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 | 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 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 | 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...
by Dave George | Nov 6, 2015 | Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
Monday Night Workshops start again this year on Monday 9th November – a lot earlier than we did earlier this year. We will open the clubhouse at 18:45 to allow you time to sign-on and set up your turbo. No need to book in advance, just turn up with: A notebook...
by Web Admin | Nov 5, 2015 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
It’s November, and that means we have 3 fabulously funtastic Club Champs events planned for you over the course of the month! As a reminder, read this page for the remaining dates of our 2015 Club Champs and go here to read all the latest reports and event...
by Web Admin | Nov 2, 2015 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Hillingdon Slipstreamers are hosting an afternoon of MTB Cross Country (XC) Go-Ride racing at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit on Saturday 14th November 2015. This event is open to ALL children from ages 5 – 16, and you do not need to be a Slipstreamers Member to take...
by Web Admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Picture the scene… The woods are dark, ghosts and ghouls are doing the rounds, zombies are wreaking havoc, and of course there is a LOT of candy! Yes kids, it’s almost HALLOWEEN and our sister club Summit MTB are hosting the scariest funnest most ghoulish...
by Web Admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
It’s half-term again (yay!) and British Cycling are putting on a few events to keep you busy and entertained throughout the week. There is something for everyone – from BMX, cycle-speedway, cyclo-cross, mountain bike, road and track – across all the...
by Web Admin | Oct 22, 2015 | Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
We’ve previously written about a study that Brunel University are currently running on bicycle fit for children. Click here to read more about this. Brunel are now looking for another 15 participants who are 8 years and under, with an inside leg length less than...
by Web Admin | Oct 9, 2015 | Important Announcements, Club Championships, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
Club Champs Round 1 has come and gone, and if you missed the report and first round of results, be sure to visit this page here for more info. As you should all know by now, if you missed the Skills and Time Trials (Part 1) on the 26th September, you have got another...
by Web Admin | Oct 2, 2015 | Important Announcements, Club Championships, Slipstreamers in Action, Racing - General, Time Trials
Round 1 has come and gone, and for a number of you, Saturday the 26th September was your first experience of the Slipstreamers Club Championships and our annual Family Fun Day. We hope you all had a great time ( judging by the photos we think you did!)… And that...
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...
