Dear Slipstreamers Riders and Parents,

Welcome to our weekly newsletter, filled with news, announcements, reminders, and of course the all important race results. Enjoy!

 

The Tour De France Is Coming

Yes indeed, this week sees the arrival of a little known race called the Tour De France! Stage 1 and 2 will take place in beautiful Yorkshire, with Stage 3 finishing at London's iconic Mall. If you are going to be around Yorkshire participating in all the excitement, we would LOVE for you to send in any photos you may take over the weekend, which we will publish in next week's Newsletter. So don't forget your camera, and do take loads of pictures - look out for your fellow Slipstreamers on your travels too! We look forward to receiving these so please do email  to signon@slipstreamers.co.uk as soon as you can! If you have a particularly interesting experience or photo you'd like to share, don't forget to write an article for publication in our fantastic magazine, due out soon - email your contributions to magazine@slipstreamers.co.uk  - remember, if you get published, you'll receive shopping vouchers!

 

Rider Development Programme

June 2014 Assessment Results - A Note from Your Coaches...

The standard continues to be VERY high. We are getting better and better the more we practice. All of our work on gears, group riding and endurance is paying off. We can see riders working harder, attending the early sessions - and this is absolutely paying off! Bronzes - you all did great! All the Silver 2's did well. A high standard is being achieved and everyone who rode on Saturday who hasn't passed 10 laps, gears and group riding yet has now. Particularly well done to Jack Gleeson and Jack O'Sullivan (the 2 Jack's) - they were both dropped from their different groups but both managed to get back on!! That shows determination and fitness - Chapeaux (hats off)!!

Overall – we are very pleased with your progress and look forward to welcoming you back to the next Assessment Block which starts on Saturday (see the timetable below for details). For those of you who don't see your name on the list, don't be disheartened and most importantly, please don't give up! Find your coaches and they will give you some feedback on how and where to improve.

The following riders can move up a group – WELL DONE:

The following riders from Bronze can move to Silver I – report to Andy B or Phil S for squadding:	The following riders from Silver I can move to Silver II – report to Paul S or Steve C for squadding:	The following riders can (if they wish) move up a squad in Silver II – talk or Steve C or Paul M:	The following riders can (if they wish) move to the Gold Squad – please report to Dave G or Sam for squadding:	The following riders will be able to move to the Gold Squad – once they have completed their BCE training. Well done you road together very well. Please talk to Steve or Paul M for dates to complete this:
Ben Taylor Finn O' Brien Harrison Mc Murdie Finlay Weeks Alex Franks	Archie Brown James J B Edwards Oliver Castellani Oscar Elkington Remi Benhajkacem Trinity Fairman	Anastasia Vockic Antsha Oloyebe Ben Taylor Elliott Thornton Finlay Moss George Gould Hamish Forsyth Harry Gilbert Hugo Thornton Jack Gleeson Jessica Henning John Hewson Kai Lloyd Leon Morin Lia Leonard Libby Smithson Rima Couchman-Kosir Sam Makariou Stephen Rabey Thomas Thornton	Finn O'Brien (2) Jed Smithson	Ben Bisson Ella Coleman Jack O'Sullivan James Norwood Joe O'Brien Joe Rogove Oliver Emment Sam Farman Stanley Kent Tom Portsmouth

 

 

Programme Timetable - July to September 2014

Here is your updated development timetable for the next few months. Do print off a copy and stick it on your fridge or noticeboard to remind you of what you'll be doing each week! The next assessment block commences on the 5th July, and we look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.

Session/ Assessment Timetable			Split	Bronze Road Skills	Bronze MTB Skills	Silver MTB Skills	Silver I Road (Yew and Ash) - 1st Session	Silver II Road (Elm to Poplar) - 1st Session	Gold 1 (Rowan, Willow & Cherry)	Gold 2 (Juniper & Acer)
28/06/2014	Week	0	N	Assessment	Assessment		Assessment		Assessment
05/07/2014	Week	1	Y	Bike Handling, stopping, starting, scooting & balance	Endurance	Endurance	Bike Handling Skills & Riding Close to Other Riders	Cornering	Warming Down (Classroom)	Descending Under Control
12/07/2014	Week	2	N	Observation, braking, riding together, controlling your cycle	Dews Farm (Off-Site)/on-trail skills	Dews Farm (Off-Site)/on-trail skills	Group Riding 1 Gear Selection (& Restriction),	Gear Selection	Climbing in and out of the saddle
19/07/2014	Week	3	N	Gears, component recognition, cornering & braking points	Riding in the Ready Position and Weight-Shift	Front Wheel Lifts (manual and powered), Rear-Wheel Lift	Group Riding 2  Obstacles, Communication, Staying Together	Group Riding 1	Choosing a line when cornering
26/07/2014	Week	4	Y	Awareness for road & track, riding in a group & pairs	Basic Braking and Cornering	Step-Up/Step Down and Bunny Hop	Ascending, Descending & Cornering	Climbing & Descending	Choosing a line when cornering	Avoiding Obstacles
02/08/2014	Week	5	N	Bottle pick up, track-stands and slow speed skills, slow slalom in pairs	Climbing/Descending and Basic Gear selection	Advanced Gear Selection and Timing	Group Riding 3 - Changing in a group, chain rotation -> through & off;  single file to double paceline changes	Endurance/Laps	Equipment and clothing	Food and drink (Classroom)
09/08/2014	Week	6	N	Assessment readiness	Dews Farm (Off-Site)/on-trail skills	Dews Farm (Off-Site)/on-trail skills	Stamina & Endurance, Putting it all together & focus on obvious weak areas.	Group Riding 2	Food and drink (Classroom)	Changing Hand Position
16/08/2014	Week	0	N	Assessment	Assessment		Assessment		Assessment
23/08/2014	Week	1	Y	Bike Handling, stopping, starting, scooting & balance	Endurance	Endurance	Bike Handling Skills & Riding Close to Other Riders	Cornering	Warming Down (Classroom)	Descending Under Control
30/08/2014	Week	2	N	Observation, braking, riding together, controlling your cycle	Intro to Front Wheel Lifts, Basic Step-Ups	Advanced Climbing and Descending	Group Riding 1 Gear Selection (& Restriction),	Gear Selection	Climbing in and out of the saddle
06/09/2014	Week	3	N	Gears, component recognition, cornering & braking points	Group Riding Skills, Intro Race Prep	X-Country Mass Starts and Race Etiquette/Skills	Group Riding 2  Obstacles, Communication, Staying Together	Group Riding 1	Choosing a line when cornering
13/09/2014	Week	4	Y	Awareness for  road & track, riding in a group & pairs	Dews Farm (Off-Site)/on-trail skills	Dews Farm (Off-Site)/on-trail skills	Ascending, Descending & Cornering	Climbing & Descending	Choosing a line when cornering	Avoiding Obstacles
20/09/2014	Week	5	N	Bottle pick up, track-stands and slow speed skills, slow slalom in pairs	Climbing/Descending and Basic Gear selection	Advanced Gear Selection and Timing	Group Riding 3 - Changing in a group, chain rotation -> through & off;  single file to double paceline changes	Endurance/Laps	Equipment and clothing	Food and drink (Classroom)
27/09/2014	Week	6	N	Assessment readiness			Stamina & Endurance, Putting it all together & focus on obvious weak areas.	Group Riding 2	Food and drink (Classroom)	Changing Hand Position
04/10/2014	Week	0	N	Assessment	Assessment		Assessment		Assessment

 

Fancy Designing a Sign for our Park?

Calling all creative Slipstreamers! We would like for you to put to use your imaginations and come up with a design for a sign to be used on the circuit. Unfortunately, there have been MANY instances where pedestrians are wandering onto the circuit from the footpaths just as high speed peletons come round, resulting in some really nasty accidents! Unfortunately, the adults are struggling to come up with a design that would deter pedestrians from wandering onto the circuit from the footpaths - and of course, since we all know children have the BEST imaginations, we'd ike you to have a go at creating one for the park.

So, put on your creative hat, grab some pencils and paper, and see if you can come up with a sign that all people, no matter what language they speak, would understand means do NOT walk on the circuit and to keep to the footpaths. All designs will be reviewed, and while we cannot guarantee they will be used on the circuit as official signs, we'll definitely publish a few in our Newsletter and perhaps even the Magazine to show off your hard work and creativity! Please email signon@slipstreamers.co.uk with a scan of your artwork as soon as you can!

Cycling For A Good Cause

Every now and then we receive news from Slipstreamers members who cycle to fundraise for causes dear to their hearts. As long as a Slipstreamer member is directly involved, the activity is cycling related, and there is no commercial benefit, we are very happy to share your experiences with other members.

Cycling for Cancer Research

From Kitty Vasey, Age 10:
On Sunday 22nd June, Ted and I did a 20 mile bike ride for cancer research. I cycled with a sprained wrist and Ted was the youngest cyclist. The bike ride was set up by my mum's mum but she died of cancer so it's now run by other people and we've raised over £100,000. If you would like to increase that amount and sponsor us, you can go to this link here.
 

From Ted Vasey, Age 5:

It was very fun but it took a lot of energy and it was such a long way for my little legs.


 

Race Reports, Updates and General Chatter

Westerley Time Trials - 2nd July

An evening of experimentation at the circuit this Wednesday as both Josh Copley and Sam Henning took to the circuit, racing on fully equipped Time Trial machines for the first time. Both riders made significant improvements to their previous times, both looking very proud with their results. Sam recorded a 23 minute and 4 seconds (previously at the Westerley 10 was 24:50) and Josh surprised himself by coming in just under 24 minutes with a 23:59 (previously at the Westerley was 25:48). Ben Moriarty continues to improve steadily, his relaxed facial expression and positioning on the bike gave him a superb 24:24, making a significant dent in his previous outing of 25:42.

Jamie Wimbourne has been adding some interval training into his own training programme, and recorded a 28:03 which smashes his previous outing of 29:17. Nathan, saving himself for his School Sport’s day, managed a 32:31 against his previous time of 32:06. Ella Coleman continues to ride steadily recording a 35:21 and taking off almost a minute against her previous of 36:18!

Jess Henning, who has just turned 12, made her debut in a senior time trial. She rode a little nervously at first, yet still managed to record a 34:25 and we hope that an increase in her confidence as she races more is reflected in future events.

Well done everyone. It made a terrific evening for spectating!

Results as follows:

Position	No.	Name	Total Time	Average Speed	Best Time	Best Speed
3	28	Sam Henning	23:04.5	26.886	02:03.6	27.375
7	22	Josh Copley	23:59.1	25.866	02:09.3	26.173
8	24	Ben Moriarty	24:24.0	25.426	02:08.0	26.446
14	21	Philip Coleman	25:52.8	23.972	02:19.4	24.269
22	13	Jamie Wimborne	28:03.2	22.115	02:27.0	23.022
29	15	Nathan George	32:31.6	19.074	02:44.4	20.59
31	29	Jessica Henning	34:25.3	18.024	02:59.7	18.827
32	20	Ella Coleman	35:21.2	17.549	03:08.1	17.991

 

 

 

Track Team Selection

Congratulations to Lorna Bowler, Harriet Mellor, Carl Jolly and Charles Page, who have been selected to make up half the team representing the Central Region for Track at the UK Schools Games that will be held in Manchester in September. They have been training incredibly hard outside of Slipstreamers and it is great to see them reap the benefits - well done to all of you. These riders will be competing against the other BC regions aiming to be the best in the country, and we wish them the best of luck and look forward to hearing all about it afterwards!
 

Racing Returns to Hillingdon for C (U8), D (U10), E (U12)

From next week, for 3 weeks only, racing returns to Hillingdon Circuit for the above age groups. Racing starts at 6:00pm so make sure you arrive in plenty of time. There is some help required with judging so if you can help in any way please get in touch and we will pass your name on.
 

If You're New to Racing...

For those of you new to Slipstreamers, or if you have been inspired to race by last weeks newsletter or the arrival of the Tour De France, there are MANY ways for you to get started as a racer - a particularly good place to go is the British Cycling website's event page, where races for all ages and disciplines are listed. You need to have a racing licence, which you can get quite easily from BC; and once you have that, you may enter as many races as you like, or have the time for! During the summer there are plenty of races in the evening and weekends, and if you aren't sure where to start or have any questions, just ask one of the coaches at the weekend!

And a Special Mention to one of our Volunteers...

... Karen Roake, who came 2nd for the ladies at the Windsor triathlon sprint distance a few ago. Well done Karen! Aside from helping you do so well at cycle races,the discipline of cycling carries over and also goes a long well in helping you succeed at other sport.


 

Dews Farm Mountain Bike Session - Saturday 12th July

Please note that the next off-site mountain bike session will be on the 12th July. As usual, this is at Dews Farm Quarry in Harefield, UB9 6JN. ALL Slipstreamers (parents may ride too) are welcome to attend, BUT you need to be aware the quarry is fairly technical terrain, and you must have a suitable level of mountain biking ability to attend. You will also need to ensure you have an appropriate off road mountain bike with gears. If you are in doubt, please contact Paul Wood directly on pdw327@pdw327.plus.com for further details, or talk to the Mountain Bike coaches.

If you will be attending, please confirm by emailing sigon@slipstreamers.co.uk

 

Club Kit

If anyone is interested in acquiring club kit, please email kit@slipstreamers.co.uk directly, who will be able confirm what is currently in stock, and when the next sale at the club will be.
 

Club Race Day 2: Saturday, 19th July - Go-Ride Tour

Following the success of our first race day, our second race day will celebrate the Tour De France coming to the UK and is incorporating the British Cycling Go-Ride Tour event. There will be Go-Ride prizes available to win, including t-shirts, bottles and other goodies! Age categories and durations are U8 - 20 minutes, U10 and U12 - 30 minutes, U14 and U16 - 40 minutes.

Further details will follow nearer the race day, so do watch this space...
 

 

Diary Dates - Upcoming..

• 5th July:
  • Early practice session, sign on 8.15am, start at 8,30am sharp!
  • Normal circuit session, sign on between 9am and 9:30am
• 6th July:
  • Richmond Park Ride. Meet at Pen Pond's car park at 8:45 for signon. The ride will depart the car park at 9:00am and will aim to do three laps of the park, returning back to Pen Pond's shortly after 10:30.Riders over 12 may ride unaccompanied as long as a parental consent form has been completed and signed. Riders under 12 are welcome to come along, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. See Paul Martingell or Dave George for more details.
• 12th July :
  • Early practice session, Time Trial, please arrive early, with your rollers to be warmed up and ready to go for 8:30 sharp!
  • Normal circuit session, sign on between 9am and 9:30am
• 19th July:
  • Race Day 2 - Go Ride Tour. Our second race day will celebrate the Tour De France coming to the UK and is incorporating the British Cycling Go-Ride Tour event. There will be Go-Ride prizes available to win, including t-shirts, bottles and other goodies!
• 20th July:
  • Lookout Mountain Bike Session. Family/ friends ride in Swinley Forest, Bracknell. Arrive 9am for a 9.30am start.
• 13th September:
  • Family Fun Day!! Details to follow soon...
• 27th September:
  • Safety Saturday - details to follow soon...

 

And finally, do remember the following important things:

1. Dress for the warm weather (but be ready for 4 seasons in a single day!), eat a healthy breakfast before you head out, and drink plenty of water!
2. Parents: park safely when you arrive please, i.e. stay off the grass verge at the gates, and park in the spaces provided!
3. Arrive on time for sign on - we start at 9am, we close at 9.30am!
4. Let us know ASAP if your phone numbers, address or emails change!


Stay safe and we'll see you on Saturday!

The Slipstreamers Team
 

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IF YOU'VE MISSED A FEW OF OUR PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS, HERE ARE THE LINKS TO OUR ARCHIVE:

• 26th June: Special Issue - Nationals Feature!
• 19th June: National Series Prep, GHS Results, Awards, Ride Chilterns, and More...
• 12th June: Race Day Special, Velodrome, GHS Startsheet, and MUCH More...
• 5th June : Race Reports, Club Race Day, Kit Update and More...
• 29th May: Nationals Update, Olympic Velodrome, and More...
• 22nd May: Inter Club TT Report, Assen Update, MTB Dews Farm, and More...
• 15th May: Rider Safety, Time Trials Galore, National School Games, and More...
• 8th May 2014: Kit Sale, Time Trials, Results, and More...
• 1st May 2014: Promoting Cycling Event, Condor London, and More...
• 24th April 2014: Dews Farm MTB Session, Westerley TT Results and More.