by Web Admin | Mar 27, 2015 | Important Announcements, Training & Education
As part of the Slipstreamers 2015 Spring/Summer training and racing programme, the first of the 3 Coach led “Race Training” sessions will commence on Monday 30th March 2015 (sunset 19:30), followed by the remaining 2 sessions on Monday 6thApril (sunset...
by Web Admin | Mar 26, 2015 | Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
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 and subsequent validation on record of the immense amount of work undertaken by Club Officials and Volunteers during the...
by Web Admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
At the Central Region British Cycling Conference on Sunday March 14th 2015, Club Chairman Alison Grant was presented with a BC Special Recognition Volunteer of the Year Award. Read on to find out how Mother’s Day played out for Alison… “Although the...
by Web Admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner, Volunteering
… this time for the Central Region, as presented at the British Cycling Conference on Sunday March 14th 2015. Dave tells us about his day… “March is always the real start of the year for me. The weather gets better, the days longer, events of both...
by Web Admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Young Volunteering, Rider Reports, Special Reports, Volunteer Features, Slipstreamers in Action, Celebrations & Awards, Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
Hannah Keating’s efforts a BC Young Volunteer were recognised at the Central Region British Cycling Conference on Sunday March 14th 2015, where she was presented with her Gold Award for Young Volunteering. Hannah tells us a bit more about why she volunteers, and...
by Web Admin | Mar 23, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
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 Finnlay Weeks n/a U10 Harrison McMurdie Angel Woods U12 Tom Stringer Beth Adeyemi & Lia Leonard U14 Morgan Evans...
by Web Admin | Mar 19, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
Race results MTB winners are Alex Franks and Morven Pearce Low gear 1 lap handicap winners are Millie Coleman, William Roake and Ben Coppola Fantastic results all of you!!
by Web Admin | Mar 17, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Circuit/ Road
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 U8’s. Starting at the bottom but finishing at the top were the U10’s, Bobbie O’Brien came in 1st...
by Web Admin | Mar 13, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Chatter Box Corner, Club Social Rides, General Cycling Fun
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 for helping children cycle are conjured up in the mind. He was, truly, the heart and soul of Slipstreamers...
by Web Admin | Mar 13, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, MTB Cross-Country
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 have had to have worked really hard to meet very specific performance criteria, and demonstrate you...