by Web Admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Saturday Sessions, Slipstreamers in Action, Chatter Box Corner
And the end-of-session race winners for this week are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes (younger mtb) Liam Rudolph (older mtb) Archie Fowkes (younger mtb) Beatrice Scott (older mtb) Angel Woods U6 n/a n/a U8 Zayd Ahmed n/a U10 James Lund Millie Coleman U12...
by Web Admin | Feb 19, 2016 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner
It’s almost time for the track coaching session at Lee Valley, and for those of you who have booked and received confirmation (either verbally or via email) of your place by Asti, please take note of the following: Signing On This will start around 9.15am at the...
by Web Admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Young Volunteering, Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
If you are 14+ (or thereabouts), have you considered joining the British Cycling Young Volunteer award scheme, further details of which can be found on the BC website here? The programme helps you learn the fundamentals of volunteering through loads of practical and...
by Web Admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
Many of you will recall Brunel University’s College of Health and Life Sciences, Division of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences reached out to Slipstreamers to help out with their study on bicycle fit for children. Members who got involved found the experience...
by Web Admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
The date is confirmed as 1-3 July 2016, the entire Afan Lodge is booked for us for the weekend, and we are ready to start the booking process for our second annual Mudslingers adventure in the stunning Afan Valley in South Wales. We are planning another action packed...
by Web Admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
Hillingdon Slipstreamers are putting together a novice racing team of 6 boys and 6 girls to compete at the British Cycling Go-Ride Circuit races at Redbridge Cycling Centre in Essex on the 2nd April 2016. This is a fantastic opportunity for Slipstreamers under 12 who...
by Web Admin | Jan 23, 2016 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Fantastic news! Thanks to the efforts of our fabulous track coaches, a session has been booked and we now have a confirmed date of 20th February 2016 for a Slipstreamers visit to Lee Valley Velodrome. If you have only ever joined us at Calshot, then this is a...
by Web Admin | Jan 22, 2016 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Chatter Box Corner, General Cycling Fun
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...
by Web Admin | Jan 22, 2016 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Track, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner, General Cycling Fun
At Slipstreamers we encourage our Members to experience a variety of cycling disciplines, from taking part in our annual Club Championship to joining in the various opportunities that come their way via the Club or indeed other avenues that offer the chance to do...
by Web Admin | Jan 10, 2016 | Rider Reports, Event Features, Club Championships, Special Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Racing - General, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner
2015 Club Champs have come and gone, and gosh what a series of exciting events they were! We had sunshine and clear skies to kick off the Skills and TT events; and not even the insane winds, torrential downpours, mounds of mud and bitter cold deterred our...
by Dave George | Jan 7, 2016 | Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
We held the first of our 2016 workshops on Monday January 4th – and what a way to start the year! For this workshop, we had the pleasure of welcoming Julie Hawker along as guest speaker. Julie is a registered Nutritional Therapist and gave everyone the facts on...
by Web Admin | Dec 24, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
To All Our Slipstreamers’ Members, Friends, Partners & Visitors, Ho ho ho to you all! It’s certainly beginning to look a lot like Xmas! Whilst we have it fairly mild in our part of the world, the snow is falling in Santaland, Santa’s Grotto is...
by Dave George | Dec 14, 2015 | Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
Last Monday was the second week of Turbo sessions designed by the attendees – this time the Boys. The session started with Ralph presenting details of the Performance Pathway, and what it means in the context of rider development. During the session, first hand...
by Web Admin | Dec 12, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Rider Reports, Event Features, Special Reports, Club Championships, Volunteer Features, Slipstreamers in Action, Chatter Box Corner, MTB Cross-Country, Volunteering
The Mountain Bike Club Champs is always a favourite on the champs calendar – and this year was no exception on the 14th November. This was also the first time we hosted open Go-Ride XC races at the club, and whilst the atrocious weather kept a few riders away in...
by Web Admin | Dec 10, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Wow! Is it mid December already? Have you heard? Have you seen? It’s beginning to look a lot like Xmas! The suburbs and high streets are alight with festive cheer, and the all too familiar sounds of Bing Crosby, Slade and The Pogues (Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift...
by Web Admin | Dec 5, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Chatter Box Corner, General Cycling Fun
We love a success story here at Slipstreamers, particularly one where our members have overcome a particular challenge to achieve their goals. Nikita came to us just over a year ago, and this is her story so far… My Slipstreamers Journey, by Nikita Matharu,...
by Web Admin | Dec 5, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Fun Adventures, Special Reports, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
Not only did Brian Wright leave a lasting legacy in the cycling world with his commitment to bringing the pure joy and passion of cycling to the local communities in which he volunteered; he also touched and inspired the lives of many Slipstreamers who knew him from...
by Dave George | Dec 1, 2015 | Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
Last night was the 4th in our Monday night workshop series. Previously, we had covered “Setting Your Compass”, “Goal Setting” and “Components of Fitness”. If you missed the Components of Fitness workshop, watch out for the video in...
by Web Admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner
After 2 rather wet and muddy Club Champs events in a row (event reports and results will follow soon!), it’s time for the final event on Saturday 21st November 2015. Track Champs is always quite an exciting one and last year had us enjoy some serious...
by Web Admin | Nov 13, 2015 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
3 down, 2 to go! So far you’ve inspired us all with your determination and passion with the Skills, Time Trial and Road Races events – rain (or were those monsoons at the road races?!), wind or sunshine! But now the time has come for the one event many of...
