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 8, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Track
On Saturday April 25th my Mum took Lorna and I to Bournemouth for the Susie’s Track Omnium which is a National qualifier. We didn’t get off to a good start as it had rained all night and just stopped at 8am as we arrived. We sat and watched the track dry...
by Web Admin | May 7, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Raphael Garcia Lauren Aujaro, Lucy Woodford & Holly Hirst U8 Finlay Weeks Maddie Emment U10 Pascal Giret Astrid Spragg U12 Ollie Emment Lia Leonard U14 Peter Hewson...
by Web Admin | Apr 29, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Finlay Moss Bobbie O’Brien U8 Finley O’Brien U10 William Roake Millie Coleman U12 Finlay Hawker Beth Adeyumi U14 Peter Hewson Jess Henning U16 Joe McGuinness...
by Web Admin | Apr 24, 2015 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner, Circuit/ Road
Does anyone remember the 21st June 2014? Do you recall the beautiful sunshine, the exciting races? How about the efficient Sign-on, marvellous Mechanics, entertaining DJ’s, watchful First Aiders, superb Judges and Marshalls, speedy Runners, fabulous Catering and...
by Web Admin | Apr 24, 2015 | Saturday Sessions, Slipstreamers in Action
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes William Jones Kim Bowler U8 Benedict Scott Maddie Emment U10 William Roake Millie Coleman U12 Jude Ackland Abbie Old U14 Morgan Evans Jess Henning U16 Carl Jolly n/a ...
by Dave George | Apr 24, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Time Trials
The George Herbert Stancer (GHS) Schools Time Trial Competition The George Herbert Stancer (OBE 1878-1962) 10 Mile Time Trial Championship is named in tribute to a man of many talents. George Herbert Stancer or GHS as he was known, in his early years was a nationally...
by Web Admin | Apr 24, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Circuit/ Road
By Louis Rose-Davies, U16 Slipstreamer “The trip up to Hetton was long and boring, I had to stay awake in case my Mum crashed into the car in front (like my Dad did on the way to the Northwest tour last year)! Eventually we got to the hotel and tried to check in...
by Web Admin | Apr 23, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Racing - General, MTB Cross-Country
By Seth Kanaris, U14 Mudslinger On Saturday 18th April, my Mum and I both drove for about 4 hours from Buckinghamshire down to Devon, so I could compete in Round 2 of the BC National XC series at Newnham Park on Sunday. I was actually looking forward to this one for a...
by Web Admin | Apr 17, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Jack Procter-O’Malley Maddie Emment U8 Finnlay Weeks n/a U10 Finlay Hawker Angel Woods U12 Tom Stringer Abbie Old U14 Tom Portsmouth Zoe Brookes & Jess Henning ...
by Dave George | Apr 17, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Circuit/ Road
A very big thank-you to all who supported our new Monday Night Training Rides (MNTR), which started on Monday 30th March and ended recently on the 13th April. This block of three sessions were open to all riders, from any cycle club, who wanted to brush up their race...
by Web Admin | Apr 10, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, MTB Cross-Country
By Seth Kanaris, U14 Mudslinger So on Sunday the 29th March, I attended my first ever BC national series XC race up in Sherwood Pines in Nottingham! The build-up was quite nerve-racking: I spent almost every day on the turbo making sure I was in good shape, but what...
by Web Admin | Apr 10, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Circuit/ Road
The last race of the West Drayton Specialized Crit Series was held on Saturday 4th April. Slipstreamers dominated throughout the series in the youth races, with previous races on the 21st and 28th March. Final Slipstreamers standings as follows: U8 Girls: 1st Maddie...
by Web Admin | Apr 9, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, MTB Cross-Country
By Seth Kanaris, U14 Mudslinger The mountain bike XC season is now in full swing, with the Gorrick Spring Series behind us, Southern XC in progress with the Crow Hill round in the New Forest coming up end of April, and of course the BC MTB XC National Series already...
by Web Admin | Apr 8, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Aidan Hinchcliffe Lucie Woodford U6 n/a n/a U8 & U10Combined Stanley Kent Millie Coleman U12 James Osborne n/a U14 n/a Gabrielle Icmat U16 Jagjit Verdi Savannah...
by Web Admin | Apr 5, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Training & Education
We recently published feedback from Anastasia and Jemma on the recent Monday night training workshop & turbo sessions – and now we hear from another regular to the sessions. Tom Stringer Reports… “The first Monday, we all walked through the club...
by Web Admin | Apr 3, 2015 | Saturday Sessions, Slipstreamers in Action, Rider Assessments
Rider Development Programme – 28th March Assessment A great turnout for your assessments last weekend – and quite a special one too for some of you who have been working towards your awards for months and months! If you have been promoted –...
by Web Admin | Apr 3, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Training & Education, Circuit/ Road
The first in a series of 3 youth race training sessions was held on Monday the 30th March. Slipstreamers Head Coach Dave George reports on the evening: “Clocks forward. Lighter nights. The start of Spring. It’s a shame nobody informed the weather at...
by Web Admin | Apr 3, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Circuit/ Road
On a very wet and windy Sunday morning – 29th March – a number of Slipstreamers took to the circuit to combine their cycling and running skills in the Hillingdon Triathletes Duathlon. First up were the U8’s, with Maddie Emment first home out of boys...
by Web Admin | Apr 3, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Track, Training & Education
Two of our enthusiastic regulars to the recent Monday night training workshop & turbo sessions sent in their thoughts about how these went. Enjoy the following reports! Jemma Bowler Reflects: “Over the past few weeks I have gone to the Monday night...
