BC Randonneurs Cycling Club

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2026

  • 2026 Fleche and Trace

    By BC Randonneurs

    Teams gather for the start of the Fleche and Trace.

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  • Solstice Climber

    By Andrew Kadziola

    I have done the permanent 200km ride Solstice Climber [ed note – the triple mountain challenge] today. It took me 10 hours 47 minutes.This ride was scenic but very challenging, especially with the short, very steep grade climbs. I believe Dave King must have used…

    Posted

  • Canyon des Lacs Clinton 1000

    By Dara Poon

    Leapfrogging each other over 1000 km

    Posted

  • Elfmerentocht 400

    By Dara Poon

    Dara’s pre-ride video explains the concept of the route and discusses some aspects of geography and history related to the eleven lakes on the circuit.

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  • All Around the Circle (pre-ride)

    By Murray Tough

    A 400 km is a long ride. I started with the line from Robert Frost’s poem in on my mind: And miles to go before I can sleep Aside from its length, the two things that stand out about this ride are the scenery and…

    Posted

  • Interior 200: Ogopogo Trails

    By Barry Chase & Bob Koen

    Fourteen head to the interior to ride in the warm spring sunshine

    Posted

  • Permanent #243: Beaches Beer and Ferries

    By Barry Monaghan

    Barry does his first permanent in 15 months.

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  • Minutes 5 March 2026

    By Anna Bonga

    5 Mar 2026 In Attendance (via Google Meet): Mike Hagen Colin Fingler Anna Bonga Dara Poon Vincent Deslauriers Murray Tough Peter Stary Regrets: Deirdre Arscott Agenda Acceptance of agenda: 1st: Colin, 2nd: Mike: accepted Minutes:  Approval of Feb minutes: accepted: 1st: Colin; 2nd:  Anna: accepted…

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  • Sidney Veloce

    By Murray Tough

    How do you fit 300 km into a small area?

    Posted

  • Coasts and Fjords 200 km

    By Murray Tough

    A grey spring day for a tour of Vancouver highlights

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  • Lower Mainland Early Bird 200

    By Murray Tough

    It was a clear, calm…and crisp start

    Posted

  • LM Early Bird 200 km

    By Alex Troy

    Great route, great group of riders, would definitely ride again!

    Posted

  • Spring Social

    By Vanessa Cowley

    On Saturday, March 7, about 20 people or so, casseroles and home baking in hand, arrived at Mike and Anna’s front door to enjoy some good company and a few laughs. Members from across the decades including a few new faces swapped tales and caught…

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  • LM Pre-Season Populaire

    By Deirdre Arscott

    Riders enjoyed fantastic conditions on an early season 100 km Populaire

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  • New Website!

    By BCR Website Development Team

    We have launched the new club website — the culmination of just over a year’s work! Design goals Our old website has served us well for decades, but needed to be redeveloped for the needs of 2026 and beyond. Among our goals are: A common…

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  • Over to the Light Side…

    By Eric Fergusson

    How I was Seduced by the Light Side of the Perma Force

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  • Lance Farmstrong

    By Bob Goodison

    Permanent Brevet #252, 203 km

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  • Perma Light Bridal Falls

    By Karen Smith

    Perma Light #248, 103 km

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  • Shuswap Shorelines

    By Bob Goodison

    Permanent #221, 200 km

    Posted

  • Clarifying the rules for rides

    By Dara Poon, for the BC Randonneurs directors

    For greater clarity, the BC Randonneurs club is revising the rules for rides… by “eliminating” them! It has always been the case that ACP-sanctioned brevets are governed by the ACP’s rules, as per the club’s ACP partnership agreement. The old club website’s twelve rules, while…

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  • Minutes 5 Feb 2026

    By Anna Bonga

    In Attendance (via Google Meet): Mike Hagen (chair for Murray) Colin Fingler Anna Bonga Deirdre Arscott Dara Poon Vincent Deslauriers Regrets: Murray Tough Peter Stary Agenda Acceptance of agenda: 1st: Colin, 2nd: Dara: accepted Minutes Approval of Jan minutes: accepted: 1st: Colin; 2nd: Deirdre Presidents…

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  • Remembering Melissa Haynes

    By Kim Anderson, Elizabeth Haynes, Jessie Haynes, Jocelyn Lyman, and Leslie Haynes

    Obituary by her sisters and friend

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