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Saturday Club Session Races: 17th January 2015
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls On Mountain Bikes Alex Franks Hope Dyer U8 James Lund n/a U10 William Roake Angel Woods...
24 January 2015 – Early Performance Session Outline
If you are planning to attend the early performance session on Saturday, please take careful note of the following: All road riders over 12 years of...
Slipstreamers MTB XC Season Kicks off at Saddleback Hill
Round 1 of the eagerly anticipated Gorrick Saddle Skeddadle Spring Series kicked off the 2015 season for most of us at Saddleback Hill, not too far...
Saturday Club Session Races: 10th January 2015
And the weekly end-of-session race winners are: Boys Girls Β On Mountain Bikes Tom Stringer Esme Devlin Β U8 Finn O'Brien n/a Β U10 Jed Smithson...
MTB XC Inter Regional Training Squad Scouts on the Prowl for Fresh Talent
If you are in the BC Central Region, enjoy mountain biking, and would like to get more performance focussed coaching in this area, read on......
18 January 2015 – Early Performance Session Outline
If you are planning to attend the early performance session on Saturday, please take careful note of the following: All road riders over 12 years of...
Bookings Open – Winter Calshot Track Velodrome Sessions
We are now taking member bookings for the two upcoming Calshot track sessions on Sunday 15 Feb 2015 Sunday 22 Mar 2015 IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING...
Swinley Forest “Lookout” Social Ride – February Date Change
Please note that if you are regular Lookout rider, or keen to give it a go, the date for the February ride has moved back by a week. To be clear,...
National Rankings 2014 – How We Fared
Well what a year of racing it has been seeing Slipstreamers travel up and down the country winning races, and even conquering Europe! Currently as a...
2015 Membership Renewals & Young Officials
You will have all received your packs by now - if not, please email membership@slipstreamers.co.uk so this can be re-sent to you. Please kindly...
New Year, New Session Format, New Fees, New Sign-On Categories
New Session Structure - Sign-On Times & Early Session The new session timetable, available here to view if you have not seen it already will...
Central CX League Race at Hillingdon Circuit, Sunday 14th December 2014
Enjoy the following fantastic report by Jemma, who raced in the U14 category: "On Sunday my Dad took me to Hillingdon where I raced in the Central...
December 2014: Assessment Results
Rider Development Programme - 13th December Assessment Results We are very pleased to announce the assessment passes who may now move to the next...
Santa Claus is Coming to Minet Park on Saturday!
It's almost party time and that very special time of year for the club where we celebrate the achievements and successes of not only our Members but...
Time Trial Results, Saturday 13 December 2014
On a December morning, not usually associated with Time Trials, 22 riders turned out to try and brave the near-freezing conditions. Those riders...
Millie Meets Laura Trott!
At the recent Revolution Series, Slipstreamer Millie Coleman had the pleasure of meeting and posing with Olympic and Commonwealth gold medallist...
Slipstreamers End of Year Volunteers Dinner
Our annual Slipstreamers Christmas Dinner for all coaches, helpers and young volunteers was held on Tuesday 9th December, in Hayes. A fantastic...
UCI World Cup, 5-7 December – Slipstreamers Having Fun!
Quite a few Slipstreamers' families were seen enjoying the high speed thrills and overall experience of watching cycling royalty take to the track...
Our Newest Rider Representative
We are very pleased to introduce you to your newest Rider Representative, Carl Jolly, who has taken over from Charles Page, and will be joining Ben,...
December Assessment Saturday Coming Up!
It's that time again Members... Assessment Saturday has arrived and ALL GROUPS will be undergoing assessments this weekend. It's your opportunity to...
Presentation: European Junior Cycling Tour Assen 2015
The week-long European Junior Cycling Tour Assen takes place from Monday the 27th of July to Saturday the 1st of August. It is regularly attended by...
Save the Date! Mudslingers MTB Weekend in Wales, 12-14 June 2015
Slipstreamers' members and families are invited to join a Slipstreamers MTB family weekend in the beautiful Afan Valley, South Wales next June. The...
Mountain Bike Session Fun, 22nd November 2014
Taken during a recent MTB session, enjoy the following pix of Jake and Miles having a bit of fun taking on the pallets! Remember Slipstreamers: if...
Saturday End of Session Races: 22 & 29 November 2014
Saturday Club Session Races - 22nd & 29th November... And the weekly end-of-session circuit race winners are: Boys Girls Β On Mountain Bikes...
London CX League Rd9, Sussex League Rd3, 23rd November
Enjoy the following fantastic report by Isabella, who raced in the U12 category: On Sunday I took part in the London League Cyclocross race in...
Results Are In – Club Championships Track Races, 22nd November 2014
Well done to all of you who took the long drive down to Calshot to take part in the final Club Champs event for 2014, and what turned out to be a...
National Talent Camp – Slipstreamer Alex Jones Selected to Attend!
Hot off the press, we are very pleased to announce that Alex Jones, one of our U16 members and a British Cycling Young Volunteer, has been selected...
Club Champs 2014 – That’s All Folks!
We've had highs, we've had lows, there's been wind, a bit of chill, some rain and some mud, and we've even had some sunshine - but mostly, we've had...
Fancy A Bit of Turbo Sing-Along FUN?
Winter is almost here and many of you are taking to your turbo's to keep fit! Of course, this is not quite as exciting as being on a circuit or a...
The Plan for Upcoming Track Club Champs – 22nd November 2014
It's been a busy and very exciting Club Champs so far for those of you taking part in the various events - in some instances having never raced...
Family MTB ” Lookout Ride” in Swinley Forest, Bracknell – Sunday, 16th November
A beautiful crisp morning, the 3rd Sunday of the month arrived once again and how fantastic it was to see a few "new" faces to the group! Enjoy the...
Not Just Cyclists – Duathletes Too! – Sunday, 9th November 2014
On a lovely sunny Remberance Sunday morning, a number of Slipstreamers took to Minet Park for Hillingdon Triathletes Autumn Duathlon. Throughout all...
Wessex CX League, Oxford Brookes – Sunday 9th November 2014
In direct contrast to the torrential rain the weekend before in Croydon, Slipstreamers were treated to a lovely crisp and sunny morning in Oxford -...
Inter-Area Team Cyclo-Cross Championships – Sunday 9th November 2014
Enjoy the following fantastic report by Jemma Bowler: "Last Sunday my Dad, Lorna and I went up to Chesterfield to the Inter-Area team cyclo-cross...
Gorrick MTB Autumn Series, Round 2 – Sunday 9th November 2014
A fantastic, dry and sunny morning greeted Slipstreamers upon arrival at Crowthorne Woods for the second and final race of the Gorrick Autumn...
Results In – Club Championships MTB Races, Saturday 8th November 2014
Well done to all of you who braved the course, faced the mud, and tackled the technical bits in what was the penultimate Club Champs event for 2014...
British Cycling Youth Rider Pathway – Consultation
On 7th November 2014, BC published a consultation paper outlining proposed changes to the youth rider development pathway from 2016. The changes...
Are you Over/ Almost 14? Calling Potential Young Volunteers
Most of you will have heard about the British Cycling Young Volunteer scheme, and what an excellent way it is for you to grow your leadership and...
Slipstreamers Olympic Development Apprentices
A Note from Our Chair, Alison Grant: "Everyone at Hillingdon Slipstreamers Cycling Club are so proud and delighted that three of our young riders...
CX London League, Croydon, Sunday 2nd November 2014
A group of Slipstreamers, Isabella Escalara, Cameron Still, Millie Coleman, Ben Bisson, Astrid Spragg and Elsa Kristiansson attended a very wet,...