by Web Admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
Now this week’s end-of-session circuit races were rather special! Your coaches have been admiring Chris Froome’s pedalling style in the Tour de France in the last few weeks. As Chris has shown, pedalling smoothly and efficiently at speed is really important if...
by Web Admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Important Announcements, Track, Chatter Box Corner
We now have confirmed dates for our usual round of velodrome track sessions at Calshot in Southampton, so do read on for further info on these and how to book your places. If you have never ridden in a velodrome before, then this is definitely for you – Calshot...
by Web Admin | Jul 24, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
And the weekly end-of-session circuit race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Jack Procter O’Malley Kim Bowler U6 Joe Ross n/a U8 Benedict Scott Maddie Emment U10 William Roake Millie Coleman U12 Ollie Emment Abby Old U14...
by Web Admin | Jul 16, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
And the weekly end-of-session circuit race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Ethan Armstrong & Rafael Garcia Kim Bowler U8 Joseph Ross Ellie Montagu U10 Thomas Whittaker Astrid Spragg U12 Jed Smithson Lia Leonard U14 Nathan George Zoe...
by Web Admin | Jul 10, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Rider Assessments
Rider Development Programme – 4th July Assessment A quiet turnout last Saturday as many of you were at the various races out and about; however this did not detract from the as usual excellent performances during your assessments. If you have been promoted...
by Web Admin | Jul 10, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
And the weekly end-of-session circuit race winners are: Boys Girls Special U6 Race Zayd Khan n/a On Mountain Bikes William Roake Holly Hirst U8 Benedict Scott Scarlette Hirst U10 Harrison McMurdie Angel Woods U12 George Fowkes Lia Leonard U14...
by Web Admin | Jul 10, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Track
Rider Report by Zoe Brookes, U14’s “On Saturday I went to Wolverhampton for the national track championships. I had qualified for the final in April and May at the southern track qualifiers. Jemma had also qualified in my category, Tom in the 14 boys and Louis...
by Web Admin | Jul 7, 2015 | Fun Adventures, Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions, Chatter Box Corner, General Cycling Fun
Every now and then we get visitors to the Club during a session – we’ve had our local MP visit, the Police have stopped by, and even famous cyclists including Jenny Copnall and Bradley Wiggins have popped in to say hello. But then we get guests that...
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 | Important Announcements, Racing - General, Circuit/ Road
We’ve been talking about it for ages, and now it’s almost time… to-do lists are almost fully checked-off, on-the-day action lists are ready to go, volunteers are being co-ordinated, and we even have a dedicated website section for everyone...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Important Announcements, Training & Education, MTB Cross-Country, Chatter Box Corner
The last session was in September 2014 [check out the blog post for this], but we now have the dates booked, and are ready to start taking bookings for the monthly off-site Dews Farm MTB sessions at Dews Farm Quarry in Harefield, UB9 6JN! YAY! A few things to...
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 | Jun 5, 2015 | Important Announcements, Cyclo-Cross, Training & Education, Chatter Box Corner
Cyclo-Cross (CX) is not just for the Winter months! Throughout the year, there are number of Cyclo-Cross events, most of which are listed in the youth events section of the British Cycling web site. Click here to visit the events page where we have filtered the events...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Fun Adventures, Special Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Circuit/ Road
On paper it looked so simple: a bike race, starts at 14:30, different start points for different age groups, all finishing in the famous Roubaix Velodrome. What could possibly go wrong? Well, first the weather, it was awful, I mean proper awful. It was raining, windy...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, MTB Cross-Country, General Cycling Fun
May Half-Term Lookout Ride in Swinley By Rafael Garcia, U10 Slipstreamer I had the best time at the session organised by British Cycling in Swinley. I would like to go there again as soon as possible! It was awesome! Here are some pictures taken at the end of the...
by Web Admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Circuit/ Road
Event Report, Mini Paris Roubaix – 31st May 2015 By Finn O’Brien, U8 Slipstreamer Last Sunday I went to France to ride a famous race called Paris Roubaix with my Brother and Sister. We had to stay in a funny hotel the night before and after a sleep had a...
by Web Admin | Jun 4, 2015 | Slipstreamers in Action, Saturday Sessions
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Thomas Whittaker, William Jones & Jack Proter O’Malley Grace Whittaker & Vicky Woodford U8 Luca Leefe Maddie Emment U10 William Roake Millie Coleman U12...
by Dave George | Jun 3, 2015 | Special Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Racing - General, Circuit/ Road
31st of May, 2015. 4am – wake up with a start. It’s dark outside, and my eyes are stinging. The 23rd Edition of the Mini-Paris Roubaix is about to start in 10 hours, and I’m nervous that I’ve forgotten something – and it’s not even...
by Web Admin | Jun 3, 2015 | Rider Reports, Slipstreamers in Action, Track
By Lia Leonard, Under 12 Slipstreamer On the 10th of May, I went to Welwyn to ride on the outdoor velodrome. We hired a track bike, a ‘fixie’, and I went to the centre of the track and waited to be given instructions. As I had never ridden in a velodrome before, I was...
