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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...
Caitlin, Astrid & Elsa Attend the Central Cyclo-Cross Awards Evening
On Friday the 27th February 2015, a few of our regular cyclo-cross riders enjoyed the pleasure of an evening with fellow Central CXL winners, where...
Slipstreamers in Full Force at Black Park for Southern XC Series Races!
Southern XC Series, Round 1: Black Park - 1st March Black Park was abuzz on Sunday the 1st, with hundreds of keen and enthusiastic XC racers coming...
Slipstreamers Break More Ice at February Icebreaker Round 2
Icebreaker Youth & Junior Series 2015 Round 2, Newport, Saturday 21st February 2015 Slipstreamers were again well represented at the second...
Tom & Ollie’s Revolutionary Night Out!
Last Saturday, 28th of February, a number of Slipstreamers made their way to the London Velodrome at Lee Valley to join in the excitement of the...
Saturday Club Session Races: 7th March 2015
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes William Jones Kim Bowler U6 n/a n/a U8 Finn O'Brien n/a U10...
What’s it Like Doing Club Admin? Callum Tells Us…
As part of a series, we'll be featuring a number of blogs by our Young Volunteers who have spent a regular Saturday session "shadowing" a Club...
Early Session – 7th March 2015
March already? The forecast tomorrow makes for a reasonable temperature that should see that winter chill removed from the air. The newspapers may...
Monday Night Training Workshop 2: Planning and Goal Setting + Turbo Session
As part of the Slipstreamers 2015 Spring/Summer training and racing programme, the second of our training workshops is this coming Monday 9th March....
Training Workshop 1: Fun, Learning & A Track Sprint Workout!
The very first of our series of 4 training workshops, in preparation of the upcoming Spring/ Summer race calendar, was held on Monday evening - and...
Saturday Club Session Races: 28th February 2015
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Alex Williams Hope Dyer U6 n/a n/a U8 Finn O'Brien n/a U10...
Frances, Theo & Riders Report on Feb Swinley Forest MTB “Lookout Ride”
A bright Sunday morning, the normally 3rd Sunday of the month social ride took place on the 22nd February 2015 (the next one is on the 15th March so...
Early Session – 28th Feb 2015
It's already the last day of February and the race season looms. We plan to split the performance hour tomorrow into two sections. The first will be...
Monday Night Training Workshop 1: Components of Fitness + Turbo Session
As part of the Slipstreamers 2015 Spring/Summer training and racing programme, the first of the 4 weeks of training workshops will commence on...
Saturday Club Session Races: 21st February 2015
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes William Jones Lucy Allsop U6 n/a Katie Allsop U8 Finnlay Weeks...
Jamie Shares his First RSR Experience
Getting onto a discipline specific RSR is not a simple feat – you have to work really hard to meet the performance criteria, and demonstrate you...
Seth tells us about Volunteering with Beginner Mountain Bikers
Helping out at the BC "Basic Mountain Bike Skills for Beginners and Improvers" Course in Amersham By Seth Kanaris, British Cycling Young Volunteer...
Maddie & Ollie Tell Us About MTB Skills in Amersham
As part of the British Cycling Central Region Holiday Programme, Mac and Josie hosted a 1-day coaching session for MTB beginners/ improvers at...
Patrick Meets Legends Sir Chris Hoy & Greg Lemond
Not only do we enjoy sharing your race experiences, cycling antics, and random fun stuff - but we also love to hear about those really special...
Zoe Tells Us About Her First Circuit RSR
It's not easy getting onto a discipline specific RSR - you have to work really hard to meet the performance criteria, and demonstrate you "have what...
Yasmin Gives Advanced MTB a Go at Aston Hill!
On the 18th February, British Cycling organised an advanced mountain biking skills session at Aston Hill, led by BC Coaches and including Coach Ian...
The Coaching View of Calshot Training- 15 February 2015
Head Coach, Dave George, gives us his perspective on coaching track at Calshot: There's not much I don't like about cycling - maybe cheating, seeing...
Tom’s Adrenaline Fuelled Calshot Experience
On Sunday 15th February, a number of Slipstreamers made the trek down to Calshot Velodrome for an afternoon of training and fun in the only indoor...
Finlay Tackles Calshot for the First Time
On Sunday 15th February, a number of Slipstreamers made the trek down to Calshot Velodrome for an afternoon of training and fun in the only indoor...
Saturday Session Fun with Genevieve
Saturday 14th February, Session Report by "Mudslinger" Genevieve Pearce "I love going to Slipstreamers because I always learn lots of new things...
Who Wants to Be a Commissaire?
A Slipstreamers Call for Volunteers You may have seen recently that we are working on the organisation of Monday Night Youth Racing this summer. As...
Early Session – 21st Feb 2014
Now that your February Time Trial practice is out of the way, we can switch the focus back onto advanced technique and performance training....
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