by Dave George | Apr 23, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner
How would you like to race the Roubaix cobbles and finish in the world famous velodrome this Spring? If you were born later than 2001, then on Sunday May 31st you will be eligible to take part in the 23rd edition of the Mini Paris Roubaix. Entry for this year’s...
by Dave George | Apr 17, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Circuit/ Road
A very big thank-you to all who supported our new Monday Night Training Rides (MNTR), which started on Monday 30th March and ended recently on the 13th April. This block of three sessions were open to all riders, from any cycle club, who wanted to brush up their race...
by Dave George | Mar 26, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner, General Cycling Fun
The fourth and final training workshop in this Spring series was delivered on Monday evening. We were very pleased to welcome Mark Doel, from British Cycling, who kindly came along to pass on his advice for Race Preparation. Thank you Mark! Good race preparation can...
by Dave George | Mar 20, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Training & Education, Fun Corner, General Cycling Fun
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 understanding what a calorie is, and how and where we extract calories from food and drink. We looked at how many...
by Dave George | Mar 18, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner
As part of the Slipstreamers 2015 Spring/Summer training and racing programme, the fourth and final of our training workshops is this coming Monday 23rd March. The cost per session will be £4. This is very interactive session and practical session looking at tips to...
by Dave George | Mar 13, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Training & Education, Fun Corner, General Cycling Fun
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 are riding the bike or what the riding they are doing is looking to achieve? Who has ambitions to be the best but does...
by Dave George | Mar 13, 2015 | Important Announcements, Time Trials
It’s the regular Time Trial practice slot this Saturday – with ALL Slipstreamers members welcome to test their performance against the clock. If you’ve never given TT a go, now’s your chance! The clubhouse will be open from 8am. Please sign-on...
by Dave George | Mar 6, 2015 | Important Announcements
March already? The forecast tomorrow makes for a reasonable temperature that should see that winter chill removed from the air. The newspapers may be making a headline out of it, but for cyclists it’s not summer yet. Whilst it may feel pleasant, the temperature...
by Dave George | Mar 6, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner
As part of the Slipstreamers 2015 Spring/Summer training and racing programme, the second of our training workshops is this coming Monday 9th March. The cost per session will be £4. This is very interactive session with open discussion on why adding different types of...
by Dave George | Feb 28, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
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 Taylor Evans Millie Coleman U12 Finlay Hawker Isabella Escalera U14 Nathan George Jess Henning U16 Ieuan Woods...
