by Web Admin | Sep 24, 2015 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
Fancy a bit of mountain biking XC in an open and friendly environment? Would you like to join fellow mountain bikers at a course that is designed for maximum fun and isn’t overly technical? Well, our friends over at Palmer Park Velo are hosting their annual MTB...
by Web Admin | Sep 24, 2015 | Important Announcements, Club Championships, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
The dates have been published, the calendar is up to date, and by now we are hoping you are all super excited about our upcoming Family Fun day and Round 1 (Skills and Time Trial) of Club Championships on Saturday 26th September. If you have never competed in the Club...
by Web Admin | Sep 19, 2015 | Important Announcements, Club Championships, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
You’ve been patient. You’ve been watching this space… Yes Members, it’s time to announce the dates for our annual Club Championships where EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU – roadies, trackies, mountain bikers, funsters – get to challenge...
by Dave George | Aug 21, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Time Trials
This year’s GHS Final, the national School’s Time Trial competition, will be held on Saturday 12th September starting at 9am. This year, the following Slipstreamers have qualified for the final: Josh Copley (riding for Willesden) Ieuan Woods (riding for...
by Dave George | Aug 16, 2015 | Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Time Trials
During the August Time Trial practice, Duncan was out taking some excellent photographs [visit the Gallery to see these] that captured the rider’s position on the bike. This has been a very useful exercise, as it allows you to compare your own position with what...
by Dave George | Aug 14, 2015 | Special Reports, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
One of the things that happens when you get older, is that the weeks, months and years always seem to pass much quicker from one year to the next. That is until you start registering for the European Youth Tour, in which case the elapsed time between 1st February when...
by Web Admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Important Announcements, Track, Chatter Box Corner
We now have confirmed dates for our usual round of velodrome track sessions at Calshot in Southampton, so do read on for further info on these and how to book your places. If you have never ridden in a velodrome before, then this is definitely for you – Calshot...
by Web Admin | Jul 24, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
It’s that time again kids! British Cycling are putting on a series of holiday programmes to keep you busy and entertained throughout the Summer. There is something for everyone – from BMX, cycle-speedway, cyclo-cross, mountain bike, road and track –...
by Web Admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
We have been approached by researchers at Brunel University’s College of Health and Life Sciences, Division of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences; who are currently running a study on bicycle fit for children. For the past two years, the team have been...
by Web Admin | Jul 7, 2015 | Fun Adventures, Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions, Chatter Box Corner, General Cycling Fun
Every now and then we get visitors to the Club during a session – we’ve had our local MP visit, the Police have stopped by, and even famous cyclists including Jenny Copnall and Bradley Wiggins have popped in to say hello. But then we get guests that...
by Dave George | Jul 3, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner
We have arranged for the production of Club Hoodies via a company called Fabrily. Fabrily produce small runs of printed clothing, made to order. This works by the club setting a minimum order (in this case 20 units) and a time window in which to order. If there are...
by Web Admin | Jun 26, 2015 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
We’ve talked about it for a while now, and it’s almost here… Hillingdon Slipstreamers and Palmer Park Velo have decided to hold an inter-club circuit race, giving members of both clubs a chance to race and have fun together! This will take...
by Dave George | Jun 8, 2015 | Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
The club is currently in the process of arranging a series of visits to St Mary’s University in Twickenham. These sessions are to visit the “Centre for Health, Applied Sport and Exercise Science”. We are looking at arranging demonstration events and...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, MTB Cross-Country
The last session was in September 2014 [check out the blog post for this], but we now have the dates booked, and are ready to start taking bookings for the monthly off-site Dews Farm MTB sessions at Dews Farm Quarry in Harefield, UB9 6JN! YAY! A few things to...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Important Announcements, Cyclo-Cross, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
Cyclo-Cross (CX) is not just for the Winter months! Throughout the year, there are number of Cyclo-Cross events, most of which are listed in the youth events section of the British Cycling web site. Click here to visit the events page where we have filtered the events...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
Our Young Volunteers are the next generation that will one day take over from the “old fogies” and continue to carry on the volunteering legacy that came before – whether it’s at Slipstreamers, with British Cycling, or indeed in any other...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Event Features, National Circuit Series, Special Reports, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
Do visit our dedicated page here to view the archived information regarding the 2015 National Youth Circuit Series races at Hillingdon on the 6th June. You will find our 2015 programme and schedule, as well as a link to full set of results on BC.
by Web Admin | May 10, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Time Trials
We recently posted an article regarding the upcoming GHS Time Trial competition coming up soon – visit this page for details and a link to the entry page. If you are considering doing the GHS TT (which we would highly recommend), there will be a reconnaissance...
by Web Admin | May 8, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
Last weekend was the second and final of the free pedal stroke analysis and bike fitting sessions offered by Royce Murphy, one of our Volunteer Coaches. Royce spent time with individuals on a 1:1 basis assessing pedalling techniques and looking at areas that could be...
by Web Admin | May 1, 2015 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
Once again, May is upon us, and it’s almost time for our Inter-Club Circuit Time Trial – click here to be reminded of last year’s event. Invitations have been sent to various clubs who will be joining us on Sunday 24th May 2015, and of course, as...
