by Web Admin | Aug 31, 2014 | Important Announcements, Slipstreamers in Action, General Cycling Fun
Slipstreamers Selected for Central Road Race Team! It is with great pleasure that we announce the selection of 3 Slipstreamers – Charles Page, Carl Jolly and Harriet Mellor – who have been selected to represent the Central Region on the Central Road Team....
by Web Admin | Aug 31, 2014 | Slipstreamers in Action, Time Trials
Time Trial Practice Report & Results August’s round of club time trial practice took place on Saturday 9th August. This far into the season and with a number of practice sessions under their belts, the riders are nearly all displaying very consistent lap times...
by Web Admin | Aug 31, 2014 | Young Volunteering, Volunteering
Another Young Volunteer, Simon, Shines in Gold Last week we celebrated 3 Slipstreamers who go out of their way to volunteer with British Cycling, giving their time to learn new skills and to make a difference. This week, we celebrate the fantastic news that Simon...
by Web Admin | Aug 31, 2014 | Slipstreamers in Action, Cyclo-Cross
Cyclocross a.k.a. “Grass Track” Development Day On Sunday, 31st August, British Cycling held a Cyclocross Development Day at Hillingdon Circuit. Around 64 people attended this fantastic 5 hour event, spanning across all age groups, and many of whom were...
by Web Admin | Aug 31, 2014 | Slipstreamers in Action, MTB Cross-Country
Banjo Cycles Rampage Round 1 – MTB XC Race The first race of the Autumn mountain bike XC races have kicked off, and Nathan George was the first Slipstreamer to get down and dirty and represent the club on the 31st August in Oxford. And what a way to start the...
by Web Admin | Aug 31, 2014 | Chatter Box Corner, Volunteering
Parents and Volunteers with Shovels! A big THANK YOU to those parents who helped out on Saturday by brandishing shovels and spending the session digging, sweeping and generally tidying up the edges of the circuit. There have been a few accidents lately with riders not...
by Web Admin | Aug 30, 2014 | Slipstreamers in Action, Circuit/ Road
2014 Scarborough Festival of Cycling – Youth Races The last of the National Youth Circuit Races was held on Sunday, 31st August, at the Festival of Cycling in (you guessed it!) Scarborough. The weather was perfect – dry warm and bright, and must have been...
by Web Admin | Aug 30, 2014 | Volunteering
Thank You To the Parents & Volunteers Who Cleared the Track Edges… Further to our thank you note in last week’s issue to those parents who helped out previously by brandishing shovels and spending the session digging, sweeping and generally tidying up...
by Web Admin | Aug 30, 2014 | Slipstreamers in Action, Cyclo-Cross
Ben and Alex Take on the Grass Track for the First Time! Last weekend, on the 23rd August, Alexander Uphill and Ben Bisson took part in their first cyclocross race at the Crawley Wheelers Summer Cross in the Park, Grass Criterium, and our 1st cyclo-cross race of the...
by Web Admin | Aug 30, 2014 | Slipstreamers in Action, Circuit/ Road
Winchester Criterium – Slipstreamers Paint the Town Yellow & Orange! On Sunday 17th August, the Slipstreamers were out in force at the Winchester town race. This was a very technical course that makes the Guilford race look like a walk in the park! The rain...
