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Round Up: Monday Night Training Rides
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...
Want to be more efficient? Read On to Find Out How…
Royce Murphy, one of our Volunteer Coaches, will be offering pedal stroke analysis and bike fitting for interested Gold A, B & C riders. The...
Sherwood Pines – My 1st National XC Race… What it’s REALLY Like!
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!...
Slipstreamers sweep the board at West Drayton Specialised Crit Series
The last race of the West Drayton Specialized Crit Series was held on Saturday 4th April. Slipstreamers dominated throughout the series in the youth...
Royce Reflects on 8 Weeks of Gold
Our club is run by Volunteers - every session, every event, every experience. Some are not so obvious, ranging from individuals who attend meetings...
Gorrick Spring Series Retrospective
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...
Saturday Club Session Races: 4th April 2015
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Aidan Hinchcliffe Lucie Woodford U6 n/a n/a U8 &...
Tom Reviews Monday Night Training Workshops
We recently published feedback from Anastasia and Jemma on the recent Monday night training workshop & turbo sessions - and now we hear from...
March 2015: Assessment Results are In!
Rider Development Programme - 28th March Assessment A great turnout for your assessments last weekend - and quite a special one too for some of you...
A Wet & Windy Start to Monday Night Race Training
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...
Slipstreamers’ Storming Success at Hillingdon Duathlon!
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...
Jemma & Anastasia Feed Back on Recent Workshop Sessions
Two of our enthusiastic regulars to the recent Monday night training workshop & turbo sessions sent in their thoughts about how these went....
Orla’s Lee Valley Velo School Day Out!
Slipstreamer member Orla Devlin took a time out from the classroom and books, to enjoy a fantastic day out at Lee Valley Velodrome with her school's...
Joe, Pascal & Jed Shine at Lee Valley VeloPark Anniversary Meeting
On Saturday 28th March, 3 Slipstreamers took part in the Lee Valley VeloPark "Anniversary Meeting". Enjoy the following report by Slipstreamer Dad...
Grace & Alice’s Adventure in Swinley Forest
Whitney sisters Grace and Alice joined the regular monthly crowd at the Lookout on the 22nd March [click here to read John and Finn's report] and...
March Swinley MTB Ride – John & Finnlay Report
Sunday the 22nd March was a busy one for the club with many of our members at Calshot or out and about racing! However, a few Slipstreamers took...
Fin’s Track Journey Begins at Calshot
The thing about track cycling - like most things - is you never know if you like it until you try it. Calshot is a long way to travel for a taster,...
Fear to Thrills: Anastasia’s Calshot Adventure Begins
Anastasia Vocick, U14, shares her very first experience of the Calshot track on the 22nd March, and what it was like cycling in a velodrome for the...
Calshot Training Breaks in the Newbies & Bids a Fond Farewell
Sunday the 22nd March saw the last of the Calshot training sessions until September. As expected, training was hard, fast and tough, with a large...
Icebreaker Harriet Takes 3rd Overall at Newport Track Series
The ice has been broken, the Icebreaker Youth & Junior Track Series in Newport at the Wales Velodrome is now done and dusted, and Slipstreamers...
Saturday Club Session Races: 28th March 2015
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Lawrence Horswood Holly Hirst U6 n/a n/a U8 Benedict Scott n/a...
Keith Wilmot Retires From Slipstreamers… After 17+ Years!
On Sunday 22nd March 2015, Keith Wilmot coached his last session for The Hillingdon Slipstreamers at Calshot Velodrome. It marked the end of a...
Think the Earlies are only for Racers? Sophie Tells Us Why It Isn’t So…
The early sessions were implemented with a single objective in mind: to help those riders over the age of 12+ wanting to improve their stamina,...
Need something to do during the Easter break…? MTB is on!
Mac's ever popular MTB sessions have been confirmed, along with a number of other British Cycling holiday activities being put on for you all to...
March Assessment Saturday – Are You Ready?
You've been working hard, practising your skills, and now it's time to show your coaches what you can do! Assessments will be held at the circuit...
Summer Series Race Training – Starting Monday 30th March
As part of the Slipstreamers 2015 Spring/Summer training and racing programme, the first of the 3 Coach led "Race Training" sessions will commence...
Club Chairman Alison Reports on the 2015 AGM
Club Chairman, Alison Grant, feeds back on the highlights of the Slipstreamers AGM that was held on 7th March 2015 The AGM serves as a reflection...
Training Workshop 4: Race Preparation and “The Kitchen Sink”
The fourth and final training workshop in this Spring series was delivered on Monday evening. We were very pleased to welcome Mark Doel, from...
Alison Tell Us About Her Unusual Mother’s Day Gift…
At the Central Region British Cycling Conference on Sunday March 14th 2015, Club Chairman Alison Grant was presented with a BC Special Recognition...
By George He Does It Again! Dave receives BC Coach of the Year…
... this time for the Central Region, as presented at the British Cycling Conference on Sunday March 14th 2015. Dave tells us about his day......
Young Volunteer Hannah Brings Home the Gold
Hannah Keating's efforts a BC Young Volunteer were recognised at the Central Region British Cycling Conference on Sunday March 14th 2015, where she...
Saturday Club Session Races: 21st March 2015
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes William Jones Holly Hirst & Grace Whittaker U6 n/a n/a U8...
Training Workshop 3: Sports Nutrition & Road Race “Killer” Workout!
On the 16th March, workshop 3 in our series of 4 was all about nutrition - fuelling the body and keeping it fuelled for sport. We started off by...
Saturday Club Session Races: 14th March 2015
Race results MTB winners are Alex Franks and Morven Pearce Low gear 1 lap handicap winners are Millie Coleman, William Roake and Ben Coppola...
Monday Night Workshop 4: Event Preparation
As part of the Slipstreamers 2015 Spring/Summer training and racing programme, the fourth and final of our training workshops is this coming Monday...
Slipstreamers at Hog Hill 14th March
Saturday 14th March saw Slipstreamers racing at Hog Hill in the 3rd of the series. At the bottom of the circuit saw Finn O'Brien coming 3rd in the...
Training Workshop 2: Goal Setting & Time Trial Turbo Workout!
Who has ever missed a training session because they have struggled to find the motivation? Who has gone out on their bike & not known why they...
Early Time Trial Practice – 14th March 2015
It's the regular Time Trial practice slot this Saturday - with ALL Slipstreamers members welcome to test their performance against the clock. If...
Fab HSS 5 Coaches Take on MTB Enduro in Memory of Brian Wright
Mention the name Brian Wright to most cyclists - Slipstreamers past and present in particular - and images of a man larger than life with a passion...
Seth’s MTB XC RSR Experience at Hadleigh Farm
We've all heard of them, and we know it's not a simple feat to get onto one - discipline specific RSRs expect you to earn your place, so you would...
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