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New criteria option for the BC-12 Award
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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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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Even webmasters take vacations
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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Interior 200: Ogopogo Trails
Fourteen head to the interior to ride in the warm spring sunshine
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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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Minutes 7 Aug 2025
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2025 AGM, 5 October 2025
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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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