by Dave George | Mar 15, 2016 | Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Between Friday 20th and Sunday 22nd May 2016, the StreetVelodrome Series rolls into Uxbridge at Fassnidge Park. For more details and to register for a ballot entry to the Kids Series visit this page here. Here is a snippet taken from the StreetVelodrome website:...
by Web Admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
The date is confirmed as 1-3 July 2016, the entire Afan Lodge is booked for us for the weekend, and we are ready to start the booking process for our second annual Mudslingers adventure in the stunning Afan Valley in South Wales. We are planning another action packed...
by Web Admin | Jan 23, 2016 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Fantastic news! Thanks to the efforts of our fabulous track coaches, a session has been booked and we now have a confirmed date of 20th February 2016 for a Slipstreamers visit to Lee Valley Velodrome. If you have only ever joined us at Calshot, then this is a...
by Web Admin | Jan 22, 2016 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Track, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner, General Cycling Fun
At Slipstreamers we encourage our Members to experience a variety of cycling disciplines, from taking part in our annual Club Championship to joining in the various opportunities that come their way via the Club or indeed other avenues that offer the chance to do...
by Web Admin | Dec 24, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
To All Our Slipstreamers’ Members, Friends, Partners & Visitors, Ho ho ho to you all! It’s certainly beginning to look a lot like Xmas! Whilst we have it fairly mild in our part of the world, the snow is falling in Santaland, Santa’s Grotto is...
by Web Admin | Dec 10, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Wow! Is it mid December already? Have you heard? Have you seen? It’s beginning to look a lot like Xmas! The suburbs and high streets are alight with festive cheer, and the all too familiar sounds of Bing Crosby, Slade and The Pogues (Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift...
by Web Admin | Nov 2, 2015 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Hillingdon Slipstreamers are hosting an afternoon of MTB Cross Country (XC) Go-Ride racing at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit on Saturday 14th November 2015. This event is open to ALL children from ages 5 – 16, and you do not need to be a Slipstreamers Member to take...
by Web Admin | Oct 27, 2015 | Fun Adventures, Rider Reports, Event Features, Special Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Volunteer Features, MTB Cross-Country, Fun Corner, Club Social Rides
“What if we facilitated an off-site WEEKEND away?” the MTB Coaches mused. “The Roadies do this every year when they travel to Assen – why not the Mudslingers?” exclaimed the children! “What if we explore the opportunity for our...
by Web Admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
Picture the scene… The woods are dark, ghosts and ghouls are doing the rounds, zombies are wreaking havoc, and of course there is a LOT of candy! Yes kids, it’s almost HALLOWEEN and our sister club Summit MTB are hosting the scariest funnest most ghoulish...
by Web Admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
It’s half-term again (yay!) and British Cycling are putting on a few events to keep you busy and entertained throughout the week. There is something for everyone – from BMX, cycle-speedway, cyclo-cross, mountain bike, road and track – across all the...
by Web Admin | Jul 24, 2015 | Important Announcements, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner
It’s that time again kids! British Cycling are putting on a series of holiday programmes to keep you busy and entertained throughout the Summer. There is something for everyone – from BMX, cycle-speedway, cyclo-cross, mountain bike, road and track –...
by Web Admin | Jun 25, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Time Trials, Fun Corner, General Cycling Fun
We love to hear from our Members about all the fun and exciting things they get up to in their spare time. This time it’s the turn of Member Astrid Spragg, who rode a tandem on the 13th June with Dad Dave at the Team Axiom 10 Time Trial on the A3. Both had an...
by Web Admin | Jun 23, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, MTB Cross-Country, Fun Corner, General Cycling Fun
Event Report: Tour de Vale – 7th June 2015 By Zoe Allsop, Slipstreamers MTB Coach On Sunday 7th June, Slipstreamers siblings Lucy and Katie completed an awesome ride in the Tour de Vale! Lucy was on a bit of a mission! We started with the first wave for the...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Fun Corner, Circuit/ Road, General Cycling Fun
By Ben Coppola, U10 Slipstreamer “I went on holiday in Mallorca and I went to train with my Mum and Dad and after that I went to a restaurant called Tolo’s and I saw Bradley Wiggins and his friends. He was in Mallorca training to beat the hour record in...
by Web Admin | May 15, 2015 | Important Announcements, MTB Cross-Country, Fun Corner, General Cycling Fun
It’s that time again – British Cycling are putting on 2 MTB session to keep you busy during the May half term holiday, and these have been confirmed as per below. Mac’s sessions are very popular and immense fun for everyone, as attested by Maddie...
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...
by Web Admin | Apr 2, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, MTB Cross-Country, Fun Corner, Club Social Rides
Sunday the 22nd March was a busy one for the club with many of our members at Calshot or out and about racing! However, a few Slipstreamers took advantage of the bright and dry sunny morning, and ventured out to Swinley Forest for the monthly family social mountain...
by Web Admin | Mar 27, 2015 | Important Announcements, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner, Fun Corner, General Cycling Fun
Mac’s ever popular MTB sessions have been confirmed, along with a number of other British Cycling holiday activities being put on for you all to enjoy during the holidays. These are great sessions and fun for everyone – check out our Slipstreamers’...
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 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...
