick off our annual Club Championships with the first event – Skills Challenge – alongside Family Fun Day. A very special day in the Club Calendar, we do hope all our Members will be joining us along with...
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Are You Ready for the 2017 Club Champs?
It’s that time of the year again, where ALL Slipstreamers Members – regardless of age or race experience – have the opportunity to challenge themselves in 5 cycling categories i.e. Skills, Time Trials, Road, Mountain Bike, Track; with a view to...
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Safety Saturday – 9th September 2017
It’s that time of year again, when the Transport Police come and visit the Club to talk to you about safety on the road in general, bring a big lorry and some gadgets; and do some bike marking for free. Aptly referred to as Safety Saturday, the session...
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Slipstreamers – Get Ready to Zwift
What is Zwift? Zwift is an on-line platform that takes gamification to cycle training in a fully immersive way. If you need either distraction or motivation when training on the turbo, this is the place to come. How does it work? You can register online at zwift.com...
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Calshot Track Coaching – Autumn/ Winter 2017/18 Sessions
We have confirmed dates for our off-site velodrome track coaching sessions at Calshot Velodrome in Southampton. These are open to all Slipstreamers Members, with Calshot perfect for absolute beginners to track. Our Coaches are very experienced in teaching novices, who...
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Keen To Join Slipstreamers? September Induction Details
It’s almost time for the next Hillingdon Slipstreamers induction of 2017, which will take place on Saturday 2nd September 2017. Spaces are VERY limited and need to be booked in advance – these are available on on a first-come-first-served basis. So if you...
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It’s a Wrap for Nationals 2017 – Thank You Volunteers
A massive WELL DONE to all the racers in both the support and national series races who provided an exciting day of live cycle racing at the Hillingdon round of the National Youth Circuit Series 2017 on Saturday 3rd June. We hope you had a fantastic day with us...
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My Slipstreamers Journey by Savannah Hewson
We have featured a number of stories on our blog written by our Members, sharing their cycling experiences and journeys in their own words. We do this because we firmly because it’s important to celebrate success – be it winning a race, overcoming certain barriers,...
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Keen To Join Slipstreamers? May Induction Details
It’s taken us 2 years and thousands of emails to clear a long waiting list of hundreds of names of children who have wanted to join Slipstreamers. We are very pleased to announce that the waiting list is no more, and that moving forward we will no longer...
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Hadleigh Park Off-Site MTB Coaching – May 2017
Last year we visited the legendary London 2012 Olympic Mountain Biking venue, Hadleigh Park, for a change of scenery and some MTB Coaching in a more challenging environment – you know, like where Olympians go! Check out our photo album here from the...
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Lee Valley Track – Bookings for May 2017
We have managed to acquire a morning track coaching session at Lee Valley on Saturday 13th May 2017, from 8am until 10am, for those of you like to rise and shine with the early birds! This session is open to all Slipstreamers Members aged 10 years and older with some...
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MTB Weekend in Afan – Thinking of Joining Us?
It’s almost that time of the year again, and we are hoping to make our 3rd visit to the stunning Afan Valley in Wales the best one yet! Slipstreamers get to hang out with friends, overcome fears, beat challenges, and experience some of the most...
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2017 HSS Youth Summer Series Kicks Off
The Hillingdon Slipstreamers Youth Summer Series kicks off on Bank Holiday Monday, 1st May 2017, and leads the competition into 11 rounds of Monday night racing. Confirmed dates are as follows: Round Date C/D/E A/B/Women* Round 1 May 1st 19:00 19:35 Round 2 May...
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Enter Now for Hillingdon 2017 National Youth Series
It’s almost that time of year again when the Slipstreamers Community comes together to host the Hillingdon round of the British Cycling National Youth Circuit Series. This year it’s on the 3rd June 2017, and like last year, we hope to see as MANY of our...
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Inter-Club Time Trial 2017
Registration is now open for the 2017 Interclub Time Trial hosted by Hillingdon Slipstreamers. We are hoping to replicate the success of previous years – click here to view the 2016 race report and photographs – so if you happen to be free on Sunday 14th...
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National Road Series Kicks Off With Slipstreamers in Full Force
Report by Corinne Brookes On Sunday 26 March, British summertime began and the first National Road Series races for 2017 took place at nearby Redbridge circuit (also known as Hoghill!) and 16+ Hillingdon Slipstreamers were there taking place in the day’s races. It was...
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April 2017 Assessment Results
Rider Development Programme Assessments: 8 April 2017 A stunning Spring day for assessments with many of you showing your coaches what you’ve learnt with great enthusiasm, focus and determination – well done all of you who joined in. Coaches have sent in...
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Have Your Say: Join us at the AGM on 1st April 2017
We accept that an AGM meeting is not necessarily at the top of everyone’s bucket list of things to do. However, this is the most important meeting on the Club calendar, and is where, among other things, the Club Officials report on the previous year’s...
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February 2017 Assessment Results
Rider Development Programme Assessments: 18th February 2017 The first assessment of the year kicked off with many of you showing enthusiasm, focus and determination – well done all of you who. Coaches have sent in the names of riders who have moved up a group...
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Booking Form – Calshot Track Session: 12 March 2017
Overview Helpful Information Session Rules PARTICIPANT DETAILS COMPLETE BOOKING Company Track Coaching Booking Form The March 2017 track coaching session will be run at Calshot Velodrome on Sunday 12th March, from 1pm until 5pm. Attendance is by pre-booking only via...
read moreSaturday End of Session Races- 21st January 2017
Weekly End-of-Session Races Back by popular demand, we bring you the results of our end-of-session races, of which there are always Circuit Races and occasionally Mountain Bike Races. Medals are awarded at the end of each session to the winners, and photographs are...
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Booking Form – Calshot Track Session: 21 January 2017
Overview Helpful Information Session Rules PARTICIPANT DETAILS COMPLETE BOOKING Name Track Coaching Booking Form The firt track coaching session of 2017 will be run at Calshot Velodrome on Saturday 21st January, from 1pm until 5pm. Attendance is by pre-booking only so...
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December 2016 Assessment Results Are In!
Rider Development Programme Assessments: 3rd of December 2016 Well done to all of you who took part in the December assessments, the final one for 2016! Coaches have sent in the names of riders who have moved up a group for both Circuit and MTB assessments, so scroll...
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Reliability Rides and The Hillingdon 50
Winter training rides are the mainstay of developing a solid base for the summer, and there’s no better way to do so than by joining a Reliability Ride. To quote Wikipedia: “A reliability trial is an organised bicycle ride which challenges a cyclist to...
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Saturday’s Annual Awards Presentation & Xmas Party: What to Expect – The Plan!
Ho ho ho! December has arrived and oh goodness gracious where does the time fly…? Another year has gone by and once again it’s time to celebrate the successes of our members during 2016, say thank you to our wonderful volunteers, and of course, have a...
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2016 Club Champs: Track Races Results
For the very first time, we broke with tradition of holding the final Club Championship races during an afternoon and instead opted for a Saturday early evening slot inside the infamous Calshot Velodrome. Of course, not breaking with tradition this time of year, the...
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Older Rider Induction – 08 January 2017
Introduction The Hillingdon Slipstreamers is a youth cycling club that concentrates on the whole development of young people, working very hard to provide ongoing opportunities to our Members, and the wider cycling community. Due to a surge in interest in...
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2016 Club Champs: MTB Races Results
Breaking with tradition that normally ensures our Mudslingers earn the title, the morning of the Mountain Bike Club Champs races greeted us with clear skies and waddayaknow – NO mud (despite the torrential downpours the day before)! Compared with previous years,...
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Well Done Young Volunteers Invited to National Talent Camp
Being a Young Volunteer provides many opportunities for growth and development – click here to find out more. One of these is the exciting Youth Sport Trust National Talent Camp that takes place at Loughborough University every December, where hundreds of young...
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Club Champs 2016: What to Expect – Track Races
Four events down (Skills, Time Trials, Circuit and MTB), and we prepare for the final event of this year’s Club Champs series: Track Races on Saturday 19th November. This year, we have an evening slot meaning it will be dark outside, but the orange glow of the...
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Off-Site MTB Coaching at Hadleigh Park, Olympic Legacy Venue
Great news! We have managed to secure a date for an off-site coaching session at the legendary London 2012 Olympic Mountain Biking venue, Hadleigh Park, on Sunday 27th November, from 12pm until around 3.30pm! We will NOT be charging for the session and this is a great...
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Booking Form – Track Champs 2016
Overview Helpful Information Session Rules PARTICIPANT DETAILS COMPLETE BOOKING Url Track Champs Booking Form The annual Track Championships will be run at Calshot Velodrome on Saturday 19th November, from 4pm until 8.30pm. The cost to race in Track Champs is £10 per...
read moreEnd of Saturday Session Races- 29th October 2016
Weekly End-of-Session Races Back by popular demand, we bring you the results of our end-of-session races, of which there are always Circuit Races and occasionally Mountain Bike Races. Medals are awarded at the end of each session to the winners, and photographs are...
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Club Champs 2016: What to Expect – MTB Races
You’ve shown us your skills with slalom, limbo, track-stands; demonstrated endurance during time trials; and applied tactics and speed at the road races. Now it’s all about off-road bike handling and technical ability so it’s time to grab your...
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Spooky Start to Monday Night Autumn Workshop & Turbo Sessions
It’s that time of the year again when we kick off the all-popular Monday night Autumn Workshop & Turbo sessions for our Members. These sessions are a fantastic way to engage in some learning and get in some turbo training with fellow Club Members! For a bit...
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October 2016 Assessment Results Are In!
Rider Development Programme Assessments: 15th October 2016 Well done to all of you who took part in the recent assessments last Saturday! Coaches have sent in the names of riders who have moved up a group for both Circuit and MTB assessments, so scroll down for the...
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BC Central Region October Half Term Holiday MTB Activities
What can be better than a bit of fun on a mountain bike as the weather gets a bit nippy, the leaves fall around us, and of course it’s half term? For those of you who prefer being outdoors during the school break, British Cycling are putting on a few activities...
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October Half-Term Calshot Track Session – Booking Form
Session Overview October Booking Form Helpful Information Complete Your Booking Name @HSlipstreamers @SummitGoRide fun at Calshot pic.twitter.com/gHB5DjrbuF— Tim Allsop (@Jambooly) 2 October 2016 Session Date: Thursday 27th October 2016, 1pm - 5pm For the...
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