by Web Admin | Apr 24, 2015 | HSS Youth Summer Series, Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner
It’s finally arrived! We launched the idea in February; we’ve gave you the tools to prepare yourselves mentally and physically without our first set of workshop and turbo sessions; taken you through the paces with the recent block of race training; and now...
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 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 24, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
We recently published a blog by Young Volunteer Callum [click here if you missed it] as part of a series where our YVs spend a regular Saturday session “shadowing” a Club Official, and getting taste of what it’s like being a volunteer in that role....
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 Web Admin | Apr 10, 2015 | Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
Royce Murphy, one of our Volunteer Coaches, will be offering pedal stroke analysis and bike fitting for interested Gold A, B & C riders. The objectives will be to analyse the rider’s pedalling technique, looking for any symmetry problems or weaknesses that...
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 10, 2015 | Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Training & Education, Volunteering
Our club is run by Volunteers – every session, every event, every experience. Some are not so obvious, ranging from individuals who attend meetings with various 3rd parties on your behalf, the editors of this website even, or those that manage club finances;...