The 2024 edition will be the fourth running of the VanIsle 1200. It will be a fully supported, LRM sanctioned, Grand Randonnée covering the length of scenic Vancouver Island from Victoria to Port Hardy and back.

The following details are preliminary and subject to change:

Start/Finish location:
Waddling Dog Inn
2476 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 2B8

Day 1: Saanichton to Comox via Victoria waterfront
Day 2: Comox to Port Hardy
Day 3: Port Hardy to Comox
Day 4: Comox to Mill Bay Ferry
Day 4: Brentwood Bay to Waddling Dog Inn (after ferry)
Day 4: Mill Bay to Mill Bay (alternative finish if the ferry is not available)
Go to: 2024 Route (ridewithGPS)

We are providing real time tracking of riders during the event. Click here to follow the riders after the event has started at 5:00 AM PDT on June 20, 2024.

Registration fee will include:
- satellite location tracking device
- breakfast before the start on days 1-4
- dinner days 1-3
- overnight accommodation on a shared room basis for nights 1, 2 and 3
- drop bag
- snacks & liquids at selected controls during the riding days
- food and drink at the end of the ride in Victoria
- finishers medal

Accommodation at the start/finish hotel will be available as an option at registration.

Qualification: You must have finished a 600km brevet, or equivalent, in 2022, 2023, or 2024.

Event Fee: $850 (Canadian Dollars) per rider.
(Refund Policy: click here.)

Registration through Race Roster. Click here to register. You must be a member of BC Randonneurs to register.

All participants must comply with the BC Randonneurs Cycling Club Randonneur Rules: click here.
The following additional rule applies to all participants in the VanIsle 1200: click here.

FAQ: Click here

VanIsle 1200 Jersey
(Now Available through Race Roster)

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Questions? Contact Ride Organizer: Murray Tough