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Solstice Climber
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…
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Elfmerentocht 400
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)
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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Interior 200: Ogopogo Trails
Fourteen head to the interior to ride in the warm spring sunshine
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Spring Social
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
Riders enjoyed fantastic conditions on an early season 100 km Populaire
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S F K Clockwise
I rode the Sorrento Kamloops Falkland clockwise on November 2. I took the fast bike (1985ish Concorde I paid $36 for) just for something different. I ran into icy road shoulders between Chase and Monte Creek, then had a few mechanicals on Barnhartvale
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Annual General Meeting 2025
21 members attended the 2025 Brunch and AGM in person at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn, and another 7 attended using GoogleMeet. The meeting was emceed by outgoing club President Mike Hagen. Meeting minutes are available. I finished the Squaam Bay permanent.
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Squaam Bay
I finished the Squaam Bay permanent in 9:31. I moved the start to my house, which should have shortened it, but the 4-laning of Hwy 1 at Pritchard means that the Pritchard Store- control # 2- is now off route. Total distance was 213.6km.
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Courtenay 200
What a ride, what a route! I have ridden literally dozens and dozens of different 200 km brevets and the Courtenay 200 rates as one of the very best routes I have ever done. I’m hard pressed to identify a 200 route I liked better.…
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Audax Japan — 20th Anniversary
Warmest congratulations to Audax Japan on this important milestone. Back in June 2001, the BC Randonneurs played a part in the development of Audax Japan. An entourage of six representatives from Japan, including four riders, attended the Cache Creek 600. This event features prominently in…
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East Coast Renfrew
“If you aren’t living on the edge then you are taking up too much space”— Steven Hunt I seem to have gotten a reputation for living on the edge with respect to control closing times. Gary Sparks could tell some stories. It’s not that I…
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Lillooet Swingset Loop
The Lillooet loop presents itself clearly to a Vancouver-area cyclist looking for interesting places to ride. It is a very obvious loop because its upper section, the Duffey Lake Road, is the only paved route north of Highway 7 from the Sea to Sky Corridor…
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London Edinburgh London
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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Poco Grando
It was a perfect day on the PoCo Alouette 100k Grando (56k of gravel). Four riders went ahead and the other 11 stayed together for the entire ride. The two new riders among the larger group enjoyed the camaraderie and everyone enjoyed the beautiful scenery…
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2025 Flèche Pacifique
BC Randonneurs Annual Team Event Ride Dates: May 2–4, 2025 Design a route — build a team—join a team — come for brunch! There is still time to sign up for this unique competitive (sort of), FUN event — team entry deadline is Tuesday 22 April.…
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Take It Easy
Dave King rode the popular “Take It Easy” permanent on March 5. There’s some major construction on the route now. Riders might need to find alternate ways through. Here’s the scoop… [EF] Hi Eric, Control card attached. Alright…..route info. Well, the first I can think…
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Late Easy Spring Series
Lower Mainland’s Second 2025 Spring Brevet Series Ride Dates: May 17 – May 31 – June 14 – June 29 New for 2025 is the addition of a second Lower Mainland Spring Series of brevets. You might say a “Late Easy Spring Series”. Okay, but…
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Shuswap Shorelines
I had not really planned to ride it Thursday, but when I got up there was barely a trace of new snow and the forecast was dry for the rest of the day.
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