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  • Dara, Xiangzhou, Douglas, and Murray at the G'wsep gas station in Lytton

    Canyon des Lacs Clinton 1000

    By Dara Poon

    Leapfrogging each other over 1000 km

    Posted

  • Dara Poon at Alouette Lake South Beach

    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.

    Posted

  • View across the Straight of Juan De Fuca

    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…

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  • H&D in Ireland

    Even webmasters take vacations

    By BC Randonneurs

    Just a note that I will be taking a break for most of May. Even though I did just buy myself a Brompton, this is a walking holiday and I’m not taking a computer. Please continue to send your wonderful ride reports to the newsletter…

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  • Riders at the start

    Interior 200: Ogopogo Trails

    By Barry Chase & Bob Koen

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

    Posted

  • Bike leaning on gates

    Permanent #243: Beaches Beer and Ferries

    By Barry Monaghan

    Barry does his first permanent in 15 months.

    Posted

  • View south

    Sidney Veloce

    By Murray Tough

    How do you fit 300 km into a small area?

    Posted

  • Riding by the 9 O'Clock Gun, Stanley Park

    Coasts and Fjords 200 km

    By Murray Tough

    A grey spring day for a tour of Vancouver highlights

    Posted

  • New criteria option for the BC-12 Award

    By Eric Fergusson

    There are now two ways to qualify for the BC-12 Award. Option 1: A rider must complete 12 permanents or ACP sanctioned brevets (or flèche/trace) in a each of 12 consecutive months. The starting point can be in any month.[This is our current BC-12 criteria, and…

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  • Murray Tough on London Edinburgh London 2025

    London Edinburgh London

    By Murray Tough

    It’s Friday afternoon. LEL starts in just eight days. Our flight to London leaves tomorrow. I went for my last long ride and then started to disassemble my bike. The first thing I did was change gears to make removing the back wheel easy. That’s…

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  • Clean up crew

    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 Populaire riders

    LM Pre-Season Populaire

    By Deirdre Arscott

    Riders enjoyed fantastic conditions on an early season 100 km Populaire

    Posted

  • Screenshots of the old and new websites

    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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  • Decor

    Over to the Light Side…

    By Eric Fergusson

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

    Posted

  • Farmstrong

    Lance Farmstrong

    By Bob Goodison

    Permanent Brevet #252, 203 km

    Posted

  • Karen Smith Perma Light 15 Jan 26

    Perma Light Bridal Falls

    By Karen Smith

    Perma Light #248, 103 km

    Posted

  • Shuswap Shorelines

    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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  • Melissa riding her bike

    Remembering Melissa Haynes

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

    Obituary by her sisters and friend

    Posted

  • Nicholas Fairweather

    2025 Season Stats

    By Eric Fergusson

    Some club stats and award highlights from 2025

    Posted

  • Minutes 6 Nov 2025

    By Anna Bonga

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    Posted

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