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 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions, 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...
by Web Admin | Apr 3, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Track
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 PE department. Orla shares her experience… “On Monday 16th March I travelled to the Olympic velodrome in...
by Web Admin | Apr 2, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Track
On Saturday 28th March, 3 Slipstreamers took part in the Lee Valley VeloPark “Anniversary Meeting”. Enjoy the following report by Slipstreamer Dad Nick O’Brien, who was track-side supporting our young Slipstreamers! “Three riders represented...
by Web Admin | Apr 2, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, MTB Cross-Country, Fun Corner, Club Social Rides
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 goodness did they have a fun ride! Both young ladies rode with the fast group all morning, kept up, and after 11...